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Donate to Travelers United. Keep us working for you to make travel better

Donate to Travelers United. Keep us working for you to make travel better

by Charlie Leocha | Jul 11, 2025

Thank you to every Travelers United reader. We need your help to keep working for you. Donate to Travelers United. It has done more for travelers than any other organization in Washington, DC. Your support and your voices give us the strength to succeed. We need your...

Warning! Foreign transaction fees are popping up everywhere

by Charlie Leocha | Jun 4, 2009

From Elliott.org I hate it when I’m right about something like this. A few days ago, I warned that the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 had a gaping loophole that could force us to pay a foreign transaction fee whenever we...

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Accomplishments

These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.

  • – Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
  • – Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
  • – Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
  • – Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
  • – Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
  • – Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
  • – Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
  • – Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
  • – Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.

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The mission of Travelers United is to identify and promote ways to improve and enhance travel for consumers across all modes of travel. Travelers United is a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

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