And now, as they say, for something completely different. Since we often talk about travel and manners, one reader has brought up one of the most controversial subjects in the travel industry: diapers in pools.
KIDS
How to survive a road trip with your kids
About halfway through a 3,755-mile road trip from Orlando to Seattle, I had a little reality check. It happened a few minutes into an hour-long interview with an NPR show in Madison, Wis., when the topic swerved toward unruly kids in a car.
How my kids taught me to be a better consumer advocate
How good are your reading comprehension skills? How patient are you? How willing are you to forgive other people’s shortcomings?
Are airlines about to charge your kids more?
If your blood pressure spikes when you think about the words “kids” and “plane” then this story may have a calming effect.
Please cancel my nonrefundable hotel room, Priceline
Tami Alloway needs to cancel her hotel stay because of “extenuating” personal circumstances. Just one problem: the reservations are non-refundable.
Lufthansa stranded my 16-year-old son in Detroit
It’s something out of every mother’s worst nightmare: Your child is stranded at the airport and won’t be able to fly home unless he forks over thousands of dollars for a new ticket.
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.
Whose responsibility are those unaccompanied minors?
Christina Welsch is young, dresses conservatively, and is usually alone when she flies.
