The travel industry is bracing for a painful holiday season as people scale back their discretionary spending. But that is good news for anyone who has yet to book a winter getaway, with hotels, airlines and cruise operators introducing last-minute deals to entice vacationers.

Tourism Situation in Thailand - as of November 27, 20:30 hrs. [...]

There are few hotels in the world that I dislike more than the Nassau Inn in Princeton! Of course, I am slightly spoilt as most hotels I stay in are for work (around 8 nights a year) - and we tend to stay in nice hotels.
I have had to stay in the Nassau Inn many [...]

5.15 Heathrow T2 more security desks needed?, originally uploaded by tawake.
Heathrow is a tip. Terminal 2 represents some of the worst things about Heathrow that there is.

I had the misfortune to have to travel through ti again recently
If you are not a business class passenger and so able to escape to a lounge, it is [...]

In an earlier posting, I wrote about the new Terminal 5 at London Heathrow, which serves as the main terminal now for British Airways.
Today I was flying out of T5 on my way to Newark Airport in the USA. As British Airways has an offer at present, I was getting to fly First Class on [...]

Los Angeles International Airport holiday travel will be down 14.3% from the 1.85 million passengers that passed through the airport last year, airport officials said Thursday.

Japanese traveler refuses to leave Mexico City airport
At first, he frightened passengers, and airport authorities asked the Japanese Embassy to investigate why the foul-smelling man refused to leave. Now, [...]