Apologies for the extended absence from posting, especially in light of all the news stories wreaking havoc on the travel industry. Take the...

First, Kevin Smith bellyaches about getting booted off Southwest for being too fat (see previous post). Now, another deplaning, courtesy of ...

Don’t hate on me because I’m skinny. Don’t sit on me, either. Now, I realize the following may be politically incorrect, but hear me out. Be...

With wicked winter weather whistling through the Midwest and Southeast (as it is wont to do in January), several airlines are once again pro...

It may cost you an arm and a leg to buy a ticket for holiday travel, and you may have to pay up to $100 more per trip for baggage check-in, ...

Hallo, ladies and gents: Did you hear the one about British Airways charging a fee for reserving a seat? Yep, in a new twist to the fee-for-...

So, Chicago isn't getting the 2016 Olympics. The IOC's loss is Chicago's win. Many locals weren't exactly thrilled with the ...

Well, by George, after a two-and-a-half-year overhaul, a classic hotel reopens in the nation’s capital today. The hotel has been redesigned ...

To celebrate my long-awaited arrival on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/dailysuitcase ), a post about how airlines are using the service to chi...

While I am not a cheep (sic) date, I am a real tweet. And more people need to take note of that. So, while I tend to travel to the beat of m...

By clicking here , you can see my most recent appearance on WUSA-TV in Washington, DC. The topic is air travel. BTW, please forgive the wayw...

For those of you who watched me on WUSA-TV this week, here is the follow-up information I promised you. And for those of you who didn't ...

It may seem somewhat counterintuitive, but as airlines try to increase revenue per seat by adding fees and dropping flights, frequent flyer ...

First Richard Tyler, now Balenciaga. As I noted previously (see 7/16 post), high fashion designers are taking to airport runways. Over at De...

Blame ancillary fees, perceptions of customer service, or lack of free amenities, but airline passengers in North America aren’t happy. Acco...

July is National Ice Cream Month. In celebration, here’s the scoop on some of the world’s oddest ice cream flavors. Check them out next time...

Of all of the challenges facing Delta and Northwest as they merge, who woulda thunk that a flap about a dress could create so much hemming a...

Ryanair, the no-frills European airline that was the first to introduce fees for everything from luggage check-in to telephone reservations ...

Just because July 4th has come and gone doesn't mean it's too late to get a deal on a summer vacation. For the first time in a long ...

The recession will definitely be taking a toll on summer vacationers...or at least those traveling by air. The Air Transport Association of ...