Cruising the Caribbean with three of your best friends? Nice! Enter the Princess Cruises “Stargazing with Discovery at Sea” sweepstakes by August 29, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize:… 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
3 Cheers for IHG’s New Cancellation Policy
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important to you is a hotel chain’s cancellation policy? With Marriott and Hilton’s recent imposition of 48-hour cancellation policies, it seemed a sure bet that InterContinental… Continue Reading
Save 50% on IHG Award Nights in Latin America, the Caribbean
For most of us, loyalty programs are judged by how rewarding they are. Which means that it’s not enough to simply offer a wide range of attractive awards. The awards must be affordable. InterContinental… Continue Reading
United States Passports Invalid for Travel to North Korea as of September 1, 2017
All United States passports will become invalid for travel to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — otherwise known as North Korea — as of Friday, September 1, 2017. United States Passports Invalid… 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
Don’t Text While Crossing the Street in Honolulu
Smartphones are the great distracters of our time. For all their many useful features — indeed because of their many useful features — they sometimes put us in danger of losing touch with… 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
