To understand how absurd the idea of airfare hacking is, imagine this: Your car is running on empty. Instead of filling the tank right away, you wait until Sunday because you heard that the prices will dip a few cents lower at midnight. You circle the block, burning more gas all the while, waiting for the digital display to reset.
Earlier this week, a precision military raid in Jalisco ended the reign of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The fallout for travelers to Mexico has been problematic.
Germany’s Spree Forest region, with its serene labyrinth of waterways, forests, and meadows, feels both ancient and forward-thinking at the same time. And that’s intentional.
When Lance Croft gets hit with $14,000 in IRS penalties, he discovers that his H&R Block tax preparer missed a page on his return. After two claim denials and six months of back-and-forth, can he get H&R to honor its 100% Accuracy Guarantee guarantee?
Don’t look now, but the cost of checking your luggage is quietly rising again. American Airlines just raised the price for a second checked bag for tickets issued on or after February 20.
When Cary Tatkin searched for the lowest airfare to Europe, he didn’t realize Lufthansa might be running its own search for the highest price it could extract from him.
If you’re holding a ticket to Europe or Asia, you might want to check your flight status after you finish this article. The U.S. military is massing an impressive amount of hardware in the Persian Gulf, with reports suggesting a decision to attack Iran could come within the next week.
It never crossed my mind that the most dangerous thing in Nairobi would be on the road. A mosquito carrying an exotic disease or a hippopotamus, maybe. But when I boarded a bus — and then gripped the seat in front of me in panic as it nearly collided with several vehicles on the road — I knew I was wrong.
Joanne Pantaleo thought her pricey high-frequency wand would grow hair, not headaches. After the gadget died, the merchant vanished, and American Express sided with the fraudsters. Is she stuck with a broken gadget?
The cruise industry wants you to think it’s the safest vacation in the world. But recent crime reports have cast an unwanted beacon on flawed regulations and fine-print arbitration clauses that may be hiding the reality of safety at s
