Consumer Traveler Today: April 22

Consumer Traveler Today: No airline cookie conspiracy? What about this trail of crumbs?
 
 
No airline cookie conspiracy? What about this trail of crumbs?
What we’re reading: Delta may not buy Dreamliner, 787 to have FAA inspectors on board, hotels and social media
London hotel takes a hard line on stranded air traveler’s refund request
5 tips for anyone flying to Europe in the time of the volcano
No airline cookie conspiracy? What about this trail of crumbs?
Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:05 AM PDT
Airlines and online travel agencies surreptitiously use computer “cookies” they’ve implanted on your Web browser to track your activity on their sites and then raise prices when it appears that you’re interested in a fare. That’s the rumor, at least.
       

What we’re reading: Delta may not buy Dreamliner, 787 to have FAA inspectors on board, hotels and social media
Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT
Delta may not buy Dreamliner for its fleet, 787 to have FAA inspectors on board, hotels and how they use social media
       

London hotel takes a hard line on stranded air traveler’s refund request
Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:30 AM PDT
Yotel is a Japanese-style capsule hotel at London’s Heathrow airport. It won the Business Travel World Award for best accommodations — a fact that its managers repeat endlessly in their email signatures. But volcanic eruptions? Not their problem.
       

5 tips for anyone flying to Europe in the time of the volcano
Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:30 AM PDT
While air traffic slowly returns to normal in the post-vocanic ash world, here are five tips for anyone flying during the next few days.