What are your 2009 travel resolutions? I asked my friends on Twitter, and here’s what they had to say.
From the yearly archives:
2008
Air travel sure can be a confusing experience. Just ask Patricia Lapadula, who recently bought a ticket on United Airlines through Cheaptickets.com. At least that’s what she thought.
In a word: wait. But not too long. I’ve been getting this question a lot, and I usually refrain from making predictions. No one really knows how prices will fare. But look at this.
If 2008 was the year of the staycation, then ’09 is bound to be the year of the naycation. As in, nay — we’re not vacationing.
Linda Kirby prepays for a rental car through Priceline, but when she tries to pick up the car, she’s denied. The reason? She doesn’t have a credit card. Now Priceline is balking at a refund. Is there any hope for her?
It’s an early Christmas present for air travelers: The European Union’s top court has ruled that passengers must be compensated if an airline cancels a flight for technical reasons, unless “extraordinary” events are to blame. And it said an airline must prove the circumstances are “extraordinary.” Airlines have been dreading this day for years.
Sonalika Rungta’s recent Bermuda cruise on the Norwegian Gem was hardly a treasured memory. At the end of her vacation, NCL presented her with two bills: one for the cabin she’d bought through a travel agency and another for the stateroom she accidentally bought through the cruise line’s Web site. Does she have to pay both?
Ray Richardson thought he found a deal when his Priceline bid on an Orlando hotel landed him a reservation at the Radisson. But then he got his bill.
As a rule, most travel agents are well-trained, competent professionals who work hard for you. But there are exceptions to every rule. Take Kathleen Rossano of East Brunswick, N.J., who was recently sentenced to a 10-year prison term for stealing more than $75,000 from her travel agency.
The nightly room rate at the Best Eastern Sovietsky Hotel in Moscow is $279. At least that’s what the Expedia sales agent promises Ilan Saadia. But the hotel begs to differ when he checks in. It jacks up his rate to $839 a night. Who’s right? And who should pay the bill?
You know things are crazy when your airline charges less for your ticket than for your cat to fly under your seat. But these are crazy times.
If you have a hotel reservation in Washington during the presidential inauguration, call your property now. Some hotels have been canceling rooms or changing their rules in an apparent effort to pump up their profits.
50 best travel blogs and travel “twitterers” — and yet another scam.
Yesterday I revealed the top 50 travel blogs of 2008. Today, it’s Twitter’s turn.
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