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Travel Troubleshooter: Double-Booked at the Days Inn

Our reader booked rooms in two different cities through the Days Inn website. Then again, maybe he didn't: The final reservation is for two nights in the same place. Is he the victim…

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All Aboard: 5 Tips for Getting on the Plane Pronto

You'd assume that airlines want to get us on the plane as quickly as possible. But nothing could be further from the truth: Generally speaking, airline boarding procedures are as short…

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Five Things You Shouldn't Wear on a Plane

Not only are we heading into the warm summer months, when air travelers commit a majority of sartorial slip-ups, but the gap between what we should wear on a commercial flight, and…

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.