Still checking your work email on vacation? You’re not alone
If you’re planning to leave your smartphone or laptop at home when you go on vacation this month, you might want to think again. The unplugged getaway is so last year.
Christopher Elliott
The real reason why Silicon Valley is the world’s most elusive tourist attraction
Silicon Valley draws me to it like a powerful magnet, with its Mediterranean climate, irresistible culture of innovation and iconic technology brands that have defined a generation. It pulls in my whole family, which, like many Americans, lives in a world defined by Apple, Facebook and Google.
I paid extra for my British Airways seat, but it didn’t recline
Vivienne Pearson’s airline seat — the one for which she paid an extra 40 pounds — doesn’t recline. A flight attendant promised her a refund, but now the airline is balking.
Blink and you’ll miss Buellton, California. Here’s why you don’t want to
Blink and you’ll miss Buellton, Calif., a tiny town a two-hour drive north of Los Angeles. And maybe that’s just fine with Buellton, one of those undiscovered destinations where everyone expects you to stay a few exits south, in touristy Santa Barbara, or just keep driving through to nearby Hearst Castle.
Why did I pay Swiss an extra $99 for a middle seat?
Shelley Benjamin thought she’d paid $99 for an aisle seat reservation on a Swiss flight to Zürich. But then she tried to find room for her baby.
Downgraded on my flight home — where’s my refund?
After Andrew Wolkstein’s flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Newark, New Jersey, is canceled because of a pilots’ strike, he’s downgraded to economy class. Why won’t El Al Israel Airlines refund the fee he paid for a better seat?
I lost my vacation. Can I get a refund from Travelocity?
When Beth Langston faints at the airport and is taken to the hospital, her nonrefundable trip to London is the first casualty. Is her refund DOA?
These gadgets and apps will help you travel worry-free
If you’re a little paranoid, you’re going to love this summer travel season.
New artificial intelligence promises to make travel a little smarter. Does it?
The Terminator wants to be your next travel agent.
These are the most outrageous travel fees
The travel industry seems to always have its hand out — sometimes literally.