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FAA bill a mixed bag for air travelers
It took five years of debate and more than two dozen short-term extensions, but the legislation finally passed last week.
When I started writing this column in 2009, almost every trade group in Washington told me that the FAA bill was the single most...Tags: Travel, Kevin Mitchell, Air Transportation, Chris Elliott, Transportation
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Do air travelers need new federal protections?
It's not your imagination. Congress seems to be paying closer attention to travelers' welfare.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the International Travelers Bill of Rights, proposed bipartisan legislation that would require online travel agencies to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Air Transportation, Chris Elliott, Holidays
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Do we need an international travelers' bill of rights?
One moment, 8-year-old Brent Midlock was swimming in a shallow saltwater pool at an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The next, he was gone.
"It's something I think about every day," says his mother, Nancy Midlock. Her son had been sucked...Tags: Elbows, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Shorewood
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INKED! Finding salvation for Leonard Knight's mountain
Salvation Mountain is the epitome of folk art. Stark. Simple. Colorful. Meaningful.
But is it destined to die the slow, degenerative death of the genre, simply through neglect, through the lack of a champion?
Is Salvation Mountain too simple to be...Tags: Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Travel, Human Interest, Alzheimer's Disease
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PennDOT issues new travel restrictions. #frankenstorm
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekHot Off The Presses. This came in over the transom a couple of minutes ago: Harrisburg – Due to the dangerous wind speeds associated with Hurricane Sandy, beginning at 12:30 p.m. today the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the.... -
Streets reopen after protest snarls LAX get-away traffic
L.A. NOWRoad closures from a workers' rights protest Wednesday afternoon near LAX have all been lifted, authorities said, and traffic into the airport has returned to normal -- or as normal as traffic can be the day before Thanksgiving. The roughly...... -
Former UCF star D.J. Hicks hits walk-off grand slam to clinch title
Knights Notepad - Orlando SentinelFormer UCF star D.J. Hicks hits walk-off grand slam to clinch title... -
Fire warning issued as strong winds hit Southern California
L.A. NOWWeather experts are predicting strong winds Thursday night in what one meteorologist described as L.A. County's "first widespread Santa Ana event of the year, strongest one we've had so far."... -
Snow, rain pelt Northern California as major storm moves in
L.A. NOWNorthern California weather: Snow and rain fell across much of Northern California on Monday, prompting some travel advisories and power outages as the first serious storm of the season hit the region.... -
House Dems plug transportation funding plan.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWith Gov. Tom Corbett set to unveil his own transportation funding proposal sometime in the coming days, Democrats in the state House have reintroduced legislation that would implement the recommendations of the administration's own funding advisory... -
I'm sick of this already. You?
Change of SubjectFriday morning, digital signs over area expressways duly noted that there had been 522 “traffic deaths this year.” Occasionally, such reminders of the gravity of the task of driving can inspire new levels of caution and alertness in the... -
Travel insurance might not help if the ship sails without you
Watchdog with Paul MuschickBob Durn of Allentown seemed to have a good argument when he sought the Watchdog's help in a dispute with his travel insurance. He'd missed a cruise that left New York as the city was shutting down for Hurricane Irene......
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