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Travel Troubleshooter: When the Check's Not in the Mail
A hotel offers a priest a tax refund. No, that's not the opening line of a joke -- unless playing phone tag and hearing excuses is funny to you.
What's Happening on Mountains and Slopes Around the World
Great ways to get downhill, from trains in Vermont to cable cars in France; plus more news from mountains around the world.
Travel Writing 101: What Exactly is Travel?
Anyone can be a travel writer. But what makes a travel writer different from, say, a mystery writer, or one who crafts sentences about romance, children's stories or even humor?
Follow the Crowd: 4 Secrets of the Herd
The conventional wisdom on traveling -- which is not to do what everyone else is doing -- is often wrong. Sometimes, the mob knows best.
Travel Troubleshooter: Two Years Later, Still No Refund
Two years after being promised a refund from Lufthansa, the 890 Euros our flyer thought she'd get is nowhere to be found. Is this a lost cause?
Travel Tech: Do Air Purifiers Work on Plane Trips?
Our health expert makes sense of the mini purifiers that promise to make your next trip sniffle free.
If the Shoe Fits, Wear it: Snowshoeing From $6.50 a Day
From lodges with free snowshoes to touring companies that offer guided trips, we've found five ways for you to keep your head above the powder.
Park of the Week: Grand Canyon National Park
The park is almost uniquely accessible, meaning you can visit the South Rim 24/7 on 365 days of the year, and the lodging, restaurants and camping facilities are available year round.
Taking the Long Road: Exploring Alaska's Scenic Highways
In Alaska you're unlikely to encounter tail-gaters, rush-hour traffic, or drivers gunning it down the fast lane. And with only six major highways in 600,000 square miles, it takes some…
Cozy Yuletide and New Year's Specials at National & State Parks
Celebrate the winter season in Ohio state parks or in Yosemite National Park and take advantage of several deals on offer.
Editor's Choice: Most Romantic Travel Destinations
We asked our local romance experts (aka our editors) to tell us their favorite romantic getaways spots. Here's what they had to say.
Travel Troubleshooter: No Room, No Refund, No Fair?
What if you prepay for a hotel but there's no room for you? Our guest gets the run around from his New York hotel and Priceline.com Did he get what he deserves?
Tariff Trouble: 6 Airline Ticket Rules You Need to Know
When it comes to airline ticket rules, the devil isn't in the details. The devil is the details.
7 Strange Surcharges You Could Find on Your Next Trip
A barrage of fees, levies, surcharges and extras has pelted travelers for years. But just when you were convinced that the travel industry had thought of it all, it comes up with yet…
12 Lessons Learned from a Life on the Road
I asked some of the most experienced travelers I knew to tell me what traveling has taught them. Here are a dozen tips from of them, in their own words.
French Perfection and Caribbean Flavors Meet in Martinique's Rums
When I learned I was going to be visiting the island of Dominica recently, I extended my trip to include a quick visit to its neighbor Martinique to see what goes into the making of…
Travel Health & Safety: 7 Food Allergy Tips
You needn't stay home or court disaster: By preparing for the worst you can sail through most situations with little or no effort on your part.
It's Cold Outside, but These Winter Dining Promotions Will Warm You Up
In the summer, it's easy to cajole people to get out of the house, wander around a city and eat al fresco on a sidewalk patio. But in the wintertime? In cold cities? That's another…
Our Cruiser Finds a Ship that Fits Like a Slipper
If a cruise ship is too big, I feel lost. Too small and there's no place to hide. A ship like the Crystal Symphony is just right.
Welcome to $100 Oil: Cruise Industry Ups Prices to Defray Fuel Costs
The bill for topping off the tank on those 2,500-passenger ships is taking just a bit too much bite out of the old profit margins. And you know what that means: Joe Citizen's gotta pay.
Rebuilt, Vibrant, and Unpronounceable Wroclaw
Heavily damaged during a four-month siege by Russian artillery in World War II, this Polish city is rebuilt, with much of its city center replicating exactly its 17th and 18th century…
Travel Troubleshooter: I Didn't Buy That Ticket
Our caller just wants a price quote but she gets a bill and a ticket she doesn't need, too. Now the airline won't return her money, saying its tickets are nonrefundable. Is she out of…
Slope Specs: Solitude & Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon's Dynamite Duo
It is no secret that the 2007-08 ski season got a late start in most of the West, but slopes in Big Cottonwood Canyon were quicker on the draw than almost every other resort.
Rockies Report: Holidays Celebrations Go Downhill
Besides beckoning slopes, Colorado resorts proffer a glittering holiday scene with festive illumination, torchlight parades and other special events, most of which are free.
Global Ski Report: Chile in the Summer, Birthday Discounts and More
Lock in South American discounts, pay 1930s prices for lift tickets and get the scoop on slope improvements around the world.