Yesterday, I went to the New York Travel Show, where a few hundreds booths displayed the travel wonders from all corners of the globe. Arranged geographically in aisles, you can travel from India to Korea to Estonia to St. Maarten as you move across the room. As usual (its an annual event), it was a [...]
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New York Times Travel Show
Published by March 2nd, 2008 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Cruises, Europe, General, Mediterranean, Mexico, Pacific Islands, Rail, South America and USA. 0 CommentsWear that Seat Belt!
Published by January 10th, 2008 in Air Canada, Aviation Safety, Canada and Weather. 1 CommentWhen I was younger, on flights, I only wore my seat belt when I was forced to—takeoffs, landings, or when we were required to do so for rough weather. But as you get older, they say you get wiser, and I now wear my seat belt all the time, without needing the overseeing eye of [...]
Preclearance to the United States
Published by December 26th, 2007 in Aruba, Aviation Policy, Bahamas, Bilateral agreements, Canada, Ireland and USA. 0 CommentsAnother of the many interesting aspects of international aviation policy is preclearance to the US—that is the clearing of immigration and customs of US-bound passengers (of any citizenry) in the foreign country of departure. Upon preclearing, a passenger enters the United States and is treated as a domestic passenger, thus removing the necessity of clearing [...]
The Fifth Freedom
Published by December 10th, 2007 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bilateral agreements, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, South America and USA. 0 CommentsOne of my particular areas of interest in airlines and travel is international aviation policy. Today, I would like to talk about the Fifth Freedom, an interesting exchange between nations in the world in international aviation. International aviation policy includes, what is referred to as, nine ‘freedoms’ of the air. These freedoms regulate commercial aviation [...]
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