Tags: consumer activism
Tags: consumer activism
Who are the world's most obnoxious tourists? Hint: it's not the Americans
Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 1:55 am, Over one day old at Gadling
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EU puts ban on misleading airline advertising
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:14 am, Over one day old at Gadling
Yes, the advertised fare may be low, but once you throw in all those fees and taxes the full price of your ticket can soon jump to triple digits. The bold figures that you see advertised by airlines will be the exact price you can expect to pay; no pesky hidden fees.
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Ryanair: Man forced to carry his wheelchair-bound wife onto plane after flight crew refuses to help
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:55 am, Over one day old at Gadling
A British man recently was forced to carry his disabled wife on board a Ryanair flight departing Luton, England for France after the airline's flight crew refused to help, citing company safety and health regulations, according to the UK's Daily Mail newspaper.
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Update: Dept. of Homeland Security weighs forcing passengers to wear stun gun bracelets on airplanes
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:34 am, Over one day old at Gadling
At the time, Lamperd was lobbying the Transportation Security Administration to make it mandatory for all airline passengers to wear one, with the thinking that it was the best way to thwart a terrorist.
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Exactly how green is your vacation? Take this quiz!
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:34 am, Over one day old at Gadling
For those of you that are concerned with just how green your summer travels are, the Sierra Club has two easy quizzes to figure out where your vacation ranks on the green scale.
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