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Travel Troubleshooter: "Am I in Some Kind of Bureaucratic Travel Hell?"

After a traveler's flights are rescheduled by her airline, she faces an exorbitant $1,534 charge for the new tickets. Can she get a refund and still catch her flight?

Article / Air Travel

Oahu & Maui, from $832 for Six Nights with Air

For May travel dates, this six-night air/hotel package costs about as much as buying the flights alone. Fortunately, the recent tsunami resulted in minimal damage to Oahu and Maui.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Travel After a Disaster: 5 Things to Consider When Going Back

Once a natural disaster happens, when can tourists think about going back? Here's how to tell the difference between helping and hurting.

Article / Hotels

Mandatory Housekeeping Fees May Be Just Around the Corner

Will more hotels start to adopt mandatory housekeeping service fees?

Article / Money and Fees

Travel Troubleshooter: Maybe the Price Guarantee Isn't All-Inclusive

When the price of our reader's vacation takes a nosedive, he files a claim under his online travel agency's price guarantee. The company never processes his claim. Will he ever see a…

Article / Air Travel

Airplane Safety: Worldwide Stats & Facts

For anyone with a phobia of flying, a closer look at airplane safety statistics may help lower the anxiety levels before take-off.

Article / Air Travel

Six-Night Ireland Vacation, from $699 With Air and Car Rental

This Ireland vacation package saves you more than $600 when compared to booking the airfare and six nights' hotel independently.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Worst Travel Disasters: 6 Steps to Protect Yourself

Recent catastrophes in Japan and Christchurch have demonstrated that troubles can arise no matter where you are. Here are a few guidelines to follow, should the worst happen while…

Article / Air Travel

Credit Card Rewards: Hidden Bonuses in Your Pocket

From cheaper gas and free car-rental insurance to bonus points for dining out, don't overlook the travel perks that come with many credit card rewards programs.

Article / Cruise

Cruise Lines Quit Western Mexico, Citing Security and Profits

Is it safe to visit Mexico? Many cruise lines aren't giving cruisers the chance to worry and have instead pulled their ships from some ports along the Mexican Riviera.

Article / Air Travel

Why Can't I Change the Name on My Airline Ticket?

This week's 'That's Ridiculous' looks into how much it can cost airlines to change names on tickets.

Article / Cruise

There's No Such Thing As a Free Cruise

When Michael Mihalik gets a phone call offering a free cruise, he takes the bait. But a $190 deposit later, he's having second thoughts about this getaway.

Article / Hotels

Christchurch, NZ After the Quake: Closures and Clean-Up

The inner city of Christchurch was devastated by an earthquake on February 22. Here's what's happening now in the city and on the rest of New Zealand's South Island.

Article / Entry Requirements & Customs

Government Shut Down: What it Means for U.S. Parks and Landmarks

If the U.S. Congress can't settle on a budget, visitors to sites run by the Park Service will be faces with shuttered parks, monuments, and museums.

Article / Air Travel

Athens, Santorini & Mykonos, from $1,469 for Six Nights with Air

Beat the summer crowds to Greece with this late spring travel deal, which includes airfare and six nights' hotel.

Article / Air Travel

Allegiant Air Considers Ticket Prices that Change After Purchase

Will airline ticket prices that fluctuate with the oil market fly? Allegiant Air thinks they just might.

Article / Air Travel

Best Airport Food: The 10 Best Restaurants in Terminals

The next time your flight is delayed or canceled, stop by one of these airport locations for gourmet burgers, fresh seafood, and more from Frommer's favorite local restaurants.

Article / Air Travel

How to Travel Far on a Tight Budget

Whether you're a student living overseas or just a casual traveler with youth on your side, follow these 10 tips for saving money abroad.

Article / Air Travel

Six-Night London Vacation, from $1,049 with Air

This London trip in May includes round-trip flights, six nights' hotel, and a ticket to the Chelsea Flower Show.

Article / Air Travel

Will This Be the Year for Passenger Rights?

Some lawmakers want to require airlines and travel agents to disclose the full price of an advertised ticket, including taxes and fees. But it remains to be seen whether any of the…

Article / Air Travel

US Airways Closes a "Loophole" and Opens a Can of Worms

This week's installment of 'That's Ridiculous!' explains US Airways' ingenious way to collect fees from people who've already paid them.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Travel Troubleshooter: No Refund for My Colorado Condo

A traveler cancels her condo rental about a month before her scheduled vacation. Does the vague cancellation policy leave her refund out in the cold?

Article / Air Travel

Revenge of the Flight Attendants: 9 Tales of Cabin Crew Behaving Badly

From petty theft to packing handguns, these flight attendants take outrageous in-flight behavior up a notch.

Article / Hotels

Hotel Charges $20-a-Night Fee for Non-Smoking Room

A Las Vegas hotel tacks on a $20 fee if you want to guarantee a non-smoking room. Should travelers be punished for trying to stay away from cigarette smoke?

Article / Air Travel

That's Ridiculous! I Arrived at the Airport on Time, But I Missed My Flight

Find out what happens when an understaffed Spirit Airlines can't get a passenger to a gate on time.