Tagged: airlines

Travel Insurance: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

Here's the good news: travel insurance covers more than it used to. Since I first wrote about trip insurance in Frommer's Fly Safe, Fly Smart in 2001, travel insurers have come up with…

Family Reunion Planning: 10 Signs of a Great Location

Remember when a family reunion meant gathering at Grandma's over a stuffed turkey or a grill filled with burgers and hot dogs? Problem was, poor Grandma inevitably got stuck doing…

7 Places to Eat: Hunting Down Rome's Cucina Romana

Like any major European capital, Rome has its share of three-star gourmet shrines and trendy bistros, but the essence of Roman cuisine is the sort of simple, robust peasant fare that…

Boo at the Zoo! Fall Outings Focus on Fun, Not Fright

If your kids love dressing up and trick-or-treating but they're still too young for zombies and gore, consider planning a trip to the zoo this fall. At scores of zoos across the…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Refund for Canceled Vegas Vacation

Ethel Schweitzer's husband falls ill before a trip to Las Vegas, and the couple cancels their vacation. Now US Airways wants to keep their money. Why can't it offer them a…

How to Avoid Orlando's Theme Park Money Pit

Eventually, most families with young children succumb to an Orlando vacation and for me, this summer was it. Even with all the forward planning, reservations, and online research, I…

Travel Troubleshooter: Socked for My Friend's Single Supplement

When Sue Koopman cancels her vacation, her friend is presented with a bill for a $375 single supplement. If she doesn't pay it immediately, the tour operator threatens to cancel her…

3 Ways to Avoid the Newest Travel Gotchas

Kenneth Miller thought he had squirreled away more than 100,000 Delta Air Lines frequent flier miles, which he planned to use for a special 20th anniversary trip.He thought…

Park Notes: Playing Politics & Preparing to Get Burns-ed

Waiting Game on Director Appointment Here we are, nearly nine months into the Obama administration, and we still don't have a new National Park Service director.Why not? Political…

Charge This: 7 Tips for a Successful Credit Card Dispute

When Carla DeLuca canceled her room at the W Hotel Union Square in New York a week before her arrival, the hotel decided to ding her for a night's stay anyway.Despite assurances…

Take Your Pick From 8 Perfect French Polynesian Beaches

Stays at ocean-side resorts in French Polynesia mean you're well-positioned for relaxing afternoons and picture-postcard-worthy photographs. But even if you decide on less costly…

How to Eat in Tahiti Without Ruining Your Paradise

Full disclosure: French Polynesia -- favored for heart-stopping vistas and star-studded accommodations -- isn't cheap. That motu tour? It broke the bank, despite the fact you got to…

Planning and Saving on Family Camping Trips

I never figured on the rain. The idea was to introduce the kids to the backcountry without all the work that backpacking entails. We planned to hike to a backcountry New Hampshire hut…

7 Places to Eat: Chowing Down Along Route 66

Long before the Eisenhower administration sanitized coast-to-coast car travel with its network of cookie-cutter interstate highways, there was Route 66. Running from Chicago to Los…

Why You Should Visit Ski Country This Summer

Ski resorts in summer might just be the best vacation value going in this summer of great vacation values. Ski instructors around the country whisper that they came to the mountains…

The Early Bird Catches the Euro: 3 Ways to Book Now for New Year's Eve in Europe

It's not even Memorial Day -- and many people have yet to plan their summer trip yet -- but travel packagers want you to start thinking about going to Europe for New Year's Eve. A…

Fake Travel Insurance? 6 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Policy

George Fredrickson never suspected the travel insurance he bought for his transatlantic cruise last year was fake.When he paid nearly $8,000 for a Christmastime sailing on the…

Global Ski Resort: Prices Drop as the Season Ends

Months of Skiing Remain at WhistlerFor British Columbia's Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains (tel. 888/403-4727; www.whistlerblackcomb.com), spring is a long season. Whistler plans…

Spring Broke: 6 Secrets for Traveling Free

The promise of a free vacation used to be such a predictable come-on from a shady timeshare salesman or a questionable travel club, that all but the most gullible travelers ignored…

Travel Troubleshooter: Right State, Wrong Ramada

Donald Johnson accidentally reserves a nonrefundable room in Oklahoma City instead of Enid, Okla. Now his hotel wants to keep the money. Can he get a refund? Or is he stuck with a…

All Aboard: Family Sailing Adventures Around the World

Your family can sail the seven seas -- or at least one of them -- and you don't have to be rich and famous to afford it. Parents with children of all ages can experience the joy of…

How a Change in Your Surroundings Can Help You Change Your Career

Times are tough. Jobless claims keep going up. But airfares are lower than they've been in recent history. Perhaps traveling is the last thing on your mind if you've been laid off,…

Keeping the Whole Family Happy at Rockies Resorts

Peppermint S'mores, ice cream sundaes, or bright turquoise gummi butterflies?Welcome to apres ski -- family style -- at the spanking new Base Village at Snowmass…

Roll Models: Post-Fee Luggage You've Gotta Have

It's been almost a year since American Airlines started charging passengers for their first checked bag, a move that every other legacy airline quickly followed. It's taken almost…

This Land is Your Land of Lincoln: Celebrate the 16th's 200th Birthday

2009 certainly is the year when Americans are focused on all things presidential. With the Obama inauguration festivities now complete, it's time to turn our attention to one of the…