Month: April 2011
Your turn! The other side explains why we’re so wrong
I’m frequently accused of using this site as a bully pulpit, which is, of course, completely true.
When should I buy travel insurance and how much should I pay for it?
We’ve already reviewed who needs travel insurance and where to find it, but how do you know if you’re getting a good deal?
Ridiculous or not? Airlines fall in love with fuel surcharges all over again
When Sylvia Dawson tried to book airline tickets from New York to London for a group traveling next month, she was taken aback by the fare.
Can this honeymoon be saved? Help, they closed my resort in Fiji
Careful readers of this feature have probably figured out by now that it’s loosely based on the Ladies’ Home Journal column, Can This Marriage Be Saved?. We haven’t saved any marriages here — yet. But this week’s case may come the closest.
The travel industry moves to preempt customer complaints
When Jason Plott’s Western Caribbean cruise was delayed because of dense fog in Galveston, Tex., earlier this year, Carnival offered two possible resolutions before casting off: Either a full refund or an abridged cruise, which included an onboard credit and a discount off a future vacation.
Adventures in Colorado’s snow country
It’s easy to get lost in Vail. It’s just as easy to find yourself in Keystone.
An unmarried driver fee? How enterprising
When Stacey Koprince rents a car with her partner in Hilton Head, SC, there’s an additional driver fee of $5 a day – a fee Enterprise had promised not to charge. What now?