Consumer Traveler Today: Jan 20

Consumer Traveler Today: Jan 20
 
 
Royal Caribbean makes a tough, difficult decision
What we’re reading: Green 787, more secure and less healthy, more flights and more fees in 2010
British interest in visiting U.S. soars — Orlando and NY in Top 10
Checking a bag? Money aside, it’s a carousel crapshoot
Royal Caribbean makes a tough, difficult decision
Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:35 AM PST
Ned Levi examines Royal Caribbean's decision to continue stopping at Haiti while the country attempts to recover from last week's earthquake, and what the impact of suspending Haiti as a port of call might mean.
       

What we’re reading: Green 787, more secure and less healthy, more flights and more fees in 2010
Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:08 AM PST
Green 787, more secure and less healthy, more flights and more fees in 2010
       

British interest in visiting U.S. soars — Orlando and NY in Top 10
Posted: 19 Jan 2010 07:15 AM PST
SkyScanner.com, a British travel website, just released its top 50 destinations based on how many times these destinations were searched during 2009. Spain was the top country for British tourists, however the United States was the only country with double-diget growth for New York City, Orlando and Las Vegas.
       

Checking a bag? Money aside, it’s a carousel crapshoot
Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST
Certainly when traveler are looking at paying as much for their luggage as for their ticket on a short flight, it's an issue. But a flight on United Airlines reminded me today, that often cost is not really the issue. It is the complete unreliability factor associated with checking bags.