Category: Industry News

Business travelers the world over should keep their eyes peeled in the next few weeks as LaGuardia Airport’s terminals undergo a massive restructuring.

As of December 9th, 2017, several major changes will take place in the organization of the terminals to allow for a better travel experience and fewer delays. Here’s what you need to know:  Read More

For travelers departing from and arriving into Boston Logan airport, things could be a little slow for the next few months. Over the last ten years, the Boston Logan airport has grown significantly in terms of flight volume. The time has finally come for the airport to see some major renovations. As a result, two of the airport’s runways have been closed temporarily to facilitate repairs and upgrades which has resulted in delays.  Read More

As travelers have become more vocal about the perils of traveling through some of the busiest airports in the nation, airports have taken notice and avidly worked to improve the quality of food and amenities available. LaGuardia in particular has seen a significant increase in the number of quality restaurants for those passing through. Here are a few of our favorites: Read More

“Effective October 1st, 2017, the State of Connecticut, with the passing of Public Act 17-140, will now recognize car services known as transportation network companies, or TNCs, which feature a ride-hailing app and independently owned private cars offering for-hire service.

Before this, the approximately 5,000 Connecticut Uber and Lyft drivers were operating outside of vehicle-for-hire safety regulations. Their 2014 blitz overwhelmed enforcement agents. But the new law now allows the TNCs to operate without workers comp insurance, without the continuous $1.5 million livery fleet insurance and without finger-print-based background checks that are 43 times better at finding criminality*.  Of the roughly 71,000 Massachusetts drivers pre-approved, by Uber and Lyft’s third-party background checks, about 11,000 failed the new state background check! Read More

Residents of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey have been feeling the heat over the last few weeks as construction at LaGuardia Airport has ramped up. The current stage of construction is aimed at completing an expanded parking garage on the west side of the airport and redeveloping concourse B. While the companies managing the construction planned ahead for detours, the reality of those traffic delays has been significantly worse than anticipated.

Here’s what you need to know before you plan your next trip out of LaGuardia Airport: Read More