One of the agencies responsible for the security at America’s airports is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). However, recent events involving thefts by TSA employees, gives the agency a negative figure. On January 20, 2012, a recent report from the Miami Herald, indicates that a TSA employee had been selling …
Confused by advertised air travel prices? Not anymore!
Gone are the days when the air travel price you see on an advertisement is only a fraction of what you will actually pay. The Department of Transportation has taken a firm stance on misleading advertisements pertaining to air travel. Come January 26, the first price you see will need …
Travel industry to play a major role in US economic recovery
In an effort to create more jobs US President Obama announced plans to boost tourism. The tourism industry in the US brought in $130 billion in 2010. Obama’s initiative is expected to increase the amount of tourists to the US thereby creating more jobs for Americans. In a speech at …
Number of airline accidents increased in 2011
The airline industry worldwide saw an increase in the number of airline accidents in 2011. FlightGlobal, an online aviation resource website, reports in their Annual Airline Safety Review that there were 32 fatal accidents concerning airlines in 2011 compared to 26 fatal airline accidents in 2010. The annual average of …




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