Crucial and costly mistakes while planning, booking and preparing for a cruise can cost cruisers dearly. This week, I’ve got 9 pre-cruise mistakes for you to learn about and avoid that friends, family, readers and I have made in the past. I’m currently...
New passport programs can speed travelers through control — six months ago it took four months to get a passport, today less than two months! The post-pandemic start-up of international travel means the need for passport renewals to travel. Plus, lacking personnel and...
Arriving in a foreign nation by air is not difficult upon landing. However, crossing international land borders can be tedious and nerve-wracking. Crossing international land borders can be tricky. By air, if you have a passport valid for your destination and all...
I’ve got 10 costly cruise mistakes to avoid when you book, plan and taking a cruise. Whenever we travel, many problems can occur without adding more problems ourselves. First-time cruisers often make cruise mistakes because they’re new to cruising....
When applying for a new or renewed passport there are traps that can cause your trip to end before it starts. Plus, other passport traps cause problems at your destination. When traveling internationally, the one document we must have is our passport. Other documents...
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.