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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…

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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.…

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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'?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Travel Writing 101: Traveling on the (Very) Cheap

How to balance great opportunities with finances, relationships and dream job delusions.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Is Virgin America Fit to Fly?

The new carrier promises plenty of in-flight entertainment, power ports at every seat, better food than other airlines and a plush first class section on flights starting August 8. But…

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Ship Review: Celebrity's Mercury -- Still a Looker, Ten Years On

Last month I returned to my first cruising ship for the first time in ten years. How would it feel to come 'home' after all those years? Would what seemed so grand in 1997 be just…

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How Big Can a Ship Get Before Sinking?

Ever marvel at how exactly ships float? It seems impossible, considering today's cruise ships are gigantic steel-encased cities carrying thousands of passengers, crew, and everything…