Superman and Dr. Who could soon be homeless as payphones give way to “NYFi” terminals on the streets of New York. The city has issued a Request for Proposals to replace its current 7300 street phones with up to 10,000 terminals that would provide…
Years of advice on when to buy (this day is when the bargains are, that many days ahead is best, shop late at night, etc.) have now been studied and tested by CheapAir.com and the answer is…Maybe. Or maybe it’s like the Billy Joel lyrics: You may be…
Our long-running geography-culture-nature puzzle has been running for months now, sometimes weekly and sometimes twice a week, but always with the question “Where in the World is Gumbo?” Well, that started me on the next question: How much…
Sabre, the airline-centric reservation system used by a huge number of travel agents, has added TripAdvisor’s SeatGuru app to the information available to agents as they book your flight. SeatGuru combines airline specs with consumer reviews to…
An airline-industry-backed bill in Congress would roll back the requirement that airlines and travel agencies advertise the fare you’ll actually pay. Before the 2011 Department of Transportation rule—which has been upheld in court—airlines…
The European Parliament, legislative body of the E.U., has voted (534-25!) to put an end to roaming charges with E.U. for all mobile phone users. the change is to take effect by the end of 2015. Even with caps imposed in recent years, the…
Recently PHeymont wrote a nice article on how to pay for things while traveling abroad which I’d recommend you familiarize yourself with (click here ) before reading the rest of this blog post. I largely agree with what he posted, but…
Two companies with a lot to gain from it are offering free inflight wireless for a year: GoGo, which supplies the wireless service to nearly all U.S. airlines is partnered with Samsung, and the free service goes to purchasers of new Samsung…
I think of myself as a pretty experienced traveler, and my friends often come to me with questions. And, for several years I’ve been sharing advice and experience on online forums, and now TravelGumbo. But that doesn’t mean I don’t…
These days, we seem to carry fewer books and more gear, and while a lot of the gear goes under the heading of “wireless,” it really isn’t, because eventually it all needs to be charged. We’ll take a look here at some of the electrical questions that…
Superman and Dr. Who could soon be homeless as payphones give way to “NYFi” terminals on the streets of New York. The city has issued a Request for Proposals to replace its current 7300 street phones with up to 10,000 terminals that would provide…
Years of advice on when to buy (this day is when the bargains are, that many days ahead is best, shop late at night, etc.) have now been studied and tested by CheapAir.com and the answer is…Maybe. Or maybe it’s like the Billy Joel lyrics: You may be…
Our long-running geography-culture-nature puzzle has been running for months now, sometimes weekly and sometimes twice a week, but always with the question “Where in the World is Gumbo?” Well, that started me on the next question: How much…
Sabre, the airline-centric reservation system used by a huge number of travel agents, has added TripAdvisor’s SeatGuru app to the information available to agents as they book your flight. SeatGuru combines airline specs with consumer reviews to…
An airline-industry-backed bill in Congress would roll back the requirement that airlines and travel agencies advertise the fare you’ll actually pay. Before the 2011 Department of Transportation rule—which has been upheld in court—airlines…
The European Parliament, legislative body of the E.U., has voted (534-25!) to put an end to roaming charges with E.U. for all mobile phone users. the change is to take effect by the end of 2015. Even with caps imposed in recent years, the…
Recently PHeymont wrote a nice article on how to pay for things while traveling abroad which I’d recommend you familiarize yourself with (click here ) before reading the rest of this blog post. I largely agree with what he posted, but…
Two companies with a lot to gain from it are offering free inflight wireless for a year: GoGo, which supplies the wireless service to nearly all U.S. airlines is partnered with Samsung, and the free service goes to purchasers of new Samsung…
I think of myself as a pretty experienced traveler, and my friends often come to me with questions. And, for several years I’ve been sharing advice and experience on online forums, and now TravelGumbo. But that doesn’t mean I don’t…
These days, we seem to carry fewer books and more gear, and while a lot of the gear goes under the heading of “wireless,” it really isn’t, because eventually it all needs to be charged. We’ll take a look here at some of the electrical questions that…
