Archive for April, 2009
Swine Flu
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Being travelers ourselves, we know that it is easy to catch a travel bug when we are away for work or play. There have been lots of media reports in recent days tracking the new Swine Flu outbreak that appears to have originated in Mexico. Cases so far have been mild in the U.S. and [...]
Did the Airline Loose Your Luggage?
Friday, April 24th, 2009This person might have found it. Using the pseudonym “lunalaboo”, this person goes around to airline auctions, which airlines hold to auction off lost luggage that has not been claimed after a given period of time (at least the proceeds go to charities, if that makes you feel better), and buys up lost luggage. [...]
Happy Earth Day!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009The big news of the day is that it is Earth Day. There seems to be a lot more awareness about Earth Day this year as opposed to past years. That probably has a lot to do with all the attention the Earth and global climate change is getting. You can’t go three feet in [...]
Bags for Bosnia
Monday, April 20th, 2009The travel industry is what Luggage Pros is all about, even when those travels are more like missions. Luggage Pros’ retail store, Luggage n’ Leather, for the past few years has been donating used luggage to a good cause with a great story.
Out of the blue one day, a man by the name of Jim [...]
Pet Friendly Skies – There Is A New Pets Only Airline
Friday, April 17th, 2009No more worrying about how your pet is doing in that cargo hold. Pet Airways, a new airline only for pets (owners are not allowed on-board),will begin its operations on July 14. It will begin servicing New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles. Your pets, or pawsengers as Pet Airways refers [...]
Tumi Luggage Legacy Sales Event: 20% Off All Products
Thursday, April 16th, 2009One of the most popular, and highest quality, brands is now on sale. This is a Tumi approved event, and Luggage Pros has all the newest and hottest Tumi products. Check out the new Tumi Sport line – a highly stylish line of bags, for those on the move. Check out the [...]
Airline Fees For The Obese
Thursday, April 16th, 2009As if we needed another reminder that the US is the world’s most obese nation…
United Airlines has announced a new formal policy for addressing seating for overly obese passengers. Those passengers that are not able to lower their armrest, will be forced to pay for another seat or to upgrade to a larger seat [...]
Read Carefully When Upgrading Seats On Airlines
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009As you most likely know, and as I have mentioned before, airlines are currently looking for a variety of ways to increase profits. In most cases this has involved a variety of fees. No, this is not another blog post complaining about airline fees. Another way that airlines have been trying to [...]
The Travel Goods Show 2009 Recap
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Last month, the annual travel goods show took place in Las Vegas. This trade show puts the latest travel goods trends on display for all to see. I just want to give you a quick summary of those trends, and provide a few examples.
If you haven’t noticed it yourself yet, bright [...]
The Best Airports According to Travelers
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009To start off with some “local” news – Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport (MSP) has been voted the best airport in North America according to the Air Service Quality Poll. According to the same report, MSP was also voted the third best worldwide. According to other reports, like Businessweek, no U.S. airport made it into [...]