The Internal Revenue Service is lowering its 2010 standard driving mileage rate to 50 cents a mile from 55 cents a mile in 2009 for travelers who use personal vehicles for business. ...more

January 1, 2010

More travelers plan to fly during December's holidays this year than last, with about the same number flying over Thanksgiving, a TripAdvisor survey of 1,300 people found. ...more

November 7, 2009

More travelers plan to fly during the December holidays this year than last with about the same number flying over Thanksgiving, a TripAdvisor survey of 1,300 U.S. respondents found. And travelers appear to be attuned to baggage fees airlines implemented this year. ...more

November 6, 2009

Although Amtrak ridership fell nationwide for the first time in seven years, ridership on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami northbound and southbound runs grew 1.1 percent to 371,235 passengers for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. ...more

October 14, 2009

Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said increased summer bookings from last-minute getaway seekers combined with falling fuel costs to help it beat third-quarter profit forecasts. ...more

September 23, 2009

Airline baggage charges are the least-justified of the a la carte fees that passengers must contend with, according to a recent survey of 1,800 travelers. ...more

August 8, 2009

Flooding has closed a major access highway to Tampa International Airport, while flights continue to be delayed this morning. ...more

July 1, 2009

Travelers looking for hotel bargains might check out Vancouver, British Columbia, New York, Tampa, Toronto and Orlando, according to a Hotwire.com report on the largest hotel price reductions in May compared with a year ago. ...more

May 27, 2009

Heads up at Tampa International Airport if you are departing on a Northwest Airlines flight today and after, or meeting an arriving Northwest passenger. ...more

April 28, 2009

Heads up at Tampa International Airport if you are departing on a Northwest Airlines flight Tuesday and thereafter, or meeting an arriving Northwest passenger. ...more

April 27, 2009