Here it is: Your survival guide for the summer of 2023
Travel is officially back this summer — and along with it, all the high prices and headaches that make it unbearable.
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On Travel is a weekly consumer travel column that offers information and advice for people planning a business or leisure trip. The feature started in USA Today in 2013 and is now nationally syndicated.
This is how to avoid crowds when you travel
If you want to avoid a crowd when you travel, take a number and get in line. There’s a crowd of people who want the same thing.
Hotel fee warning: What “for your convenience” really means
If you’ve ever seen the words “for your convenience” on a hotel bill, you probably suspect it’s not really for your convenience. It’s for their convenience.
How to avoid these really stupid travel mistakes (and keep your dignity intact)
Pay attention.
If you do, you won’t end up like Allan Jordan, who showed up for a recent Virgin Atlantic Airways flight from New York to London, only to discover he’d overlooked a small but important detail.
Don’t become a victim of delay rage this summer. Here’s how.
If the click of the public announcement system in the boarding area is all it takes to make your heart skip a beat, maybe you’re susceptible to this summer’s travel epidemic: delay rage.
Do overweight passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane?
On a recent flight from Phoenix to London, Gerri Hether found herself seated next to an overweight passenger — so overweight that he couldn’t fit into his seat.
Travel tip: Beware of bad tourists this summer!
My son sat next to the world’s worst tourist on a flight from Sydney to Denpasar, Indonesia. His seatmate nursed a bottle of sizzurp — a potent mix of codeine and Sprite — and the man twitched uncontrollably for the seven-hour flight to Bali.
Why you should never touch the airline seat in front of you
Never touch the airline seat in front of you. Don’t use it as a brace, and definitely no drum solos on the tray table. Here’s why.
Travelers are breaking this rule for a cheaper flight. Should you?
Would you break a rule for a cheaper airline ticket? Susan Stevens did when she booked a hacker fare from Vienna to Frankfurt. A round-trip ticket costs hundreds of dollars less than a one-way ticket. So she bought a round-trip fare.
Do airline passengers need a dress code?
Airlines should consider implementing a dress code to improve the flying experience for all passengers. It could reduce unruly behavior.