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Digital Travel Photography: Recommended Resources
Want to get started shooting? Here are the websites, magazines, and books that are essential resources for digital photographers.
Flying in the Snow: 6 Lessons for Coping With Winter-Weather Delays
Last weekend's blizzard was a warning to air travelers: Winter is only starting, and when bad weather moves in, your flight schedule isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
Travel Troubleshooter: Charged Too Soon For My Hotel Stay
Our reader books a refundable rate at the Holiday Inn, but when the hotel changes its name and his card is charged early, it refuses to adjust his rate to a cheaper, prepaid price. Is…
Gifts From Above: 7 Presents We Wish Airlines Would Give Us
This was supposed to be a feel-good column where readers share what presents they wanted from the travel industry. Then readers shared their not so warm and fuzzy thoughts.
Stay Seated? What You Need to Know About Flying This Week
Flyers should arrive at airports hours in advance and expect confusing security arrangements while the government sorts things out in the wake of a passenger's attempt to light an…
The Olympian Task of Going Head-to-Head With a Travel Business
How do you define a successful argument with a travel provider? For some customers, it's money. And for others it's that sense of satisfaction when the company is shamed in public.
The DOT Sneaks in Passengers Rights Before the End of the Year
Just in time for the holidays, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood handed U.S. airline passengers a long-awaited present in the form of new regulations governing excessive tarmac…
Ship Report: Cruising the Norwegian Fjords on the Costa Atlantica
In the spirit of balance of harmony, it takes both a great itinerary and a great ship to equal a great travel experience. Atlantica's Norwegian route and ship-board atmosphere make a…
Flight Check: Toronto to New York City on Porter
Canadian friendliness, easy access to flights, and decent prices are making Porter a leader on Toronto to U.S. flights.
If You're Nice, Maybe You'll Get a Seat Next to Santa
Go on. Ask your airline for a favor. While you're at it, see whether your hotel will offer you a suite for the price of a standard room. The answer could be yes.
Renovation Regrets: 6 Questions to Ask Before Staying at a New Hotel
Newly refurbished hotel rooms don't always live up to guests' expectations. What should you ask before you stay in a remodeled hotel? Here's what the experts have to say.
Travel Troubleshooter: An All-Inclusive Hotel That Wasn't
Our reader makes a pre-cruise hotel reservation through Celebrity at an all-inclusive that is anything but. Although it's the cruise line's fault, they won't help. Isn't she entitled…
Washington Trade Groups Want Their Piece of Pie in the Sky
What kind of law would really improve your travel experience next year? Here's what the industry trade groups want you to believe.
A Holiday Survival Guide: 5 Things You Absolutely Must Know
The upcoming travel season will be different than past ones in several important ways. You need more than promises of warm fuzzies. You need a survival guide.
Scenic Explorations in Norwegian Waters and Cities
Of my nearly 100 cruises over the past 15 years, there is a handful that have really stood out above the rest. One was a cruise I took with my family last summer aboard the 'Costa…
Ask the Family Travel Expert: How to Stay in an Irish Castle, Lighthouse, or Manor
For a family trip to Ireland next summer, one family is looking for one place to stay for one week. They hate the idea of having to unpack and repack every day, and would like to find…
Nakation, Anyone? 5 Reasons to Bare All on Your Next Vacation
Would you consider baring everything on your next vacation? Here are five reasons that may make the less encumbered escape more attractive next time around.
London's Best Bargains: Saving Money on Your Family Trip
With London's surprise tumble from number 2 to number 19 in the list of the world's most expensive cities and the dollar generally strong (compared to recent years, at least) against…
Why the Transportation Security Administration Likes to Keep You Guessing
Shoes on, or off? Laptop computer in the bag, or on the conveyor belt? And tickets: middle name, middle initial or just first and last? Why the confusion may be good for you (but is…
Travel Troubleshooter: Hotwire's Half-Star Mistake
Our reader books a four-star hotel on Hotwire, and ends up with the three-and-a-half star one she didn't want. Hotwire claims it just changed its ratings and she cries foul. Is she…
Travel Troubleshooter: A Canceled Flight, a Missing Refund
When our reader's honeymoon flight is delayed by two days, she buys a ticket on another carrier with the promise of a refund from her first airline. But now that the honeymoon is over,…
10 Questions To Ask Your Travel Insurance Provider
Travel insurance is a tricky, slippery world, but we've identified 10 good questions to ask any broker or insurance company to get you started.
How Young is Too Young? You Must Be This Old to Cruise
When's the right time to take kids on a cruise? And how do you find help taking care of them once you're all on board? Refer to our quick and handy chart for all the major lines.
Oasis of the Seas: The Game-Changer Cometh
She's finally here: 'Oasis of the Seas,' the 225,282-ton, 5,400-passenger colossus that cost Royal Caribbean $1.4 billion and nine to ten million working hours to design and build. And…
It's Holiday Travel Time! You Heard It Here First!
Which holiday travel tips are cliches that should be ignored, and which are bona fide, you-must-do-this advice? If you've been reading these stories as long as I have, you must be…