Tom Barrett and Scott Walker spoke at a transportation industry event in Madison.

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration is changing the way it pats down passengers at airports — moving from the screener's traditional hand pat to more of a hand-sliding motion, a law enforcement official said Thursday.

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker reports on the latest breaking news and top stories in today's Business Briefs. (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Bloomberg)

Just a week before the big Thanksgiving travel crush, federal officials are trying to tamp down criticism over new more personal searches at airports. One man caught his displeasure on camera.

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- David Lauren, vice president of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., discusses the company's e-commerce strategy. The New York-based seller of the namesake brand clothing yesterday raised its sales projection for the year as customers snapped up footwear and apparel. Lauren talks with Andrea Catherwood on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse."

Funjet Vacations joins the Morning Blend today to talk about travel. Vacations can be a fun time but wouldn't you love to save yourself from all the worries of budgeting when you get there? Have you ever tried an all-inclusive resort? They're fabulous! You pay up front and all your amenities are included.

All-inclusives have really evolved from the days of bland buffets and basic room amenities.

At the tender age of 44 years old, Barbara Singer decided to reinvent her life. In one tense and anxiety filled year, her only child went off to school, she got divorced, and then fell in love with a new man, but then he suddenly died. She found herself looking down the barrel of twenty years in a corporate sweathouse until retirement, chasing money and running on the 7 AM to 10 PM treadmill of the American Dream. She knew she could not keep up this crazy pace and remain sane and successful.

A family in Thousand Palms is waiting for their relatives to return home as they're stranded on a cruise ship off the Mexican coast.

The Thanksgiving holiday brings some of the busiest travel days of the year. Flight and hotel prices are usually high, but not this year. The slowdown in tourism overall has prompted many hotels to drop their rates below the average holiday season rates.