by Janice Hough | Jul 20, 2016
While many travelers love summer vacations, most frequent travelers don’t love the summer airline boarding process. It may be because airlines charge for the wrong bags. It’s not just that flights are full. Summer has a higher percentage of families and...
by W.T. Wells | Jul 13, 2016
If you love to travel, and especially if you have flexibility with your time to do so, house sitting provides an exceptional alternative for first class accommodation at little or no cost. And, it often brings you to spectacular corners of the world you might not...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 1, 2016
Much of what affects airfares happens almost in secret. Really, it isn’t in secret, but consumers without any representation in Washington are left high and dry when it comes to airline antitrust immunity. An example of the inside politics brawl going on in DC...
by Victor Block | Jun 25, 2016
Not hungry enough for a sit-down breakfast, I munched on Tibetan dumplings called “momos” purchased from a food truck decorated with a sign that touted “Himalayan Fresh Food.” Lunch was a hurried affair at a modest five-table eatery where I ordered the menu special of...
by Malcolm Kenton | Jun 18, 2016
If you’re an intrepid and adventurous traveler and a seasoned cyclist, and will only need to travel short distances during your visit to another city or town, bike rentals might be an affordable, enjoyable and more hassle-free alternative to renting a car — especially...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 9, 2016
I really don’t want to sugar-coat the current growing trend of hotels being permitted to lie about room rates. This is a basic truth-in-advertising question. And, so far, hotels are getting away with lying, unvarnished fibbing, calculated deception, and...
