Don’t fall for common travel scams. Know what might happen and avoid it. Many are making last-minute summer vacation plans now and beginning to make fall travel plans as well. Whether traveling domestically or internationally, there are thousands of scammers...
Don’t let your identity be stolen while traveling I do a lot of planning for all my travel, whether domestic or international, and my travel to-do list always includes steps to prevent travel identity theft while I’m away from home. Thieves use both tried...
In recent weeks, I’ve written about the massive Marriott data breach in which the accounts of 500 million of its guests were compromised. I’ve written about what actions affected guests should take and about how and why the U.S. should create a...
Every traveler makes mistakes. Excellent travelers learn from their errors. Over the years, I’ve been collecting a list of the travel mistakes I’ve made and ways to avoid them, when planning for a trip and while traveling. I’ve also saved a list of...
Protect coral reefs by the sunscreen choices you make. Earlier this year, Hawaii’s Governor David Ige signed a bill into law that will ban sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate beginning on January 1, 2021. This first in the U.S. ban on sunscreens was...
Travel insurance can be a lifesaver but not always. Some years ago, one of my friends was traveling on a cruise when his traveling companion had a heart attack off the coast of South America. His friend was transferred to a hospital ashore. Later, he needed to be...
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.
