Expert travel tips: Trust technology, know when to splurge
Rob Katz is always on the move. When I met him, he seemed to be in perpetual motion. “Hi, nice to meet you — see you later,” he said in a single breath. I hardly had a chance to respond.
Christopher Elliott
Don’t fall for these disaster insurance scams!
After Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana last August, inflicting a record $125 billion in damages, residents braced for a second storm: a wave of disaster insurance scams.
A berry good time in Southern California, Temecula edition
Temecula may be one of California’s best-known wine regions, but I’ll always remember it for something else: the fresh fruit we harvested on a recent visit to this out-of-the-way Southern California destination. That’s right, we saw the horde of tourists go one way, and we went in the other direction.
You can’t negotiate your Hotwire discount after you click confirm
Just in case you’re wondering, you can’t negotiate your Hotwire discount after you click confirm.
Eden Benbow found that out the hard way when she recently booked a Hotwire “blind” deal. Once Hotwire revealed the name of her hotel and the rate, she discovered she hadn’t gotten such a good deal. And she asked Hotwire to do better.
My husband is in the ER. Why do I have to pay this $850 ticket change fee?
Sunita Gupta’s husband makes a detour to the ER shortly before his Virgin Atlantic flight. She cancels their tickets but must pay $850 to reschedule a future flight to a random date. What are the chances of a refund?
Should kids in diapers be allowed in the pool?
And now, as they say, for something completely different. Since we’ve been talking about travel and manners recently, one reader has brought up one of the most controversial subjects in the travel industry: diapers in pools.
What’s with this blacklisted Samsung phone? And where’s my refund?
Jay Makda has a blacklisted Samsung phone. What does that mean, and why won’t Samsung give him a refund?
Did a United Airlines flight attendant kill a passenger’s dog?
Did a United Airlines flight attendant kill a passenger’s dog? After the latest airline animal incident, which involved a puppy thoughtlessly stuffed into an overhead compartment, that’s what our readers are asking.
Should Alaska Airlines refund the $2,291 its cancellation cost me?
When Alaska Airlines canceled Nancy Hillis’ upcoming flight from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., she faced a familiar dilemma: take the new flight her airline offered or let Alaska Airlines refund her and fly on another carrier.
My ABS actuator failed! Why won’t Toyota fix it?
The ABS actuator failed on Pamela Cox’s Highlander. Why won’t Toyota fix it as promised? Let’s find out.