Best Free Hotel Breakfast The Breakfast Club Picks
USA TODAY readers named Embassy Suites as the top free breakfast brand with 39 votes, followed by Hampton Inn at 21 and Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn Express tied for third. Respondents praised fresh items, omelets, pancakes, fruit quality, and flexible options from Embassy Suites and Hilton brands.
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Hilton Worldwide
Choice Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group
USA Today
Road Warriors
Embassy Suites
Hilton
Hampton Inn
Hilton Garden Inn
Holiday Inn Express
IHG
Marriott
Residence Inn
Clarissa Cervantes
Los Angeles
Ed Krach
Austin
Henry DeLozier
Phoenix
San Diego
Keith Blankenship
St. Louis
Victoria Person-Goral
Winston-Salem
N.C
Mason Blacher
Seattle
Express
Jennifer Gribble
Staybridge Suites
Candlewood Suites
Americas
Nose attitude on approach depends on wing slats
Reading reader questions and official answers explain that final approach nose position varies with wing slats. Planes with movable leading edge slats approach with the nose up while those without slats nose down.
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Herb’ Brockett
Holliston
Mass
Pete
Seattle
San Diego
Palm Springs
Pam
Travel industry views theft as lost opportunities in fees
A travel insider view reframes theft as depriving companies of opportunities to earn. Airlines justify high change and ancillary fees as compensation for lost opportunities, not direct costs. Executives say fees close the gap between potential seat sales and actual revenue, while critics note the lack of cost basis behind many charges.
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Monte Gardiner
Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Sky
Robert Cross
Revenue Analytics
Paul Jones
Buffalo
Jennifer Owens
Lake Villa
FAIR Fees Act Could Limit Airline Charges
The FAIR act proposed by Sen. Markey may be revisited in the next Federal Aviation Reauthorization Bill to curb fees deemed unreasonable or disproportional to carrier costs. DOT collects traveler complaints, and a surge could spur action. Critics warn against high change fees and urge refunds when rooms or seats are resold.
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Ed Markey
D-Mass
Congress
DOT
Airconsumer
Dot.gov
ConsumerForm
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Denver
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