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How to Fight Travel Companies That Fudge the Numbers

Travel companies are redefining everything from 'hour' to 'year' -- all with the apparent intent of getting more of your money. How do you stay safe from these time bandits?

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Should the Travel Industry End Its War on Smokers?

We forced smokers to ridiculous lengths to escape from our collective tyranny. Here's why we need to lighten up when it comes to smoking.

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Post-Flu Planning: All-Inclusive Mexico from $389 for 3 Days with Airfare

Now that the U.S. State Department has lifted its travel restriction to Mexico the country is literally on sale. Many of the promotions are for June, so you've got to book quickly.

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Cancun Grapples with the Swine Flu Effect

What happens to a destination like Cancun when many visitors choose to stay away? Hotels slash costs or shut down, while intrepid travelers take advantage of lower costs and un-crowded…

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Travel Troubleshooter: Where's My Travel Insurance Check?

It's been a year since our reader's illness-packed cruise, but the insurance claim she made through a company that offered traveler 'protection' is apparently lost at sea. Will she…

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Fake Travel Insurance? 6 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Policy

How do you avoid buying a policy that can't -- or won't -- cover you? Here are six questions to ask before signing on the dotted line.

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Pauline Frommer's Spend Less, See More Tips for Healthy Travel

In this series of tips, you'll find some terrific ideas to help you get the most out of every trip. This time around, I share some insight about taking care of yourself while on the…

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Travel Writing 101: Know Your Market

If you want people to read your words, for the satisfaction it brings or for the money you might earn as a travel writer, you should know your market and know it well.

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Travel Health & Safety: Seeking Medical Help in a Foreign Language

If you become ill abroad, you don't want language barriers to keep you from getting the right kind of medical assistance as quickly as possible. Here are five things to do before you…

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Travel Health & Safety: Crying Babies on Your Plane

Until recently, we thought there was nothing to be done about crying babies on airplanes, and we're sure most people believed the same. Here are a few ways to make it better.

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Travel Health & Safety: Is My Airplane Too Old?

Are some planes just too old to be safe? And is a newer plane always safer than an older one? For the answer our writer looks into fleets foreign and domestic.

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3 Ways to Deal With Emergency Travel

What happens when you a family member's health fails and you have to alter your flight plans or cancel part of a trip altogether? Here's what happened to three relatives.

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Travel Health & Safety: Finding Travel Companions

Would you like a traveling companion who helped you overcome health limitations, as well as never argued with you, never talked back, and always deferred to every one of your whims?

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The Dirt on DEET

Since the arrival of West Nile virus, pediatricians have changed their advice about the use of the most effective insect repellents, which contain the active ingredient DEET. Here's…

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What to Pack in Your Traveling Medical Kit

You can buy first-aid kits that contain most or all of the items you need, but they tend to be very expensive compared to just going to the pharmacy and buying the items individually.…

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Travel Health & Safety: Gear for Slowing Thieves

Watching your valuables all the time can make traveling something less than pleasant. The best bet is to have an as-close-to-foolproof method of protecting your valuables.

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6 Ways to Keep a Natural Disaster from Ruining Your Vacation

When a natural disaster strikes travel companies like to play the God card, unless everyone is looking. Here's how to navigate the dangerous and uncertain waters of a natural disaster.

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9 Ideas for Travelers with Dietary Restrictions

Traveling with food allergies, intolerances, or other dietary restrictions, can be difficult if you don't plan ahead. Here are some simple ideas to make your next trip better.

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Travel Health & Safety: The Deadly Dozen Travel Diseases

More than 60 million Americans leave the country each year, so it's statistically certain that a small percentage of them will fall ill while traveling. Here's how to arrive prepared.

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Flying Sick? 4 Secrets for Surviving Your Trip

Why would anyone get on an aircraft while in the throes of a contagious, debilitating viral infection? Maybe the question should be: Why not?

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Pauline Frommer's Spend Less, See More Tips for Traveling Green

In this series of monthly tips, you'll find some terrific ideas to help you get the most out of every trip. This time around, I share with you seven ways you can make your next journey…

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Travel Health & Safety: Tummy Tucks Abroad?

Since health care and plastic surgery costs are so high in the US, some travelers are getting the work done abroad, often at half the cost or even less, than what it would take here.

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Greenwashed! Make Sense of the Travel Industry's Eco Promises

Travelers want to feel socially responsible -- and the travel industry, true to character, is more than happy to take their money. Even if it's doing nothing meaningful to help the…

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Travel Health & Safety: Safest Airlines & Planes

With the grounding of thousands of flights, is something basically wrong airplanes? Well, yes, there is something wrong, but it's not the safety of our airline fleet.

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Travel Troubleshooter: Where Are My Vouchers?

Our couple can't make their return flight from Venice after the wife is injured on a cruise. US Airways promises vouchers for the unused portion, but months there's still no sign of…