Ryanair and Easyjet continue to offer fantastic deals for hopping around Europe, but make sure to pay careful attention  to the details while booking or it will cost, sometimes a lot more.  Remember the golden rule of budget carriers: nothing is free.
Here are five issues to be aware of when flying on budget carriers, specifically [...]

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Hello Travelers,
For those arriving in Paris this coming week-end (Sept 12-13) a certain added buzz might be noticed along with a few more logistical challenges because Pope Benedict XVI will be in town before going to Lourdes for the 150 year anniversary of the visions of the Virgin Mary.  Furthermore, it will be impossible to [...]

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Hello Travelers!
Ryanair has announced that there will be no more bookings for their flights via other websites. Actually, there seems to be some question as to if they will honor tickets booked through any site other than their own, so if you have booked on ebookers.ie, Rumbo, eDreams, Atrapolo or any other 3rd party [...]

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A new strike by Berlin public transport workers has been canceled at the last minute.
In a high-level meeting just after midnight early morning April 2 Berlin transportation leaders (BVG) and public worker’s union Verdi agreed to talk in a long-running wage dispute and agreed there would be no strikes during this round of negotiation.
BVG, which [...]

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The Berlin strike has entered its eighth day on Wednesday, March 12th as the Ver.di labor union warns that the stoppage could last through Easter, March 23rd. To those not used to European strikes the mere thought of a transport shutdown in a city that you are about to visit can create a freak [...]

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Skybus has a goal:  to offer the lowest priced flights in The United States.  On paper that sounds fantastic, but accomplishing this is proving to be challenging for the no-frills airline based in Columbus, Ohio.  Emulating the Ryanairbusiness model, tickets are cheap, airplanes are not spacious and passengers are charged for everything, which if you know this beforehand, as you should, then there should be no [...]

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Compact enough to fit into the overhead compartment, the Skyroll keeps clothes wrinkle free and organized; plus, you will not smack around fellow travelers with those awkward garment bags while squeezing down the aisle.  Maybe the best reason to purchase this $100 piece of luggage is because it is difficult, if not impossible, to over-pack (i.e. no getting charged for excess baggage weight).  Moreover, for everyone who buys an Italian suit or French dress, [...]

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Flight alert systems present a huge potential to save travelers time, alleviate their frustration and create a better overall travel experience.  The Middle Seat column in the WallStreet Journal has done an extensive study on these systems and finds that there is still room for improvement, but FlightStats does the best job.

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Hello Travelers!
Why not???  Isn’t that what we all think when we find a super cheap inter-European air ticket? That’s certainly what I thought when I booked my 120 euro round trip ticket from Rome, Italy to Paris-Beauvais, France.
Okay, so here’s the question: would I still have booked my ticket had I known that the [...]

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Sept. 4, 2007-  This morning a Eurostar train made the trip from Paris to London in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 16 seconds.  This time did not beat the the 2 hour goal but it was still 15 minutes faster than the 2003 record.  The train is scheduled to start regular service between St Pancras and Paris [...]

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