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In this issue. An exclusive interview with Travelocity’s Ginny Mahl. Plus, the truth about luggage fees and the end to the car rental “ding” scam.
New posts
• Travelocity’s Mahl: “In a perfect world, a guarantee like ours wouldn’t be necessary”
• Why are airlines raising baggage fees? Because we pay, and here’s why …
• “Could the airlines have a new trick up their sleeves?”
• End of summer — or end of the world? Forecasts paint a bleak picture for fall travel
• No one does fees like a European car rental company — no one
• Where’s the sexy lady by the pool? Oh no, it’s a photo fakeout
• Is this the end of the car rental “ding” scam?
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