Holiday travel is hard. You must contend with the crowds, the high prices — and the weather. This holiday season, I’ll probably see it all. Snow in the Pacific Northwest for Thanksgiving. Thunderstorms in Chile for Christmas and stifling midsummer heat in Buenos Aires...
As anyone knows who has rented a car in Europe, rental car fees are not the exclusive province of the United States. Here are some of the most important fees and a view about how they affect European rental car rates. With all these fees, there are many work-arounds,...
Hotels.com® continues to uncover the dining costs of hotels worldwide with its annual price barometer, the Club Sandwich Index (CSI). This year, the elevated report by Hotels.com — the CSI 2.0 — covers three additional hotel dining items to make the Index a more...
I’m a travel agent, and like many travel agents I find the whole travel insurance process to be one of the more stressful things about the business. There are more shades of grey than a certain popular series of erotic fiction. The first decision on insurance...
In this report, hotels are ranked according to WiFi quality; the percentage of free WiFi is given for reference. Although free WiFi is extremely important, this problem can be mitigated. Information detailing whether WiFi is free at a given hotel is available at most...
Premium class and last-minute travel is expensive — and tax deductible for the rich traveling on business. Most such travel is written off for hefty tax deductions. Business class and first class get written off together with such things as deluxe hotels, fancy...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.