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In this issue. A one-on-one conversation with Frontier Airlines’ Cliff Van Leuven on the eve of a surprise bid by Southwest Airlines. Plus, an “unethical” travel agent speaks and the problem with a collection agency.
New posts
• Frontier’s Van Leuven: Amid bidding war for airline, “we’re still in the service business”
• “In my 40 years in travel, I’ve never seen anything like this”
• Collection agency demands $1,700 for lost airline ticket — should I pay?
• Domestic fares plunge 9 percent: “biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record”
• 5 most affordable cities in America
• It’s alive! Prime Travel Protection pursues customer who didn’t want “insurance”
• Ewwwww! 5 worst rental car smells
• “Should I just take the money and run?”
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