Most of us have heard that flying is statistically the safest form of transportation.  For good reason, every day over a million people are transported via aircraft from one location to another without receiving a single scratch.  The aviation industry has a very good safety record but when issues happen, because they are so rare, they can be newsworthy.  Unlike most of the drivers on the road, pilots (especially those who fly for a living professionally) are highly trained for ...

The bulk of my travel is for business, and of that travel, a lot of it is on complicated itineraries. Sometimes I'll do a swing of the East Coast and visit three or four cities, I'm frequently jumping between hotels, and I often have rental cars to deal with, too.

All these reservations are a pain in the butt to manage, which is why I've become an avid user of TripIt.

TripIt is an online trip planner that basically takes all your reservations and automatically (and with very ...