Military checkpoints line the long and winding road from the airport in Cali, Colombia, to the coastal city of Buenaventura.
Talk about a hefty baggage fee:
New restrictions on hand luggage mean that size is now everything, both for travelers and the companies that make the bags.
Business 2.0: Favoritesupdated: Sat Apr 01 2006 00:01:00
Rest Easier
Of course it won't happen to you. Just because U.S. airlines field 200,000 complaints monthly concerning mishandled luggage doesn't mean your valise will end up in Billings instead of Boston. So wh...
These days, it's been easier than ever to find a great travel deal.
Money Magazine: PCs At Warupdated: Thu May 01 2003 00:01:00
This year's ultimate road warriors--U.S. soldiers in Iraq--carry rugged Panasonic Toughbooks, the leathernecks of the laptop world. Screen, keyboard and drives are hermetically sealed to keep moist...
FSB: Mayupdated: Thu May 01 2003 00:01:00
>> May 3: POLKA DE MAYO Cinco de Mayo has devolved from commemorating a Mexican victory over the French in 1862 to an excuse for parties in el norte. In that spirit, polka enthusiasts in Portland, ...
Fortune: Sit On It!updated: Mon May 13 2002 00:01:00
In this era of heightened airport security it's unpatriotic, if not downright treasonous, for a traveler to complain about lines that seem to stretch into next Tuesday. But it is a perfectly Americ...
Money Magazine: Marchupdated: Fri Mar 01 2002 00:01:00
Carrying on
Fortune: A Brand-New Bagupdated: Mon Feb 05 2001 00:01:00
Samsonite had always been more functional than fashionable--at least until 1999, when it launched a clothing line. The result was strange (jackets with built-in travel pillows and compasses) but ki...
Fortune: Icahn Fights Backupdated: Mon Aug 14 2000 00:01:00
Back in 1995, when I was thinking about starting an investment fund, KPMG Peat Marwick did a study of Icahn Associates' historical investment results. Our compounded annual rate of return was 48%. ...
Fashion editors are used to getting invitations from the likes of Armani and Versace. But Samsonite?
Above all else, travel is full of the unpredictable: unfamiliar hotel beds, flight delays, overbooked rental-car offices. Amid that uncertainty, your luggage should be one element of travel that yo...
Perhaps it was getting gently wrapped in an 88-inch towel as I emerged from the rooftop pool. Or maybe it was finding personalized business cards and letterhead in my desk upon arrival. Or discover...
Flip open the paper on any given day, and there's a headline of yet another merger, another industry that's benefiting from consolidation. Take Boeing, for example, which just agreed to acquire riv...
We knew it couldn't last--that early '90s granola-grim mood in which sensible trumped sensational and sales of most things luxe turned lax. Judging from a recent surge in sales of pricey goodies li...
Every three months David Ramsay, 38, puts in a full day on the line, working elbow to elbow with hourly employees assembling shower heads. Ramsay, who heads the biggest product line of the Waterpik...
In an effort to lock in some of their profits while the market is hot, the owner-executives of at least 21 recently privatized companies, including Tiffany and Topps Co., have offered some $1.2 bil...
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