Online booking mistakes — slow down for better travel
Thanks to technology, travel can be booked with a few quick swipes and clicks. For most people, it means the process is much faster. It also means more online booking mistakes.
25 essential steps to take before you start an extended vacation
Check off these 25 checklist steps — they will ensure you have a smooth vacation and an undamaged home on your return. Before you leave home for vacation, create a departure checklist. Then check off each step as you complete it to make your journey easier and keep...
Travelers United takes on the issue of disclosure of travel advertisements
Travelers United is fully committed to truth in travel advertising. As a consumer protection organization focused on travel, an increasing concern we have heard over the last few years is that people are confused about the travel content they see on social media. Big...
Rid the skies of drunk passengers who too often abuse and assault
The time is overdue for the airlines to be held responsible for not following FAA regulations by not denying visibly drunk passengers from boarding and serving visibly drunk passengers inflight. Last July, a parent of a 16-year-old daughter filed a federal lawsuit...
Why female crash dummies have no place in safety testing today
A House bill is introduced to use female crash dummies in auto safety studies. Safety standards should be designed for both men and women, especially when 50 percent of drivers are women. Until now, only male dummies have been in crash studies.
Know the TSA firearms travel rules for passengers on planes
An amazing 5,972 firearms were stopped over the course of 2021, up more than 1,500 from the previous record of 4,432 guns seized in 2019. Passengers should follow the TSA firearms travel rules. As can be seen in the video above, there are specific TSA firearms...
British Airways — the latest airline to insult consumers with major fees
Foreign carriers are insulting consumers worse than US carriers. For all that Americans in the travel industry and frequent travelers regularly complain about US carriers, the fact remains that sometimes foreign carriers are insulting consumers with everything from...
Start to solve hotel problems — review, complain, don’t go back
Don't shrug when hotels have room problems and resort fees that are upsetting. Complain, write an online review and don't return unless the hotel fixes their problems. I wrote about my hotel pet peeves last fall, but with recent hotel stays being the epitome of “OMG”...
One level of airline safety rules — that’s the mantra at DOT & FAA, unless …
Major airlines and airline unions have protested the establishment of airline safety rules of semi-private airlines that skirt training and security rules followed by scheduled airlines. Travel Weekly published a recent article about the largest semi-private airline...
Mommy, where is the restroom? I have to go!
Finding a place to go to the bathroom has always been a problem for tourists. For years fast-food restaurants and coffee houses were the only places with public restrooms. And, today, many are not open to the public during the uncertainty of the pandemic. Regular restaurants are closed in many cities and states, except for take out. And that means far fewer toilets for the traveling public.