by Janice Hough | Oct 20, 2010
A major change is about to hit travelers. Some airlines have already instituted it, and it could cost some people their discount fares or even reservations. There’s probably no perfect timing for the institution of new travel security rules. The rule about...
by Janice Hough | Oct 19, 2010
It was one of those theoretically simple changes that turned out to be a potential nightmare. A client booked an advance-purchase business class ticket and then found he needed to change the return to come back earlier. This can be a very expensive proposition. As...
by Janice Hough | Oct 18, 2010
The flight time was perfect — a 3:15 p.m. nonstop from San Francisco to Orlando on a Friday afternoon of Martin Luther King’s birthday weekend. With that in mind, my clients booked a five-day stay at Disney World, because the flight time meant they...
by Janice Hough | Oct 15, 2010
Southwest Airlines, once known as a no-frills airline, has now become one of the carriers giving travelers the most frills included with their tickets. These days, when even free peanuts are considered a luxury, Southwest will eliminate transferability of tickets. I...
by Janice Hough | Oct 14, 2010
My client hasn’t quite made premier status this year, but she decided it was worth any reasonable amount of money to avoid the back of the plane with United, especially on a long flight. Thus, when we booked a trip to India via Frankfurt, she cheerfully went to...
