SKY SUITES: Etihad’s three-room Residence will be available on its new A380 aircraft this December. Etihad=Luxury Flying Now is this the way to fly or what? I’m giddy the few times I get to go first class but this is really something! Etihad Airways is taking in-flight luxury to the next level. Changing first- and business-class passengers’ expectations of premium… Read More
TSA Calls For Armed Police At Airport Checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration asked for armed law enforcements officers to guard airport security checkpoints at busy times, following the fatal shooting of a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport last year. In a 25-page report to Congress, the TSA made 14 recommendations to improve airport security, including having armed police officers at high-traffic locations, such as checkpoints and… Read More
Big Changes to Delta’s Frequent-Flyer Loyalty Program
Delta Air Lines announced major changes to its frequent-flyer loyalty program, becoming the first U.S. global carrier to make a transition to a spend-based model that awards frequent-flyer miles based on the fare paid rather than the distance of flights. Under the terms of its reconfigured SkyMiles program, effective Jan. 1, 2015, Delta’s approximately 91 million frequent flyers will earn… Read More
Best and Worst Airports in America
With all the bad weather we’ve been having, the news is full of stories about travelers stranded at airports all across America. I thought it might be a good time to write a post about what airports are good or bad during normal times. The following is a list of the FIVE BEST AIRPORTS IN THE U.S. (as far as… Read More
How Would an American Airlines/U.S. Airways Merger Change the Way You Travel?
Yup, the airlines just keep on changing names. More than a decade of bankruptcies and mergers has left us with a smaller field of competitors—we had 10 major carriers in the United States in 2000, now we have five—and the familiar brand names are disappearing or getting hyphen-happy. Northwest? It’s now part of Delta. Continental? That’s United-Continental to you. So,… Read More
Thanksgiving Flights on Sale, $72 & up (R/T incl. Tax)
I’m taking a much deserved vacation after working so hard in October. I’ll be back in a week and have lots of info to share on travel ideas and deals as we enter the holiday season. Only three weeks ’til Thanksgiving! In the meantime, you may want to grab one of these deals if you’re looking for somewhere to go… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
