It’s a reliably engaging parlor game for frequent travelers: deciding which airline loyalty program is “the best.” Some programs boast more earning opportunities; others are more robust… Continue Reading
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Biggest Travel Stories: Flyers Are Gluttons for Punishment + When to Book + FAA Considers Minimum Legroom
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Airlines Mistreat Us, and We Keep Coming Back for More Calls to boycott… Continue Reading
An Answer to the When-to-Book Question, and Another Question
How much energy do you devote to timing the market to get the best airfare when booking flights? Ticket prices go up, ticket prices go down. That much we know. What’s less clear is the timing of… Continue Reading
Congress Weighs Upping Airport Fees
Among the ever-lengthening list of taxes and fees that makes published airfares just the barest glimmer of the final ticket price is the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), currently up to $4.50 per segment… Continue Reading
Airlines Suck! (Does Anybody Care?)
If no good deed goes unpunished, is it also true that no bad deed goes unrewarded? It seems so. In the wake of numerous recent incidents of airline misfeasance — most memorably, the forcible expulsion… Continue Reading
FAA Must Review Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
Are you finding yourself increasingly cramped in coach-class seats? You’re not alone. The history of coach-class seating is a story of loss: the gradual loss of legroom, and comfort, as the airlines… Continue Reading
How to Earn Shopping Bonuses from 4 Airlines
According to the Big 4 airlines, the time for back-to-school shopping is NOW. That at any rate is the pitch they’re using to promote their newly launched shopping bonuses. American Through August… Continue Reading
Biggest Travel Stories: Laptop Ban Lifted + Hilton’s Harsh Cancellation Rule + Spirit Rules the Skies + Airline Fees
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Hilton Follows Marriott with Harsher Cancellation Policy Hilton will… Continue Reading
Which Airlines Charge the Most Fees? The Top 10
Those niggling fees airlines charge for seemingly everything aren’t going away anytime soon. In fact, the airline fee-for-all continues to escalate at a dizzying pace, with travel consumers increasingly… Continue Reading
The Laptop Ban – Gone and Good Riddance
If you’re flying to the U.S. from the Middle East, you no longer have to factor that annoying laptop ban into your calculations. The ban, initially covering nonstop flights by nine airlines to the… Continue Reading