10 secrets for stretching your dollar in Europe this summer

If travelers follow these rules, they can maximize savings on a dream vacation through Europe for about the same as a visit to a big US city. With the dollar taking a beating from the euro, a fast-food lunch in London can cost $40, and a hotel room in Paris will set...

6 European hotel booking tips

These days the internet makes it really easy to book a hotel anywhere in the world. Except when it doesn’t. For travelers used to booking reservations in the United States, there are a few things they should know before booking a hotel room in Europe; or, for...

3 additional rules for packing checked luggage defensively

Last week I wrote about “5 rules for packing checked luggage defensively.” The rules are necessitated by woeful liability limits, set by governments, for luggage lost or damaged by the airlines. The liability issue is further exacerbated on US domestic flights by the...