Author Archive: Amey Myers
Travelers Upset by Credit Card Commissions for Payments Abroad
22 March 2011
Frequently traveling abroad and using credit cards to pay for most of the expenses is easy and pain-free in theory. If we put aside the once in a while incidents ... read more
Plan to Speed Airport Screening Criticized by Travel Groups
21 March 2011
The U.S. Travel Assistant’s plan to speed up the airports screening process has been harshly criticized by airlines and security firms. The plan was released by the U.S. largest travel ... read more
Luxury Hotels Improve Rooms and Services, Cut Prices
21 March 2011
The economic downturn has severely affected the travel industry and luxury and high-end services in particular. Hotels had to deal with empty rooms, canceled reservations and even had to close ... read more
Japan disaster affects Hawaii tourism and economy
18 March 2011
Hawaii has not had an easy ride when it comes to tourism industry and its economy. The tourism-dependant state was already struggling with a budget shortfall close to 1 billion ... read more
Most Business Travelers Use Mobile Technology to Plan Trips
17 March 2011
With smartphones and tablets being part of every businessman’s inventory these days, the results of the report released today by Travelport don’t come as a shock to anyone. The worldwide ... read more
Warnings Against Traveling to Japan Upgraded for Fear of Crisis Aggravation
17 March 2011
Although the situation in Japan has not worsen in the past 24 hours, the ongoing dire state of the Fukushima nuclear plant and the numerous earthquake aftershocks have lead to ... read more
