If your device has a lithium-ion battery, your checked baggage is not a good place to put it. Forget about checking spares.
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Air Power: Where To Stow Rechargeable Devices
Tag Archives: Travel
Ignoring Simple But Critical Instructions
Many passengers ignore instructions and do the wrong thing in a crisis, along with the clueless boobs who just don’t care.
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Airlines Should Choose Their Wishes Carefully
Airlines think they are over-regulated, but they may find the alternative is worse.
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The Most Rewarding Uses Of Rewards Points
Picking the card with the best rewards is only the beginning. It takes more legwork to use your points for maximum advantage.
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The 747 Flies Into The Sunset
When the first “Airport” film opened, jumbo jets were featured as aviation’s future. Now their day is almost past.
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Surprise Fees Are A Last ‘Resort’
The sleazy practice of adding “resort fees” to advertised rates is spreading to hotels that hardly qualify as resorts.
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Estate Planning Before Tragedy Strikes
A friend’s sudden death after a group trip to Bahrain makes the author glad she arranged her affairs beforehand, just in case.
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What Is Wrong With United?
United Airlines’ chief executive used to run a freight railroad. That fact explains a lot.
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For Weary Travelers, An Unwanted Walk
Travelers have legal rights when bumped by airlines, but not when they are “walked” by hotels.
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Yesterday’s Tech Can Help Restore Supersonic Travel
Beatles-era technology might help us follow the sun at supersonic speed. But I’ve got a feeling most of us will wait.
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