What’s more American than finding a good deal? Travelzoo offers them up all the time and was the recent inspiration for a deal we booked Sunday – four nights in Tulum, Mexico, in February. Hey, everyone deserves a sun holiday during the heart of winter. So take a look and see what long weekend...
Delta Airlines announced this week that it is working with the TSA that it is expanding its TSA Pre program. This is that snazzy deal that lets you almost act like a human going through normal security — you can leave you shoes on, your jacket on, your computer in its computer bag and...
Of the millions of passengers going through security check points at airports around the country, many are leaving behind a few things, pens, pencils, $400,000 in loose change. The TSA is reporting that every year, all of those pennies people toss into those plastic bins and leave behind has become an annual budget windfall....
So the TSA has finally decided to see how much radiation its employees have been exposed to, even though its machines are perfectly safe, according to numerous news reports. Of course, the machines are safe, it’s the silly TSA officers who are the ones who may finally get a dose of reality. The TSA...
The new year also marks the beginning of new laws around the country. And because states rights come into play, there are all kinds of laws around the country. All told, about 40,000 new laws take effect this January. Good luck keeping up, as something you were doing on New Year’s Eve is now...
It was bound to happen: Airplanes and RV’s now share something in common: Seats that fold out into beds. It’s innovative, and certainly interesting that two people can fold out three seats into a little bed-like structure for those long flights to and from New Zealand — as every flight to this little sheep...
The Transportation Security Administration has picked up its VIPR program, finding new ways to pat down and chat up people who use any mode of transportation. According to the LA Times, the TSA’s Visible Intermodel Prevention and Response program has conducted more than 9,300 inspections at bus stations, highways, subways and other places people...
Typically, we’re not big fans of guides. They can be so pushy and know it alls. But we like Travel-Ticker’s Winter 2011 Where to go now, how and why guide. Italy – Skip the tourist rush and the peak time rates. Why Now: Italy might be a little chilly during this time of the...
So just when we think the TSA just isn’t cool — they go and prove us wrong. Freddie Gibbs thought he’d be able to put his dope in his checked bag. But the TSA found the grass and thought it would be a good idea to let him off with a note, which simply...
The folks at Travel-Ticker send us tips from time to time on deals. Here are their top five of the week, which includes a places to stay across the country — from New York to Hawaii. Additionally, the deals are just one train ride away from covering most modes of transportation. NCL Caribbean cruise...
