For a good discussion of this week’s travel news check out This Week in Travel which is a new podcast that took part in today.
Excuse me? You want to charge me for what?
Top nine outrageous airline fees and extreme flying charges
Drivers at Luton Airport — a venue north of London, England, favored by discount airlines [...]

$99 a night for a hotel with the bathroom down the hall might sound a bit expensive, but in New York City any hotel for less than $100 a night is a bargain. The newly opened Jane Hotel is in a historic space in a “red lighthouse of a building in Greenwich Village”. The [...]

Gas Prices Cause Airline to Remove Life Vests
Air Canada’s regional carrier Jazz is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said Thursday Transport Canada regulations allow airlines to use floatation devices instead of life vests provided the planes remain within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of shore.
50 miles? [...]

New York City is considering a plan that would turn Bellevue hospital, the famous mental institution, into a hotel. Just think of the great marketing campaign they could run using the famous “Crazy Eddie” (is he still alive?) of New York radio commercial fame. “Come on down our prices are insane!”
Guests at Bellevue will soon [...]

An article in the USA Today called “10 great places to check into movie-hotel history” got me thinking about how much my family (especially my son Mike who is now a film student) have enjoyed the times when our love for movies and our love of travel has intersected.
The DVD for You’ve Got Mail [...]

Odd things have been know to happen in New York Subway trains, but I’ll bet you never expected this. According to a story in the Gothamist:
In March, four limber women took to the subway in a quest to win $10,000 from DareJunkies.com. The website offered the prize to the best public pole dance. The [...]