How Germany’s Spree Forest is finding its way toward a regenerative future
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.
CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT
H&R Block made a mistake on my taxes. Why won’t it help me?
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?
CONSUMER ALERT: Airlines are hiking bag fees—again
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.
Your airline might be spying on you — and it should be illegal
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.
Will an Iran war ground your travel plans?
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.
This is the most dangerous thing you can do when you travel
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.
Beware the Vortex! How a $197 hair gadget sparked a three-month fight with American Express
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?
Do you deserve to know if cruising is safe?
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
I heard noises under my rental car. Now I have a $2,000 bill from National!
Walter Gluzkin faces a months-long battle with National Car Rental over a damage claim on a Hyundai Sonata he returned just 30 minutes after picking it up. National’s damage recovery unit is demanding his insurance information for repairs he says he never caused. Can National get away with that?
She paid $4,996 for a Broadway cruise — then she got this shocking phone call
Susan Kemen is a Broadway superfan, but the Broadway themed cruise she booked is apparently not a fan of hers. Just a day after she plunked down $4,996 to see her favorite performers on the Norwegian Gem, she received a disturbing phone call.