Jason Cochran

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Editor-in-Chief at Frommer's

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U.S. Airlines Caught Charging Solo Passengers More

5 days ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

There are lots of ways that the travel industry punishes you for traveling solo, including higher cruise fares and higher group tour prices. But those upcharges are usually based on the idea that unaccompanied vacationers take up the same amount of sleeping space that a travel vendor can otherwise sell to two people. But last week, consumer reporters found "real and undeniable" evidence that the airline industry has quietly been charging solo travelers more—just because they can.
U.S. Airlines Caught Charging Solo Passengers More

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Jason Cochran

3 hours ago Nashville airport ends curbside Uber drop-offs Attention travelers: If you're taking an Uber to the Nashville International Airport, you will no longer get dropped off right outside of the … Airport SIM card hunting is so last decade 📱💫 Smart travelers use eSIMs for seamless global connection #travel #travelhacks #traveltips #simcard #mobiledata #wanderlust 1 hour ago Why Smart Travelers Are Ditching Physical SIM Cards Forever No more hunting for airport kiosks or paying shocking...
V&A East Storehouse, Where You Can Touch V&A's Treasures, Opens in…

1 week ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

Tim Reeve, the deputy director of London's world-famous V&A applied arts institution, says that most of the world's biggest museums only have space to display about 3% of their collections. The other 97% languishes in warehouses, waiting to be chosen for display or examined by scholars. This year, the V&A—which was established in 1852 during the reign of Queen Victoria and has only been expanding its holdings since then—endeavors to make some of those hidden items accessible again.
Standing Airline Seats Are Reportedly Coming in 2026. That News Doesn't Sit Well

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jason Cochran

11 hours agoPer reports, Pakistan rejected the Indigo pilot’s request on Wednesday to use the country’s airspace amid a heavy hailstorm that forced the aircraft’s emergency landing in Srinagar later. IndiGo 6E2142, bound to Srinagar from Delhi, was carrying 227 flyers when a sudden hailstorm caused severe …
Standing Airline Seats Are Reportedly Coming in 2026. That News…

2 weeks ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

When you have covered travel news for 25 years, as I have, you notice that certain stories flare up with the regularity of heartburn. Such it is with standing airline seats, a sizzling hot news story that first appeared in 2010. Fifteen years ago, I inspected the concept for AOL, a media outlet that, over time, has not shown the same staying power as this fear.
Delta Air Lines Will End Basic Economy and Revise Fare Categories

3 weeks ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

David Peterlin/ShutterstockDelta Air Lines is tired of using the word economy. The airline industry simply can't seem to settle on the name for its most common airfare seat class. Just like most carriers ditched the word coach from their common parlance decades ago, Delta has now decided to jettison economy from its vocabulary, too. Along with the name change, the carrier is reorganizing fare classes into a system Delta hopes is simpler to grasp.
The U.S. Gets 3 New Nonstop Flights to Portugal's Beaches and Islands

3 weeks ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

Portugal is a delightful country to visit—especially for its beaches, Mediterranean cuisine, and indisputable appeal in warm-weather months. But the country can take some effort to tour. The mainland of the nation, located at European's most southwestern point, isn't as well-stocked with speedy rail and road services as other nearby countries are, so visitors with limited time often feel obliged to restrict themselves to exploring the area close to where their flights landed.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's New Series, 'Long Way Home': 'It…

4 weeks ago | frommers.com | Jason Cochran

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman aired their first travel series, Long Way Round, in 2004. So much was different then. When the two appealing actors and friends announced they planned to achieve a circumnavigation of the globe on motorcycles and document their adventures on British television, cameras were bulkier, batteries were weaker, drone shots were still a decade off, and it was still possible to drive across Russia without setting off an international incident.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's New Series, 'Long Way Home': 'It Makes Us Very Proud'

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jason Cochran

2 hours agoEwan McGregor Is Back on His Motorcycle for His Latest Adventure SeriesThe Stars Wars actor and his best friend, TV producer Charley Boorman, take us inside their latest motorcycle trip for the new Apple+ series "Long Way Home" Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are back on bikes for the fourth series in their epic motorcycle saga around the world, Long Way Home. Over …9 hours agoThe best travel show on Apple TV+ just made its triumphant returnLooking for a weekend escape?
Flyers without REAL ID Asked to Arrive 3 Hours Early (Or Just Bring This Instead)

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jason Cochran

4 hours agoVacation season is coming up fast, and for many, this could be the first time traveling since Apple gave AirTag a brand new feature in iOS 18.2. Here’s how that feature works, and why it’s perfect for your upcoming trip. Recover lost luggage faster with new AirTag feature One of the most popular uses …