Follow these 17 pre-vacation steps at home before you leave. Don’t worry during your travels. Vacations are supposed to be stress-free. You don’t want to worry about your home while traveling. I’ve got 17 pre-vacation steps for you to take before you...
I have 16 easy-to-use pre-trip tips to protect your home and its contents from thieves and other serious problems while traveling. I’ve got sixteen pre-trip tips to help you prevent crime and other potential disasters from happening at your home while...
April arrives later this week. Summer vacations start just a few months from now. Many are actively investigating summer vacation plans, while others are finalizing their travel plans. There are, of course, many ways to lower one’s costs of vacation and increase...
Unless you’ve been somewhere with no Internet or newspapers this past week, you’ve likely heard the FAA ban on the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) below 10,000 feet is about over. Once each airline establishes its PED plans, procedures and...
Somedays in the travel industry it seems like it would be simpler to list the countries where someone ISN’T on strike. As I write this, for example one travel agent newsletter has stories about Uruguay’s air traffic controllers striking to protest...
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.