Consumer Traveler Today: May 6

Consumer Traveler Today: Saying “no” to TSA’s full body scan may come at a price
 
 
Saying “no” to TSA’s full body scan may come at a price
What we’re reading: US-AA merger? UA-CO merger concerns, Qatar gets Dreamliners next year
Who’s next in the airline merger game? Alaska? US Airways? JetBlue?
Fact-checking the Continental Airlines-United Airlines merger
After the volcano, a whole new set of issues and questions about travel insurance
Saying “no” to TSA’s full body scan may come at a price
Posted: 05 May 2010 03:10 AM PDT
Having second thoughts about those new full-body scanners being used at airports by the Transportation Security Administration? The federal agency charged with protecting the nation’s transportation systems may want to take a second look — at you. It apparently did when Karen Cummings refused to submit to a scan, which uses high-frequency radio waves to see [...]
       

What we’re reading: US-AA merger? UA-CO merger concerns, Qatar gets Dreamliners next year
Posted: 05 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT
Could US Airways merge with American? Lawmakers, unions express concern, Qatar to get Dreamliners next year
       

Who’s next in the airline merger game? Alaska? US Airways? JetBlue?
Posted: 04 May 2010 08:30 AM PDT
Consolidation among airlines seems to be the order of the recent years. Delta Air Lines took over Northwest Airlines. Republic bought Midwest Express and Frontier. United and Continental decided to merge. Now what?
       

Fact-checking the Continental Airlines-United Airlines merger
Posted: 04 May 2010 07:30 AM PDT
In their push to become the biggest airline on the planet, Continental Airlines and United Airlines wasted no time posting a merger website this morning. Maybe they should have considered hiring an editor before they did.
       

After the volcano, a whole new set of issues and questions about travel insurance
Posted: 04 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT
Clients often ask, "Should I buy travel insurance?" The answer varies because there are so many variables involved. It's not just how much you stand to lose on the trip itself, but how much any delays, injuries or illness, while on route, could cost. Then, there is the unexpected — things like volcanoes.