Entries Tagged 'Luggage & Travel' ↓

More Fees, More Carry-Ons, More Strain on Security

The travel industry is looking for ways to address what they see as diminished security and longer waits at security lines.

Source: The New York Times

U.S. Orders Airlines to Be More Upfront on Fees

New rules will also increase the compensation passengers get when bumped from a flight, and will require a refund of baggage fees for lost luggage.

Source: The New York Times

Airlines Keep Tacking on Fees Even as Fares Rise

Airlines are charging for checked bags, early boarding and other things, but they are still struggling to make a profit.

Source: The New York Times

A Luggage Valet, Toughened With Steel - Furniture

Jim Zivic, a furniture designer known for masculine pieces like tables carved out of chunks of coal, has turned his attention to the lowly luggage valet.

Source: The New York Times

Traveling? Don’t Forget to Fold the Bike

Globe-trotting and commuting are made simpler for cyclists.

Source: The New York Times

Traveler’s Luggage Arrives Damp, and Pungent

Lois I. Boyd is senior vice president at Advantage Rent-a-Car, tells how she learned never to check luggage.

Source: The New York Times

Man Charged in Death of Woman Found in Suitcase

Police said they had arrested and charged an East Harlem man with the murder of Betty Williams, 28, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on East 114th Street in Manhattan.

Source: The New York Times

My Personal Baggage (The Stuff That Leaves Home With Me): The Mirror

An entourage of stuff follows the writer wherever she goes, and she admits that it’s bizarrely self-defeating.

Source: The New York Times

U.S. Presses the Airlines to Satisfy the Traveler

Passengers would receive as much as $1,300 for being bumped and would have 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty under the proposal.

Source: The New York Times

Packing Tips From Travel Pros

As new airline baggage fees prompt travelers to pack lighter, packing efficiently becomes even more important.

Source: The New York Times