According to NBC News, the shutdown won’t affect your flights at all: “AIR TRAVEL Federal air traffic controllers would likely remain on the job and airport screeners would keep funneling passengers through security checkpoints. Federal inspectors would continue enforcing safety rules.” As far as getting a passport or dropping by …

A few days ago, I wrote about how EasyJet tried to deny boarding to a man for tweeting he did not like the way the airline treated a soldier trying to get to port. The soldier he was sticking up for heard about the story and reached out to him. …

While wandering around my room at the Grand Hyatt Tampa this weekend, I was really pleased to see this in the closet:   I’ve experienced not one—but two massive weather related power outages while at hotels.  (And both at Hilton Garden Inns!) While power outages are a huge cost and …