From the category archives:

Today

What happens when you get a damage claim from the rental car company a year after the rental? Can you fight it? Do you have a prayer?

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Laura asks whether the Oasis of the Seas is too big? Is it an island or a cruise ship? Do more options and passengers actually make the cruise experiences better? Or just different.

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As with everything in Washington DC, there is time to push hard and a time to wait. The Consumer Travel Alliance is in the push-hard part of an effort to force the airlines to tell travelers all of their fees upfront in the ticketing process.

The Menendez amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act, being debated today, will mandate that airlines and travel agents disclose the full price of a ticket, including taxes and fees, right up front.

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Holiday travelers dodged a bullet when a judge issued an injunction against a proposed British Airways strike last December. Unfortunately that bullet was reloaded and has come back with the British Airways cabin crew union (Unite), calling a strike again, this time in two parts, March 20-22 and March 27-31.

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FAA says 777 must get new software, BA sets strike schedule, US travelers complain about body scanners

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The Consumer Travel Alliance strongly supports the Menendez amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act. As noted below, this amendment will compel the airlines to be upfront about their various fees. The airlines should present all fees prior to the point where customers have already completed a portion of the purchase process.

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Here are four luggage horror stories, and some tips on how to cope with them.

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Vietnam Airlines is joining the SkyTeam affiliation. SkyTeam includes: Air France-KLM, Delta Air Line, Korean Air and more smaller carriers. Today, I worry that being a member of an alliance will bring down the level of service that I have come to expect from Vietnam Airlines.

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Continental, the last holdout among major domestic carriers to offer free food in coach, has announced they are going into the business of selling inflight meals.

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Paperless boarding now offered at United, FAA orders inspection of B737s after Ryanair shakeup, new Las Vegas resorts on hold to conserve cash

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