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Hotels Try to Kick the Smoking Habit
There's good news for non-smoking hotel guests: Properties are beginning to rethink their smoking policies across the country, with some banning the practice outright.
Can't Get No Satisfaction From the Airlines? File a Grievance in 140 Characters or Less
In the time it takes you to get through to customer service, you can tweet your question or comment. And, depending on the airline, you may get your answer and get on you way.
Four Secrets for Upgrading Your Next Vacation
There's no need to settle for a mediocre vacation. From using a travel agent to embracing social media to find -- and punish -- the worst hotels, here are four ways to save your next…
Affordable Spa and Fitness Retreats
From getting pampered to losing a few pounds, escaping to a spa retreat or a boot camp could be just what you need to get ready for summer. We've rounded up a few places that will help…
Fly Safe, Fly Smart: How to Decode Code Shares
Code shares are lies the airline industry tells to make their lives easier. They take one airline's flight and stamp another airline's name on it. Here's what's wrong and what's right…
8 Kid-Friendly Cruise Ships
Picking the right ship can help make your family vacation feel more like a real getaway. As tested by a veteran cruiser and mother of twin boys, these eight ships are ideal for babies…
Travel Troubleshooter: The Vikings are Real on This Riverboat
Our reader tries to arrange a special side-trip before a Seine river cruise, but the company nixes the idea. What's more, it won't communicate with their travel agent. Can't it bend a…
When in Rome, Watch Your Driving
Of all the recurring complaints I get from readers, the one they find by far most vexing has nothing to do with excessive fees, surprise surcharges, or surly employees. It's about…
Labor Disputes at American Airlines and British Airways Put Travel Plans at Risk
What should a traveler do when faced with the prospect that their flight's crew may walk a picket line with a placard rather than the aisle with a drinks trolley? Find out here how to…
Travel Troubleshooter: But No One Told Me About the Resort Fee!
What's this mandatory resort fee for on our reader's hotel bill. Didn't the rate she booked through Hotwire include everything? No, it didn't. But that doesn't mean she's out of luck.
Too Sick to Fly? When to Put Yourself on the "No Fly" List
If you're feeling under the weather, sometimes it's worth paying the airline change fees and staying put. Here are five common scenarios when grounding yourself makes perfect sense.
Fly Safe, Fly Smart: What To Do About Lost Luggage
Experts tell you to never, ever check your bags if you can possibly avoid it. Short of sticking to a carry-on, here's what you can do to keep your bags with you.
How Far Will a Hotel Go to Get a Good Review?
It's not enough to ask guests for a write-up on TripAdvisor or Yelp after they've checked out. Lately, some innkeepers have been pressuring their customers to say positive things…
Travel Troubleshooter: Stopped Payment on My Compensation Check
Alaska Airlines pays our reader $239 when she's bumped from her flight. Then it stops payment on the check. Why? And is there anything she can do to get the money back?
Busted! How to Ensure Your Luggage Survives a Trip
Never let your luggage let you down during a trip again. Here are some common pitfalls and ways to avoid breaking your bag -- and your back.
Stopping Low Airfares From Vanishing in a Click
When you're airfare shopping, attractive prices can vanish in a split second. Here's what you can do to avoid losing that perfect fare.
Accidental Tourist? Tips for Maximizing Happy Coincidences, and Avoiding the Bad Ones
Accidents -- good and bad -- happen when we're away. More so, maybe, because there's a certain randomness about travel -- a sense that the unexpected can happen.
Fly Safe, Fly Smart: Pack Like The Pros
You don't need to check luggage. Never, ever again. Smart packing and traveling light helps now more than ever—especially when it comes to keeping your wallet from getting too…
7 Secrets for Boosting Your Online Power
Got a travel problem? Just tweet about your troubles, and the airline, car rental company or hotel will fix it. At least that's the conventional wisdom.
Vancouver: A Cruiser's Guide to the Olympics
If you've turned on a TV over the past two weeks, you know that we're in the midst of the 21st Olympic Winter Games. But where exactly in Vancouver are all these events taking place?
Travel Troubleshooter: My Hotel Lost a Star, What Now?
When our reader books a nonrefundable hotel room through Priceline, she's promised a four-star property. She ends up with a three-star and when she complains, she's given the runaround.
Good Airline Fees? Some Are Worth the Money
This isn't another story about airlines and their misguided fees. It's about the surcharges that are worth paying -- and why you should consider saying, 'yes' to them
Here Be Monsters: The Secret Story Behind Cruising's Most Cherished Traditions
It may come as surprise that many of the endearing traditions we honor aboard today's cruise ships have their origins in fear, superstition, loss, and even human sacrifice.
Authors' Favorite Picks: Favorite Onboard Spaces, Itineraries, and Pet Peeves
With as much cruising as these Frommer's authors do, they know what they like and what they don't. This week they share favorite onboard spaces and itineraries and kick around a…
Travel Troubleshooter: Help! My Baggage Didn't Make the Connection
Our reader's fiancee spends an extra day in Athens after her airline forces her to recheck her luggage. Whose fault is this snafu? The airline's or hers? And what, if anything, can be…