Consumer Traveler Today: March 6

Consumer Traveler Today: What we’re reading: Shanghai’s floating cruise ship dock, unbundling complicates rebooking, AA captain for governor
 
 
What we’re reading: Shanghai’s floating cruise ship dock, unbundling complicates rebooking, AA captain for governor
Is my hotel’s lost star a lost cause?
Continental joins other carriers in diluting elite seating perks
What we’re reading: Shanghai’s floating cruise ship dock, unbundling complicates rebooking, AA captain for governor
Posted: 06 Mar 2010 03:15 AM PST
Shanghai's floating cruise ship dock shows a big bet on Asia cruise market, unbundling airfares complicates rebooking and overwhelms systems, AA captain is running for governor of Vermont
       

Is my hotel’s lost star a lost cause?
Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST
My fiance and I are going to Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate his six-month, “all clear” from cancer. I booked a four-star hotel on Priceline.com for our first two nights and when they revealed the hotel, it was actually a three-star on the hotel’s own Web site.
       

Continental joins other carriers in diluting elite seating perks
Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:30 AM PST
Increasingly with co-pays and higher level mileage awards more and more travelers claim to be giving up on frequent flier programs, or at least say they are less wed to one carrier or another. Yes, there are still very real perks for loyalty in the airline business. Even travelers who are frustrated with their inability to [...]