In 2015 tell consumers the whole truth about travel costs

There are a lot of lists of wishes for the coming year that are published at New Year’s. It seems everyone wants something or wants to change something. The turn of the calendar is used as a marker for change. But, Travelers United is not changing its wish list....

What?! No Christmas gifts from my airline?

It’s the day after Christmas and as I surveyed the splay of Christmas wrapping, boxes, ribbons, bows, unwrapped socks and shirts, puzzles and gifted bottles of wine under the tree, I knew I had a lot for which to be thankful. But, there were no gifts from...

Consumer Traveler Newsletter – December 21, 2014

Thank you for reading Consumer Traveler/Travelers United weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to our daily email newsletter here. 10 great Christmas gifts, Hassle-free travel over the holidays, Airlines howl about taxes (but don’t pay them), Warning about...

When is a one-way airline ticket not a one-way ticket?

Last summer, my niece purchased a one-way ticket from Boston to Las Vegas, then another from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and a return flight from Los Angeles to Boston. Each leg cost the same whether one-way or half of a round-trip and each was researched as a one-way...

The “myth” of airline and rental car competition

Competition. This will be a theme of this blog for the foreseeable future. Four airlines control 87 percent of the market. Hertz, Avis and Enterprise control 60+ percent of the rental car market and even a higher percentage of airport locations. Half-a-handful of...