The Atlanta Traveler

Hartsfield-Jackson  is one of the busiest airports in the United States, and it is easy to get lost or to pay too much money for parking. The airport has both long-term parking and short-term parking on-site. You can also find out if the parking lot is full before you go to the airport.
The airport has hourly parking, daily parking and economy parking. The rate is $1 per hour for the first two hours. You will then pay $2 per hour for the next 4 hours that you are parked. If you end up staying in the hourly parking lot, …read more

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The Tom Joyner Morning Show, a radio show on 104.1, discussed scams. A scam expert told listeners about some of the top scams. I was surprised to hear about one scam in particular. Here’s how it works. You go to a gas station and decide to pay for your gas at the pump using your debit card. So, you key your PIN number in at the pump like you have done about a million times.
You don’t know that there’s a video camera aimed right at the keypad. The crooked gas station gets a copy of the receipt with your credit …read more

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For now, we don’t have to worry about traffic delays due to 10th Street road improvements this weekend. So, I think that it will be o.k. to venture out into downtown Atlanta over the next couple of days. The Department of Transportation decided to postpone the project until next weekend due to anticipated showers in the area. To be honest, I rather have the rain than be caught in traffic in downtown Atlanta. The roads in the area reportedly have not been paved for more than 12 years. The work had been scheduled to begin tonight with three northbound lanes …read more

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Atlanta-based Delta Airlines will begin charging $25 for bags beginning on May 1.The first checked in bag is free, but passengers must pay $25 for any additional bags. Delta is the latest airline to announce extra baggage fees. United and U.S. Airways had previously announced additional fees for extra baggage. Delta’s fee does not apply to people who are flying first class, business class or to top-level frequent fliers. The price increase is said to be due to the rising cost of travel in the United States. Of course Delta is going to make money. Either people will pay the …read more

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I recently returned from a trip to Mexico. I admit that it has been a while since I have traveled by air, but will someone please tell me when airlines began charging passengers for food? I mean, dang, U.S. Airways tried to charge a sister $7 for a sandwich. Dang, I wanted to ask the flight attendant to just give me about 8 teeny bags of trail mix (if they are still free).  It’s a good thing that I made a pitstop to Publix before I got on the plane. I brought some food, but not nearly enough. I promise …read more

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