Aer Lingus owes me $1,285 but claims my bank doesn’t exist
To say that Jerry Slaff’s trip from Washington to Prague didn’t go as planned would probably be an understatement.
CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT
The $67 flight lie: Is ultra-cheap travel bankrupting us?
Robert Grunnah thought he’d scored a deal when he found a round-trip flight from Austin, Texas, to Denver for just $67. But as he sat on a delayed plane, watching an overworked agent juggle an overbooked flight, he wondered: Was his flight too cheap?
Have airlines failed you during the Iran war?
As the war with Iran escalates, hundreds of thousands of travelers have found themselves stuck between closed airspaces and indifferent carrier policies. You might think a global airline would prioritize getting you out of harm’s way, but the reality is much more cynical. Airlines are looking at their bottom line first—not your safety
This is what you need to know about your neighborhood before you travel
When his cab pulled up to a rental apartment in Lisbon, Walter Meyer knew he was in trouble. The building was crumbling, and the neighborhood looked sketchy. Even his taxi driver — a local who’d probably seen it all — seemed to hesitate before rolling to a stop.
Why won’t Travelpro repair my carry-on bag? I have a lifetime warranty!
David Tashji purchased a Travelpro rollaboard in 1998, which came with a lifetime warranty. Now the retractable handle has broken, but Travelpro claims it can’t repair it because replacement parts are no longer available. Is he out of luck?
I booked a hotel with American Airlines miles. Why do I have to pay this $165 resort fee?
Lai Leong thought she was helping her friend Zeng by using some of her American Airlines miles to book a hotel in Honolulu. She had no idea that Zeng would be on the hook for a surprise fee.
Is the “off” season disappearing for travel?
Remember when you could get a deal on travel by waiting until a few weeks after summer ended? That’s history.
CONSUMER ALERT: Your vacation rental is changing this spring. Here’s what you need to know.
If you’re planning to book a vacation rental this spring break, you might be in for a surprise. Local governments have spent the long winter plotting a new regulatory course, and the result is a wave of laws taking effect that could leave you stranded or, at the very least, paying a lot more.
You can’t hack airfares, but airlines are hacking you
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.
Should you cancel your spring break trip to this popular destination?
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.