Travel And Commuting

Reclining an airline seat can be risky business

As space shrinks, confrontations more common between fliers

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Are airlines profiting at your expense?

Why are airlines raking in record profits? Maybe they’re monetizing your personal data – selling your name, address and phone numbers to marketing “partners” without your explicit consent. ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Johnny Cash’s colonial past

Famous singer raised on government collective in Arkansas

DATE: Aug 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

A few pictures can save you from damage claims

You don’t have to be an expert on photographic evidence to take snapshots of your rental car before you drive off the lot, but it helps. Just ask Steve Wolf, who happens to be an ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Mimicking airlines, hotels get fee-happy

NEW YORK – Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, “Are we there yet?” The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even for items they never...

DATE: Aug 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Missing from New Zealand’s slopes? Snow

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Winter has rolled into its third month in New Zealand, and Nick Jarman says he’s going stir crazy as he stares out at the driving rain on the small ski area he mana...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Pompeii: Dead city lives in ruins, imaginations

POMPEII, Italy – Pompeii is the city of the long goodbye. In A.D. 62, a major earthquake toppled buildings, causing severe damage, harbinger of what was to come. Seventeen years ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Time to terminate unfair, one-sided cancellation rules

Change your mind when you’re traveling, and the consequences can be costly. Most airline tickets are nonrefundable and require a hefty change fee plus any fare differential. And m...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Touching the clouds

Day hiking highs in 100-year-old Rocky Mountain National Park

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

A curious culinary experience: Western food in China

I once worked at a Chinese buffet in the U.S. and noticed how different the food was from the food in China. One day, I asked my boss why it was like this, and she replied, “This...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

The challenge of keeping our skies safe

Safety improves as airline industry expands worldwide

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Are travelers giving up on loyalty programs?

It’s finally happening. After years of putting up with blackout dates, broken promises and bait-and-switch games, American travelers – particularly air travelers – are saying “Eno...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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