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He’d booked a house in Orlando through VRBO.com, a vacation rental website. But a few weeks before the family was supposed to check in, the owner contacted him to report…
Passengers on Frontier Airlines were 34 times more likely to complain than passengers on Southwest Airlines, which has the lowest complaint rate.Associated Press file photo The U.S. Department of Transportation…
Both are law-abiding citizens and air travelers. And both recently ran afoul of the airline industry’s confusing photography rules. With only days before the busy summer travel season unleashes millions…
His wife, Debra, figured it was time for new luggage. But what to do with the old bag? Then she heard about the company’s new trade-in program called “A Case…
Large companies target millennials with niche lodging
The Uber app displays cars available to make a pickup in downtown Manhattan on a smart phone. A new report shows that 47 percent of the ground transportation rides by…
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Q: Last year, I booked an Air New Zealand Skycouch for a flight from San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand. I’d recently had knee surgery and needed the extra room.…
For a half-century, the U.S. trade embargo has blocked such businesses from entering the Cuban market. In January, however, the Obama administration loosened a series of restrictions on U.S. business…
True, there’s no faster way to start a brawl on a flight or an online chat room than by putting the two together. Some passengers feel the interior of a…
Fort Lewis College grad walking 1,200-plus miles for disabled kids
