Bag fees just hit $50. At what point do you stop checking luggage?
U.S. airlines this week raised their checked baggage fees to levels that would have seemed like a parody just a few years ago.
TRAVEL EXPENSES
Are airline tickets too expensive?
If you haven’t looked at airfares lately, you might want to sit down before you read this. The numbers on the screen aren’t a glitch. They’re the shocking new reality of a Middle East conflict.
Has travel gotten too expensive? Yes, and here’s what to do about it
Does it cost too much to travel?
For people like Tim Plyant, the answer is yes. This summer, he plans to avoid travel entirely — it’s just too expensive.
Help! Travel insurance won’t pay for my flight delay
When Christine Porter’s flight delay strands her for 25 hours, her travel insurer balks at paying a $270 claim. After five months of bureaucratic warfare, she’s no closer to a resolution.
Aer Lingus made me miss my flight. Then it charged me these booking fees!
Catriona Garry misses her flight from Edinburgh to Boston because there’s only one ticket agent at the airport. Can she get $1,200 in rebooking fees refunded?
Do I need travel insurance for my summer vacation? It’s complicated
If you’re planning to travel somewhere this summer, you’re probably thinking of buying travel insurance.