New rules for airline fees are a partial victory for travelers
If airfares confuse you as much as they confuse me, then I have some good news: Several new rules are going to make it easier to calculate the total cost of a ticket.
Month: December 2011
Smoked out of my suite on the Carnival Miracle
Andrew Besterman’s eight-day cruise to the Bahamas on the Carnival Miracle was something short of divine. For the duration of the journey, he was annoyed by the odor of cigarette smoke which seeped into his mini-suite from the cabin next door.
Bitten by bugs on my Delta Air Lines flight to New York
Patricia Sweeney says she suffered multiple bug bites on a recent Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to New York. “The bites were most likely bed bugs or fleas,” she says. “I had a severe reaction to them and developed an infection.”
Do travelers need new federal protections?
It’s not your imagination. Congress seems to be paying closer attention to travelers’ welfare.
American Airlines charges sailor a fee for flight change
“I’m hoping you can help my son with a situation,” Brad Lessem wrote to me a few days ago.
Cashless toll roads, another hazard for car renters
Think of it as an invisible road hazard.