Might mandatory hotel fees be a real bipartisan issue in Washington, DC? When it comes to fees, travelers are heading to a worse situation with mandatory hotel resort fees than they already face with airlines. Travelers these days have become accustomed to fees. Hard...
Mandatory Resort Fees Reach $2.04 Billion in 2015, Grew 35% Travelers United Study Finds 1,671 Hotels in U.S. Charged Resort Fees Average Resort Fee Increased to $24.93 in 2015 January 12, 2016 – A Travelers United study of online listings found 1,671 hotels and...
TSA recommends having armed law enforcement at airport security checkpoints TSA is recommending that airport security checkpoints and ticket counters have armed law enforcements to prevent a repeat of the incident at LAX last November. The full report outlines a...
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Malaysian military: Missing jet changed course The mystery as to what happened to MH 370 continues to grow, including the question as to why the plane turned back. But local newspaper Berita Harian quoted Malaysia’s air force chief, Gen. Rodzali Daud, as saying...
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.