by Janice Hough | Feb 19, 2019
Travel insurance can be a lifesaver or at least a trip-saver. But, extra time before a cruise is the best insurance. Beyond insurance, travelers can help themselves by not cutting things too close for arrival before a cruise or a tour departs. Extra time before a...
by Janice Hough | Feb 15, 2019
If anyone didn’t know that airlines overbook, they do now — here’s an overbooking solution While I don’t always take the airlines’ side of things, I am somewhat sympathetic to the problem they have when passengers don’t show up. But these...
by Janice Hough | Feb 6, 2019
Six tips to help travelers plan today to keep airline status next year Anyone who’s given up on the airline status game can stop reading this post now. Later, decide to chase status or not to chase status. Your decision is beyond the scope of this post. But...
by Janice Hough | Jan 31, 2019
Travel agents are priceless when it comes to service, but they can’t work magic A comedian friend of mine recently told a joke about mall travel agents, where the punchline was, “They’re just googling flights and hotels on Expedia; why are you too...
by Janice Hough | Jan 24, 2019
The longest-flight-first rule can save hassles when forced to fly on connecting flights. Nobody likes connecting flights — well, almost nobody. Admittedly, I’ve known a few people who like a chance to stretch their legs, or take a smoking break, and sometimes...
