Is there a cure for the upselling epidemic?
Airlines do it by quietly restricting the terms on their tickets. Cruise lines resort to good old-fashioned salesmanship.
FEES
Why airfares are actually rising
If you’re looking for a cheap airfare, there’s good news, according to new research from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)
Dreaded fees come to vacation rentals
Vacation rental companies are piling on the fees, many of them pure junk. Among the most common: fees for booking, changes and cleaning.
Airline fees are out of control — but who can stop them?
No two ways about it: The travel industry loves fees. Airlines in particular.
Airline seat fees separate mom from five-year-old twins
Ever since airlines added new economy-class seat reservation fees, they’ve insisted that the new charges would not lead to families with young kids being separated. And I believed it — until I heard from Vicki Wallace.
Covered in bank fees with no way out
Jeanne Bowyer’s bank account is awash in fees, and her bank won’t stop them. Why can’t Wells Fargo help her?
Are airlines lying about boarding pass fees?
When Marius Vogelfanger got an email from Ryanair before a recent flight from Bergamo Airport, near Milan, Italy, he thought it was sending it to him as a courtesy.