Is This the Airline Seat of the Future?

Small is may not be so beautiful – for airline passengers, that is, if current concepts in economy seat design get a foothold in the airline industry.

Apps for travel

Travel Apps More Trouble than They’re Worth?

A traveler hits unexpected traffic on the way to the airport and isn’t quite sure where to return the rental car. In the terminal, there’s a huge line at check-in and uncertainty about the departure gate number because the mobile app on the traveler’s smartphone won’t load. Sound familiar?

Great Plains Conservation

Before You Can’t: Travel Worth Targeting in 2019

For those who keep a bucket list, there is no time like the new year to check off the progress. Experienced wanderers or experienced dreamers, there are plenty of special places yet to be crossed off on life’s to-do list. According to a recent survey conducted by AARP, travel is the top aspiration for Americans […]

Uber Air next innovation

Drones on the Road: Uber Air at CES 2019

Las Vegas is currently one of two cities in the U.S. allowing for consumer testing of driverless ridesharing cars. But the city got a look at another driverless option in getting around the city from CES2019 recently: the driverless heli-taxi. While the annual Consumer Electronics Show presented a prototype of the new aerial hybrid vehicle […]

Fat flyers

Heavy Lifting: Airlines Look at the Ever-Expanding Passenger

The numbers are neither startling nor new. Greater than one in three (39.8 percent) of Americans are obese, according to the CDC. That means nearly 100 million US adults are officially overweight and may be flying soon in a seat near you. Or you may be one of the many flyers these days who has […]