Tagged: national-parks

Travel Troubleshooter: Now That's a Change Fee!

The airline tickets Marianne Ellis buys for a family vacation to Tanzania are refundable with a change fee, but her online travel agent fails to tell her that the fee is about a…

Travel Troubleshooter: Double-Billed and No Refund in Sight

Susan Milette's online travel agent accidentally charges two of her credit cards for a single flight. A refund is promised, but it's taking forever. Is there anything she can do to…

Solo Suckers: 4 Ways the Travel Industry Shafts Singles

Flying solo? Prepare to pay up. Janet Rahn, a software test analyst from Oakland, Calif., was shocked when she recently asked for a single rate on an Overseas Adventure Travel tour…

Airline Fees Take Off into the Stratosphere

Call it the Summer of Fees. We've all gotten used to a bunch of extra fees from airlines, some reasonable, some irritating. But this summer travel season is taking the fee frenzy to…

Five Most Common Ticketing Errors -- And How to Avoid Them

As far as mistakes go, the one Janet Gordon recently made didn't seem like a big deal. She booked an airline ticket from Toronto to London under the name "Jan."But what happened…

Travel Troubleshooter: Remember My Alamo Rate

When Steve Chan's car rental company in Ireland runs out of the vehicle he reserved, it offers to set him up with a car from another company. He's led to believe that he'll pay the…

Park of the Week: Mount Rushmore National Memorial

"George Washington," I replied when the park ranger asked me which president I would vote for as the greatest. "That's what all the grade school kids answer," he said. "The adults…

Colorado Basics: Skiing Winter Park and Fraser

For years, these two side-by-side towns were best known for their coldness. Fraser, which is usually a degree or two frostier than Winter Park, registers the lowest temperature in the…

Washington, D.C.: The City as Outdoor Sculpture Garden

If you want to honor a national leader or hero with a statue, where do you put it? In Washington, D.C., of course. As a result, the city is bedecked with statuary, so many in fact,…

Two Itineraries for Taking in the National Parks of the American West

Even though distances seem vast in the western United States, it's possible to visit more than one of the region's national parks in a single trip. In fact, people often combine visits…

21 Packing Rules for Traveling with Kids

First rule of traveling with kids: You'll be better off when you face the fact that your own needs and preferences have nothing to do with packing for the family's vacation. With young…

Navigating Your Way Through France's Best Markets

There are literally thousands of markets that take place on a daily or weekly basis in villages, towns and cities across France. There are also seasonal market events where entire city…

All Our National Parks Can Be Accessed with the Use of Handy Annual Passes

If you plan to visit a number of national parks and monuments within a year, a National Parks Pass, which still costs just $50, will save you a bundle. The passes are good at all…