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Four-Night Italy Vacation, from $1,299 with Air
Book now for this Italy trip that includes four nights' hotel in Tuscany, a rental car, and wine tasting this fall.
Travel Health Tips: Cell Phones on the Road and on Your Brain
Cell phones can certainly make traveling easier, but recent health reports may have you doubting the necessity of staying connected on the road. Should you be worried?
How to Use Facebook to Plan Your Vacation
Move beyond your inner circle and use Facebook to find travel deals and get travel advice.
That's Ridiculous! A Fee to Print a Boarding Pass -- No, Seriously
Spirit Airlines has announced plans to start charging $5 if an agent prints your boarding pass at the airport. What does this mean for travelers without access to a printer?
Travel Photography: Don't Shoot? But It's a Public Space
Here's what amateur photographers should know about shooting pictures at airport security checkpoints, national parks, and other public spaces where officials may tell you, 'No…
Smoking Bans: Where to Light Up (or Not) on Cruise Ships
As more cruise lines ban smoking in cabins and public spaces, here's an update on the nonsmoking policies for each major cruise line.
Summer Road Trip: Tips for Driving to Canada
If you're planning to visit Canada on a summer road trip, follow these simple steps so you can drive across the border without any hassles or delays.
Chilean Ash Cloud Update: Volcanic Ash Threatens Patagonian Ski Season
Travelers with plans to visit Bariloche, Argentina, may have to reschedule their upcoming ski trips -- a blanket of volcanic ash has covered the resort town.
Travel Troubleshooter: Why Do I Have to Pay Twice for the Same Ticket?
Both the online travel agency and the airline refuse to change the name on a 13-year-old's plane ticket. Will this traveler have to buy another ticket to keep his family vacation on…
7-Night Costa Rica Guided Adventure, from $539
Visit La Fortuna, Montezuma, and San José on this seven-night land-only Costa Rica tour, which includes hotel, local transportation, and a guide throughout.
Travel Troubleshooter: But You Promised Me a Hotel in Rosemont, IL
A traveler winds up with a Chicago-area hotel about 20 minutes farther away than expected. Should the online travel agency that sold her the room refund her for the misleading hotel…
7 Things You Should Know About International Car Rentals
Nervous about renting a car in another country? Follow these seven guidelines on dealing with international car rentals.
7 Frequent-Flier Tricks Worth Learning
Master the art of earning miles, attaining elite status, and working the system to earn free flights and other perks.
Eight-Day China Tour, from $799 With Air
Simplify your trip to China this fall with an affordable Beijing vacation package, which includes airfare, sightseeing, and six nights' hotel.
With Vacation Travel Up This Summer, What Are the Best Travel Tips?
If you're looking for money-saving travel tips this summer, you may have to sift through some bad advice first.
That's Ridiculous! The Painful Truth about Fees and Flying Your Airline Doesn't Want You to Know
Delta slams a unit of soldiers with nearly $3,000 in checked-baggage fees, reigniting fury over how the airline industry often treats its passengers.
Cruise Makeover: Royal Caribbean Takes Ship Renovation to the Next Level
Find out how ship builders are renovating Royal Caribbean's decade-old Radiance of the Seas with new cabins, restaurants, and other examples of clever redesign.
5 Ways to Save Money on Car Rentals
Follow these five money-saving tactics to cut costs on your summer road trip.
Travel Troubleshooter: I'm Being Overcharged for Gas
Even though a traveler returns his rental with a full tank of gas, the car-rental agency charges him for two extra gallons. Is this standard policy or automatic grounds for a refund?
That's Ridiculous! Housekeeping Secrets of Your Hotel Towels
Do you assume you'll always find clean towels in your hotel room? You may want to think again.
Autumn in Paris & Nice, from $1,249 With Air
Save more than $225 per person with this budget-friendly France package from Go-Today, which includes airfare and six nights' hotel.
Should Tarmac-Delay Rules Become Law?
Would passengers actually benefit if lawmakers adopted tarmac-delay rules as a law?
Travel Troubleshooter: Help! I've Got Two Airline Tickets in the Same Name
An inexperienced traveler mistakenly books her son's plane ticket under her own name, leaving her with two tickets for herself and none for her son. Why won't the airline or online…
Smart Deal: Spain and Portugal, by Land and by Sea
How to see the Algarve, Costa del Sol, Tangier, and Lisbon on shore and on the water for less this coming fall.
Airline Rules Were Meant to Be Broken -- By Elites
Do airlines have one set of rules for the common man and other for big wigs? Our consumer expert looks at policies that may put regular Joes at a disadvantage.