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Airline Fees Take Off into the Stratosphere
This summer travel season is taking the fee frenzy to new heights -- levels that might even delay planes and increase air rage. Here are the ones you really have to look out for.
Five Most Common Ticketing Errors -- And How to Avoid Them
You don't have to look far for ticketing mistakes in an age of do-it-yourself booking. Let's review the five biggest booking blunders.
Airline Mergers Bring Little Good News to Travelers
With all the consolidation and closure activity among the airlines, the US may soon be left with only four major international airlines. What does that mean to the average traveler?
Travel Troubleshooter: Luggage Gets Spirited Away in Vegas
When Spirit Airlines loses our reader's luggage he files a report and a lost luggage claim, but the airline ignores his requests for compensation. What's going on, and why won't the…
My Trip Planning Strategy: Divide and Conquer
If you don't know whether to head north, south, east or west for advice when planning a trip, here's a strategy and a short list on the pros and cons of using a travel agent v.…
Travel Tech: Where the Heck Am I?
On a recent trip to Dallas, our writer asked for a GPS unit at the rental car counter and, though it was his first attempt to use one, became an immediate convert.
Travel Troubleshooter: Rome Will Have to Wait
When our reader's flight to Rome is canceled, she's forced to call off her vacation. Her online travel agent promises a refund but Alitalia won't pay. What can she do?
Travel Troubleshooter: One Year Later, Where's My Refund?
When our couple's flight is delayed in London by weather, British Airways agrees to a refund, but one year later, there's no sign of a check. Is the airline pocketing their fare?
Travel Troubleshooter: Not Satisfied With My Choice Hotel Room
How unsatisfied does a traveler have to be before a Comfort Inn honors its '100 percent Satisfaction Guarantee'?
Travel Writing 101: Telling Your Story with Memoirs & Blogs
Anyone trying to be a writer these days needs a website or a blog, perhaps both. That goes double for a potential travel writer.
Travel Writing 101: The Freelance Life
It requires not only your writing skills, love of other places, and stamina, but your organizational techniques as business manager, traffic controller and trend spotter.
6 Ways You Can Rescue the Passenger Rights Revolution
The passenger rights revolution is a year old. But it won't last another year -- unless you do something about it.
Long Wait Between Flights? Get Outta Town
With the sad condition of our nation's airways, people are getting stuck in airports more often. But with a bit of caution, a little jaunt can turn a dreaded layover into a destination.
Travel Troubleshooter: Mystery of the Canceled Mexicana Ticket
Our reader's ticket from Chicago to Acapulco is canceled, but no one can tell her why. Shouldn't the carrier honor its promise?
Travel Troubleshooter: Two Years Later, Still No Refund
Two years after being promised a refund from Lufthansa, the 890 Euros our flyer thought she'd get is nowhere to be found. Is this a lost cause?
Travel Troubleshooter: I Didn't Buy That Ticket
Our caller just wants a price quote but she gets a bill and a ticket she doesn't need, too. Now the airline won't return her money, saying its tickets are nonrefundable. Is she out of…
Travel Troubleshooter: A Changing Rate at the Inn
What happens when a hotel changes its rate after you've confirmed everything? One reader finds out -- with a little help from our expert.
Put These Free Travelers' Services On Your Speed Dial
Even though we'd prefer otherwise, not everyone carries Frommer's guidebooks with them everywhere they go. But that's OK: you still have a powerful travel information tool with you…
Travel Writing 101: Traveling on the (Very) Cheap
How to balance great opportunities with finances, relationships and dream job delusions.
Booking Travel Quandary: Trust Man or Machine?
It may be somewhat ironic for an article published on a travel website to suggest that booking your next trip online may not be the best solution, but the reality is that sometimes a…
Essential Advice for Experiencing Parks Without the Crowds
It's not easy to commune with nature when you're surrounded by hordes of fellow visitors.
Frommers.com Podcast: How to Travel the World for a Long, Long Time
'Vagabonding' author Rolf Potts tells you how you can skip work and travel the globe for months at a time.
Learn the Art of Travel Writing in Key West, Florida
Whether you intend to make travel writing your full-time profession, a source for some extra income or just want to improve your blog, you should look into this course.
Post-Earthquake Peru Report: Pisco, Ica Hardest Hit
A massive earthquake struck southern Peru 110 miles southeast of Lima in the early evening on August 15, decimating several towns near the Pacific coast.
Travel Tech: Begin Your Escape Early with Noise-Canceling Headphones
From the cheap to the pricey, seven sets of headphones that'll let you tune out the rest of the plane, train and terminal.