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There are few hotels in the United States with a more emotional history than New York’s Millenium Hilton.  At 55 Church, it sits literally across the street from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.  During a recent stay I struck up a conversation with one of the staff who runs the business center.  She was working in the hotel on September 11th, and more than ten years later the trauma of that day was still evident in her face while she spoke about it.  The hotel sustained…

In crafting the legislation that created the Transportation Security Administration, then-US Senator Tom Daschle intoned, “You don’t professionalize until you federalize.”  While airport security has been federalized to the maximum, the promised professionalization never happened.  In addition to regular arrests for theft and…

American Airlines will add a premium section with more legroom to its economy cabin

“American says the enhanced coach-class seats will first be offered beginning this spring on its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. AA says the seating will eventually be rolled out through its mainline fleet of jets.

The Main Cabin Extra seats will be…

Road Tripping 101: Fashionista’s Style

by Lindsay Carreiro Fashionista’s Travel editor

Taking a road trip is a right of passage in the travel world.  What’s better then being on the open road, eating snacks, and rocking out to the radio?  Not much else compares in my opinion.  If I had to choose my favorite form of travel, road trips are high on the list. Not long ago I wrote about…