When is it safe to go back to Maui? Here’s your natural disaster tourism guide
If you have plans to visit Maui soon, you might want to reconsider. But when can you return after a natural disaster? Here’s how to know.
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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.
Phone calls on planes: Is it time to allow them?
Should we finally allow phone calls on planes? European regulators think so. This summer, the EU quietly cleared in-flight cell phones for takeoff, saying that allowing cell phones on planes would allow for more technological innovation.
How to avoid hidden hotel fees on your next trip
The only way to escape hidden hotel fees is to get creative about fighting them. Here’s how to do it.
Hidden hotel fees are back with a vengeance. Here’s how to avoid them.
Annoying hotel charges were supposed to disappear after the government declared war on junk fees. Instead, hotels fought back.
Expert tips for surviving a long flight in economy class and avoiding jet lag
Sitting in a pressurized aluminum tube for hours at a time takes a heavy toll on your body. So how do the pros survive a long flight in economy class? And how do they avoid jet lag?
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.
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.