Tagged: extra-charges

"White-Collar Trickery": Arthur Frommer Blasts Las Vegas for Hidden Fees

By now, most Americans are aware of the “resort fees” that numerous greedy hotels add to their bills, even though the hotel in question is by no means a “resort.”  Most of us simply…

Avoid Extra Bag Fees with This Fiendishly Clever Packing Hack

We've all been there. You're packing to return home from a trip, but when everything's in the suitcase, you discover you bought just a tad too much stuff. It won't all fit. The…

One More Airline Adopts Basic Economy Pricing

Monkey see, monkey do. The biggest airlines have now instituted new, bare-bones "basic economy" fares that strip passengers of the automatic right to checked bags or seat assignments…

How to See a Bullfight in Madrid

Love it or hate it, bull fighting -- heck, bulls in general -- are big business in the city of Madrid. In fact, bullfighters -- often-short, sequin-outfitted men -- are the country's…