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May 06, 2013
Ted Arison's Carnival not today's public corporation
I have great respect for Charlie Funk, but his April 1 column hit some nerves [It's Like This: "Carnival fact vs. fiction"]. More»
April 29, 2013
Pestronk's column on NDC was biased in favor of GDSs
Mark Pestronk writes a poignant column with respect to IATA's NDC implementation. But don't be fooled. More»
April 10, 2013
Frommer's L.A. remarks seemed unprofessional
Having attended this year's Los Angeles Times Travel Show, at which Arthur Frommer was a featured speaker, I was intrigued to see Richard Turen's column about his book [Reality Check: "Arthur Frommer's timeless wisdom," Feb. 28]. More»
April 08, 2013
'Best part' of Frommer's: the blank pages in back
My first trip to Europe was in 1963 when I was a stewardess with Northwest Orient Airlines. I was 21 years old and traveled for three weeks with three other "stews." More»
April 08, 2013
Turen's Seabourn tale left this reader skeptical
I'm sure Mr. Turen's column on the lack of press coverage for truly incredible staff service on the Triumph was spot on [Reality Check: "No triumph for CNN," March 14]. As we all know, press coverage sensationalizes horrific events, thus missing true heroism that deserves coverage. More»
April 08, 2013
'Secret shopper' project by DOT isn't top priority
I just had to respond to the lead article in a recent Travel Weekly Daily Bulletin: "DOT plans codeshare-rule probe of large travel agencies" [March 21]. More»
April 08, 2013
Make cruise passengers travel with U.S. passports
We need to add to the "Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights" [proposed by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), March 18] a requirement that every passenger boarding a cruise ship must present a passport, so they will have the right to fly home should an emergency arise. More»
April 08, 2013
Turen and agent in sync regarding Facebook
Richard Turen's views very often mirror mine exactly, as they did in his Facebook column [Reality Check: "Facebore: Is it really for all of us?" Feb. 14]. More»
March 25, 2013
Turen's column about CNN should be required reading
I want to thank Richard Turen for his analysis of the coverage of the Triumph as it arrived in Mobile, Ala. [Reality Check: "No Triumph for CNN," March 14]. More»
March 18, 2013
Reader has 'never needed Facebook and never will'
My thanks to Richard Turen for his words on "Facebore" [ Reality Check: "Facebore: Is it really for all of us?," Jan. 24]. More»
March 18, 2013
Better pay for pilots and fewer NCFs for cruising
Once again, Richard Turen has hit it out of the park [Reality Check: "Things that should change in 2013," Jan. 10]. As the parent of an airline pilot with a very expensive, excellent education from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the segment referencing pilots surely hit home. More»
March 04, 2013
More suppliers are acting like dogs that bit the feeding hand
Charlie Funk hit the nail on the head [It's Like This: "Our agency's guard schnauzers," Dec. 27]. In our 45 years of owning dogs, there was only one that bit the hand that fed him. Eventually, we put that dog down. More»
March 04, 2013
Here's hoping an AA/US Air merger at last brings stability to aviation
I found your editorial on this "last" airline merger akin to a cry to the past, for it seems that after all the massive disruptions there might be at long last something close to stability [Editorial: "The last merger," Feb. 18]. More»
March 04, 2013
Re Facebook: Beware a company that produces nothing of value
I really appreciated Richard Turen's comments about how Facebook is nothing more than a huge vacuum cleaner sucking the activity habits of lives of people all over the world [Reality Check: "Facebore: Is it really for all of us?" Feb. 14]. More»
March 04, 2013
Travel Promotion Act a good idea that will fail for poor execution
Regarding Arnie Weissmann's recent column, "Why tourism may prosper as an orphan" [From the Window Seat, Oct. 8], I have been directly involved with inbound tourism since 1977, when I established AmericanTours International. The main drivers of inbound tourism -- excluding Mexico and Canada -- are the exchange rate with the U.S. dollar and the cost and availability of seats across the Atlantic and Pacific. More»
February 04, 2013
Delta CEO needs to give small agencies their due
I will make some comments on behalf of the many thousands of small travel agencies around the world, located in small offices, storefronts, strip malls, at home, providing travel services to their clients. More»
February 04, 2013
Alternative to awkward meal-choice procedure
Regarding Arnie Weissmann's comments in his Jan. 14 column [From the Window Seat: "Change in the air"] about the United Airlines policy that allows passengers with the highest status to choose meals before other passengers in the front of the plane: It gives one a different perspective. While it's probably irritating to many, it makes sense to treat your best customers better than the others. It's something airlines have always tried to do. More»
January 14, 2013
Hey! What about all us PUNKS?
I'm surprised that I had never heard of a PANK until Travel Weekly told us all about this segment of the traveling public, but I was just as surprised that you left out PUNKs [professional uncle, no kids], for I've been one since my early 20s. More»
January 07, 2013
Casinos where people can smoke defy 'green' label
It is very concerning that the Oct. 10, 2012, article by JoAnna Haugen, "Las Vegas hotels are green as well as glitzy," makes no mention of the fact that all of these so-called "green" casino properties are hazardous breathing environments full of toxic secondhand smoke. More»
October 29, 2012
Don't lump boomer travelers with special-needs travelers
I want to acknowledge Senior Editor Kate Rice, who in her article titled "Unlimiting Access" wisely recognized the older adult market as a growing source of leisure and business travel. More»

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