Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2007

IF you decide to put laptop in checked baggage, be sure it is surrounded
by adequate padding, same if you elect to gate check or "valet" your laptop.
I always take my laptop with me on the aircraft and either put under
seat or in overhead. Often, I have at my feet.

I couldn't believe the information I recently came across online when
an ex-travel agent who was fired for no apparent reason is taking
revenge.  He's telling the public how to save money on trips whether
it's airline flights, car rentals, hotel reservations, cruises,

Do the Crew go home at night??"
Is this Island completely surrounded by water?
does this elevator go to the front of the ship?
I have worked for a couple of major cruise lines and have just

I have a Visa debit card with my bank in partnership with a major US
airline. I get one FF mile for every one dollar I spend using the
card.  I was thinking I could earn a ton of miles by doing this...
I deposit $5,000 (or any dollar amount) into my checking account that

I booked a room through expedia.com, and afterwards checked the
hotel's web site to get the phone number, and I discovered that the
advertised room rate was $102.00/night.  Expedia charged my 132.00/
night.  I called Expedia and was informed that they would not provide

I'm due to fly to CHP with EZ tomorrow but have had to change it
at short notice.
Before I did this, I noticed that there were no seats available on
their flights for tomorrow.

I recently went on a trip with American Airlines tickets that I had
bought for myself and a family member but when looking at my miles, it
looks as though I'm only being given credit for one of those tickets -
not both.  Any idea as to why this is?

I did have a lady give me a hug after I found her cell phone on the ramp.
She had put her phone in a pocket of a stroller and the stroller was
handed to someone on the ground to put into the F-1 compartment on the
aircraft.

If you have made any amusing traveling mistakes, or know of someone
else's traveling mistake, it might make a nice addition to www.stupid-mistakes.com
Take care!
- Jeff

are there any web sites that provide warnings about engine noise?
SeatGuru does not.
a month ago we took Korean Air from Bangkok to LAX.  on the Incheon to
LA leg we had selected seats in the forward business class cabin (8AB)

Follow these few steps and you might just end up to a healthier
tourist or world traveler than your travelling companions...
http://travelsguide.googlepages.com/air_travel_health_tips

Check-in for flight.  Passport is scanned/checked.  Boarding card says
'DOC OK' which I guess confirms my passport has been checked at check-
in.
Present boarding card to security, who insist also on seeing my

Our 19 year old nephew is off too LOndon UK for a working holiday.
He stayed at High school for 3 years without passing his HSC and has
absolutely no
skills (except conning people). What are his job prospects in London and

I'll be taking an all-day train ride in early December, Vienna to Zurich
via Salzburg/Kufstein/Innsbruck/St. Anton/Feldkirch/etc (by choice; I
like European trains).  
There are two direct day trains on this route -- the early one departs

The devil does travel by plane, that's a fact. He hates
travelling by bus.
Did you ever meet him???