We all know one. Perhaps you’re one yourself. A fearful flier. Just the idea of arriving at the airport makes you clench your fists and sweat profusely. However, let’s face it pretty much everyone has some level of fear when it comes to flying. Personally while I loathe the airport check-in process, I am a…
There are a few things I tend to always make sure I do when traveling. They include wearing shoes that easily slip on and off for airport security, book a window seat for my flight and if possible carry my luggage on board. Although I now do it to avoid those awful checked bag fees,…
We have all been there – stranded! Yes your flight has been delayed, or worse, canceled, and you are stuck at the airport. What do you do? Now before you go take out your anger on that creepy TSA agent that felt you up just a little too long an hour ago, maybe make the…
You booked the dream vacation, your bags are packed and you just dropped your cats off at the in-laws. You are finally ready to hop a plane and enjoy a much needed vacation. Whether you’re taking a long weekend to Vegas with your best friends or an extended trip to a faraway destination with your…
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has become an overnight social media rock star for disgruntled employees worldwide. Shocker? Not really. Slater did what pretty much most of us have fantasized about doing when departing from a job. Who hasn’t wanted to tell someone at their job to f*** off, grab a beer and then proceed…
Lauren Cannon is the editor in chief of the up-and-coming social media guide Ploked. She has written articles for The Huffington Post and Technorati, and is the creator of the edupunk initiative, Side Venturesome Project. You can follow her on Twitter @laurenthedark. “My voice is my passport. Verify me.” The above was a recurring line…
A Christmas present that no traveler had asked for this year was delivered by the Transportation Security Administration just hours after a Nigerian nut-job named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to ignite a device and blow up a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. The T.S.A. is now making it mandatory that…
With the summer travel season almost over (sigh), it is time for the airlines to look towards fall travel. Now while fall has always been a soft season for the travel industry, it is going to be especially hard this year to convince people to spend money that many just do not have. Everyday we…