Articles tagged “safety”

It would be a much more difficult task to bolster passenger rights on board cruise ships than on planes, but the need is no less necessary.

Thailand is an evergreen destination always popular with foreign tourists, but neglecting to get a handle on its crime rate will hurt tourism just as regional competition rises.

Did the kidnapping threat ever exist? Has the danger passed? Embassy officials aren't saying, but the tourism gates are back open apparently.

Things that make your adrenaline racing have some amount of risk built in, including a seemingly sleepy activity like hot-air balloon riding, especially in a turmoil-laden area like Egypt these days. That said, adventure travel is on a growth curve as people search for deeper experiences.

United Flight 93's passengers got all of the media glory. The co-pilot's widow doesn't downplay their efforts, but gives the crew its due.

The speed in which American citizens can be alerted to violent outbreaks, natural disasters, and safety hazards abroad today is just one the significant ways that technology has changed the way we travel.

The safety and privacy concerns that pushed the scanners out of airports won't likely be an issue wherever they end up next, which will give operators time to focus on the real concern: What's the radiation really like?

The State Department is implicit in its intent to keep warnings politically neutral, but their alerts, often picked up by other governments, carry heavy implications for the targeted country.

The TSA shouldn't be a model for anything but a PR disaster.