5 times you should stand up to the TSA
Francisco Canseco took a stand when a TSA agent tried to give him an enhanced pat-down last spring.
Commentary
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Is it time for airlines to take a stand on breast-feeding?
When Martin Madrid got his seat assignments on a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Orlando, he spotted a problem: Even though the airline knew that he and his wife were flying with a 4-year-old and an infant — you have to tell the airline your birth date when you book tickets — the couple had been assigned seats a few rows apart.
Help, they canceled all of my Travelzoo vouchers
Christina Conte’s mother tries to cancel a voucher she bought through Travelzoo, but the company refunds all of them. Now it won’t reinstate them, despite repeated calls to the company. What can she do?
Is Glenn Monroe’s bed and breakfast really a “horrible” place? Let’s ask TripAdvisor
Glenn Monroe and his wife own the Westbrook Inn, in Connecticut, which he describes as the “perfect” place to “step back in time to the romantic Victorian era.”
Oh no! I bought the laptop from hell at Best Buy
Giovanna Bettoli’s laptop computer shuts down randomly. It’s been sent back to the manufacturer multiple times, but it’s still not working. Now her warranty is almst at its end. Can this PC be saved?
Whose responsibility are those unaccompanied minors?
Christina Welsch is young, dresses conservatively, and is usually alone when she flies.
5 things you should never say to a TSA screener
It happened to Ann Holley again last week. As she passed through the security checkpoint at Atlanta’s busy airport, she asked a TSA agent to “opt out” of being screened by a full-body scanner.
Should travel companies be allowed to practice age discrimination?
Gordon White is 79. Kevin Chang is 24. Both recently tried to rent cars but ran into trouble because of their age.
So you canceled your hotel reservation — prove it!
When Michele Buescher reserved a room at the Super 8 property in Frankfort, Ind., through Priceline, she knew she had a limited time to cancel her stay.