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The fliers are having their say, and Zagat is there to record it. It's time for Zagat's annual Airline Survey, tracking travelers' experiences with 16 U.S. airlines and 73 foreign airlines, and 30 U.S. airports. Each airline was rated on its ...

The holiday season is a tough one for air travelers. Bad weather, oversold flights and flight cancellations can really screw up your holiday plans. Sadly, when things do go wrong, airport staff are not always able/willing to assist, and when they ...

As we slowly head into the worst time of year to be traveling, Orbitz has revealed which airports to avoid this Thanksgiving. tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/23/orbitz-reveals-which-airports-to-avoid-this-thanksgiving/'; ...

Contract negotiations between American Airlines and its flight attendants have stalled. So, the flight attendants kicked off a fake strike on Wednesday. At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, they picketed, handed out leaflets and wore red ...

Our friends at Autoblog discovered a pretty neat airport tug under development by auto parts maker Ricardo. Airplane tugs are normally only used to push a plane back from its gate, or when they need to tow the plane from a hangar to the gate. ...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we're all dreading the thought of stepping on the scale the next day ... and making all kinds of empty promises about jogging and losing weight and not eating like that again next year. Some of us we'll ...

Customs officials at Los Angeles airport caught a 40 year old passenger trying to sneak past them with undeclared lizards. Most smugglers hide their loot in their luggage, but this guy had strapped eleven skinks, two geckos and two monitor lizards ...

The government doesn't want to make you miserable! Seriously. The Department of Homeland Security wants faster airport screening just as much as you do. That's why it supports a program for screening approved, low-risk travelers coming to the United ...

For once, Ryanair is in the news because of something unrelated to oddball fees or something silly their CEO said. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Low_Ryanair_Jet_Blows_Roof_Tiles_Puts_82_Yr_Old_in_Hospital'; Residents of the German ...

When it comes to lodging, most people automatically look for a hotel. And if you want room service, a business center, gym, and all the other perks that come with a hotel, that may be your best bet. But if you're looking for a more unique ...

If you've ever seen a lava flow, you know that once the stuff cools and hardens, it's hard to move. In the Congo, this has created a big problem at the airport in Goma. Back in 2002, when the Nyiragongo Volcano erupted, lava flowed onto the runway, ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/19/how-to-effectively-complain-about-your-trip-via-twitter/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Now that airlines have all jumped onto the social media bandwagon, we constantly hear about miracle ...

Only when I arrive at my gate do I learn of the FAA's "nationwide system outage" grounding flights across the country. Gate attendants are reading from prepared FAA statements, explaining they don't know what caused the delay, but that they're ...

Babymoons are hot. Every major resort is looking for a way to get in on the action ... and why not? Moms-to-be are carrying all that extra weight, coping with the effects on their bodies and dream of a place where they can be pampered for a little ...

Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Wednesday November 18th 2009. Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone. Today's first deal is for the Skooba Designs Checkthrough messenger bag. This ...