Are credit cards with “no” foreign transaction fees still scammy?
If you’re a credit-card skeptic like I am, then maybe you’ve enjoyed your front row seat to the rise and apparent fall of foreign transaction fees
Commentary
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Special-needs travelers get a helping hand
Think travel is a challenge? Try doing it with a special-needs child. Jess knows what its like. Autistic daughter is prone to anxiety attacks
Let’s set the Wi-Fi free now!
If it’s 2015, then why are hotel guests still doing something so ’90s, like paying extra for an Internet connection?
Ripped off by your vacation rental? Not if you read this
It’s vacation rental horror story season. It’s the time of year when everyone loves to complain about that overpriced home.
How to avoid a traffic “shakedown”
John Wieroniey made a wrong turn while he was driving in Prague recently. He blamed his onboard navigation system for the traffic.
Hello, Dummy! Comcast calls its customers more shocking names
The most shocking thing about a revelation that a Comcast employee changed a customer’s name to “a**hole” was how shocked everyone was.
Does this blizzard expose the travel industry’s cold heart?
An epic blizzard bearing down on the East Coast of the United States today is forcing passengers to ask difficult questions about compassion.
Hey travelers, is it better by bus?
It’s difficult to understate the rarity of Shannon Lee’s complaint. It’s almost as unusual as the topic of this story: bus travel.
Do you have the right to recline your economy class seat back as far as it goes?
Many airlines are squeezing the seats in steerage closer together to make more money while lavishing elite customers with more perks.
Oh, you want a comfortable airline seat? That’ll be extra
Bob thought he’d booked an economy class seat when he flew on American Airlines recently. It turns out he’d only bought half a seat.