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Top tips to take spectacular photos of July 4th fireworks with your digital camera and smartphone. Tomorrow is US Independence Day, the time to take spectacular photos of July 4th fireworks that are part of the celebrations. It commemorates the ratification of the...
With traveling, one of the great challenges is photographing through glass — dealing with reflections and focus. While traveling, we often run into challenging photographic situations. These situations require photographing through glass. It is a situation where...
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.
