airline policies

Years ago, I worked for a non-profit organization that, among other things, used the skills of volunteers to do activities in the community. Part of my job was gathering these …

Depending on the circumstances, trying to get a refund from some places can be…not easy. They’ll make you jump through a bajillion hoops and even after you’ve jumped through them …

You’ve probably “been there,” in one way or another. You’re traveling with your child, you didn’t pay to sit together, and have needed to ask the gate agent or flight …

The United States, as we know, is a patchwork quilt of laws. What may be the rule in one state may be very different in another state, and it’s possible …

You may have heard about Maria Fraterrigo, the NYC grandmother stranded in Puerto Rico after Frontier Airlines refused to let her fly with her pet parrot. Just days earlier, they’d …

When suitcases are coming around the baggage carousel, passengers cram shoulder to shoulder, hoping to see their bags quickly and easily, so they can grab them and “get outta there.” …

It doesn’t matter where you are in time or place, there’s always someone who’s trying to beat the system. It’s especially prevalent in the travel world: How to override hotel …

You usually hear about Southwest passengers faking an injury or disability to board the plane first and therefore get prime choice of seating, only to be “cured” when exiting the …

Regardless of whether you travel once a week, once a month, once a year or once a decade, you’ll still sometimes learn something about traveling that you didn’t know before. …

We all know that putting stuff in the overhead is the slowest part of getting everyone loaded into and settled onto the plane. On top of that, more and more …