Just in time for Halloween, Here is a list of the Top 10 European cemeteries in Europe, according to traveler popularity. Here are the Top 10 European cemeteries and European burial sites according to comments of its members by TripAdvisor. These range from WWII...
Springtime public gardens provide natural magic from April to May and early June The New York Times covers springtime in eight different springtime public gardens across the country. Public gardens allow a natural respite for visitors. Now, with spring here, they...
Mom’s travel lessons added life to sights we visited Mothers Day is tomorrow. It is a good time for me to reflect on my travels with Mom. My mother taught me how to get the most from travel. From Mom’s travel lessons I learned how to savor travel, how to...
Decorating the tree at home is a remembrance of travel — even when it is a Merry Christmas ornament from Alcatraz At the Cummings household, hanging each Christmas ornament on the tree is an exercise in remembering travel. We get to daydream, with snow on the ground...
Memories of vacations past fill our dinner conversations “My favorite city is Venice and my favorite country is Greece.” So said my 17-year-old grandson Phinneus Lucy. He and his mother, my daughter, Laura Cummings, and I sit around reminiscing about vacations past...
Tingling haunted ski resorts from East to West At first ponder, ski and snowboard resorts seem strange places to find ghosts. But when you consider that many of our winter snow resorts are built in areas that once had wild and sometimes grisly histories. The...
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.
