I’ve got 10 costly cruise mistakes to avoid when you book, plan and taking a cruise. Whenever we travel, many problems can occur without adding more problems ourselves. First-time cruisers often make cruise mistakes because they’re new to cruising....
When applying for a new or renewed passport there are traps that can cause your trip to end before it starts. Plus, other passport traps cause problems at your destination. When traveling internationally, the one document we must have is our passport. Other documents...
Here are six levels of Passport Hell. Too many international travelers don’t understand passport rules at their destination which may require them to renew their passport earlier than they expect. That can get them into passport hell and ruin a trip before it...
US citizens and residents generally use their state driver’s licenses or state issued non-drivers IDs to board US domestic commercial airline flights. Looming in the near future for air travelers is the Real ID Act of 2005. The law sets requirements for ID cards...
The Carnival Triumph passengers are home from their ordeal, but the story is far from over. At this time, there are more questions than answers about the ill-fated cruise. Questions about Triumph’s readiness to sail, what happened when the fire in the engine...
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.