Remember the old days when pilots would trudge through the airport with two or three stacked carry-on bags filled with flight manuals and route information? Now, if you are flying an American Airlines 777 or perhaps United or Alaska Air, your pilot may be using an FAA approved electronic flight bag in the form of…
Q – Well we are going to finally do a real trip and head off to India in 2012. We know that you have advocated travel to India and we’re going to do it. We’ve started our searches and it seems as though there are two primary questions to ask right away? Should we do Northern…
Q – We read your “Cruise Line Sophistication Index” with a great deal of interest. But we’re less afraid of being at sea with sophisticates then we are locked up for a week or two with “snobs.” Any chance you would help out any number of traveltruth readers who feel like we do by listing those…
Travelers to Beijing need to “mask-up” before setting out to see the city this week as heavy clouds of industrial smog hang over the city. There is an air monitor mounted on the roof of the U.S. Embassy. This week the needle went past the end of the index, indicating a level of pollution that…
Visitors to Italy may be unaware of recent routing’s on the “World’s # 1-Rated (traveltruth) Airline” that can turn an Italy vacation into a two culture feast. Emirates has just initiated Airbus 380 Non-stop service between Dubai and Rome. There are four other direct flights between Dubai and Rome, Milan, and Venice. For a vacation…
Rome – 12.13.11 – As welfare Minister Elsa Fornero spoke to the nation about the passage of new austerity measures to be enacted by the Monti government, she broke down in tears and could not continue. Prime Minister Mario Monti, an economist rather than a politician, rushed to assist and finish her remarks. Italian workers…
Q – We have a rather specific question. We can fly to Barcelona from Philadelphia or JFK in New York. We’ve found three airfares similarly-priced, with decent availability, US Air, Lufthansa, and American. We’ll probably end up flying coach. Which of these airlines has the best seating and the best food? A – In your scenario,…
The new ratings of the World’s Best Restaurants is out and Chef Rene Redzepi’s innovative cuisine at his restaurant, Noma, makes Copenhagen, Denmark the new “must go to” culinary destination. Noma took the top spot in the highly respected San Pelligrino ratings based on a near total redesign of the very concept of dining. Now, a…
Q – What an odd site – you people have obviously never been to business school. You could be making a lot of money if you featured advertising and, quite frankly, ads wouldn’t bother me a bit. Anyway, I come to you with a question no one seems willing to address. It’s simple – my wife…
Many affectionados of fine wines are unaware that credit card purchases may end up as data linked to credit scores. It is always recommended that all wine store purchases be paid in cash. No direct link between a major credit card and so-called “morality profiles” have been found to date. But we do know that…
Q – We were just reading about American Airlines going bankrupt and it sent shivers down my spine. My husband and I been saving Advantage Miles for years and we’re planning on using the 250,000 miles we’ve accumulated for several trips we have planned in the next 24 months. We’re in our seventies and not very familiar…
Q – My girlfriend and I are off to Cancun in three weeks. We’ve never been to Mexico and I was really looking forward to trying the tacos made on the street. I was wondering if street food or food from food trucks, if they have such a thing, is safe in Cancun or other…
American Airlines, now the third largest carrier in the United States after the recent mergers, filed for Chapter 11 on November 28th. It is clear that the airline will face a major court-approved reorganization which will mean cancellation of some routes that are not profitable. Some American frequent flyers will panic, a percentage will abandon…
Q – My wife and I watched Peter Greenberg on The Early Show this morning and we heard several things that were rather new to us. He said that you should never stay above the eighth floor in a high-rise hotel, that you should only ask for rooms that have a booster of some sort,…
Q – We are headed to Italy this summer and have every aspect of our trip planned with the exception of four nights along the Amalfi Coast. From reading the information on traveltruth and speaking with friends who have been there, it sounds as though we need to be in Positano. But the hotels that…
Q – We just had to comment on your recent posting about TripAdvisor. Whilst we understand your leanings toward the upwardly mobile user, many of us just don’t fancy freu-freu accommodations when we travel. And there are millions of us out there who would never take an escorted tour, a cruise, or even think about…
Q – I’ve noticed that traveltruth.com and other professional sites seem to take a dim view of TripAdvisor. I like to book my own hotels for business and pleasure but I know their reviews are often way off the mark. Does your staff use TA and, if so, how do you get the most out…
Q – It isn’t that we’re cheap, but I suppose you could say we’re thrifty. We know the Meridian and the Hotel Arts are two of the best hotels in Barcelona, but we’re looking for something smaller and, if at all possible, under $350 a night. We love that we know who is giving advice…
The line was more than three years long but ANA, All Nippon Airways, received delivery of its first two spanking new 787’s. This is the plane that, quite frankly, is the Boeing Corporations biggest single gamble. The first flight took off from Narita on October 26th, landing a short time later in Hong Kong. Journalists…
The new traveltruth 2.0 ratings of the World’s Top Five Cruise lines is out and there have been some changes since the last ratings were completed in Januarfy of 2011. The World of Residensea maintains its position as the # 1 rated cruise line. But Silverseas and Crystal Cruises have increased their standings, occupying the…
There were some tense moments in our nation’s capital, last March 23rd, when several approaching aircraft could not reach the tower. It turns out, as reported by USA Today, that the lone supervisor had fallen asleep. We know that it has not been unusual for one controller to work the midnight shift at many mid-size…
That would be China. A recent report in Travel Weekly shows the growth potential of an “American Heartland” lodging icon in China. The numbers are rather staggering. Marriott brands, including Ritz Carlton and the upscale JW Marriott division, will open a new hotel in China every month for the next three years. And there is…
Q – We have just heard that Italy’s Prime Minister, Berlusconi, iks resigning. Italy’s debt crisis dwarfs that of Greece. We’re doing a cruise out of Rome in July on Celebrity Cruises , booked with Celebrity, and we are both extremely worried about possible riots related to the new cuts the new government will have…
Q – We are scheduled to go on a wonderful South America trip on February 2nd planned by our travel agent in Rochester (New York). But we have real concerns about a snowstorm or ice on the wings or any number of winter problems that could ruin our departure and put us days behind. My…
Qantas Airlines has an in-flight film channel called “The Edge”. It is interesting to note that the video-on-demand system has an option to “learn improved sex techniques”. It turns out that the video is a French documentary entitled “The Female Orgasm Explained.” The documentary includes excerpts from some dated porno films, complete with all of…
It happened, or at least we think it did, on October 31st. The 7 billionth one of us was born. On the one hand we might manage. There seems to be lots of space and the birth rate has nearly been reduced to half of what it was in 1970. Farm production has seen enormous…
Q – We’ve beent here and done that, from Sandals to Sandy Lane. and my lady and I have decided that we’re done with big hotels, cruisers, and packaged tourists. Now, we’re looking for a few secret spots, just a few cottages on a beach where Jimmy Buffet might be lounging in the hammock. We’re big…
The New York Times has selected its list of the 41 Places real travelers ought to consider visiting this year. Heading the List, at # 1, is a city that has survived an 8.8 magnitude earthquake less than fourteen months ago. By all reckoning this city should not even be standing. But Santiago, Chile has…
Q – We are set to take our second cruise sailing out of Venice next summer. This is a “Free Air” sailing, one of the reasons we picked it. We will be flying out of Miami and we are worried about the air route Holland America might give us. Our agent feels the fact that…
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