These days, unless you want to pay big bucks, there are very few flexible airfares. And hotels are routinely moving their cancellation deadlines to 24 or 48 hours in advance to avoid billing.
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Car rental companies love optional added equipment. Sometimes it’s a cool new gadget like a GPS, sometimes it’s practical like a ski-rack or car seat, but in almost every case it rings in as extra revenue. Now, Budget adds “Flicks to Go.”
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In a year when car rental companies are downsizing fleets, many airports are nearly sold out of cars during peak periods, and many travelers will get unpleasant surprises when trying to rent cars during the holidays.
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U.S. airlines are going into crisis mode as oil prices hit an all-time peak of $119.90 a barrel on Tuesday.
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As retail gas prices climb above $3.50 a gallon, drivers are adjusting their habits.
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United Airlines will raise its domestic fuel surcharge by $10 to $20 roundtrip. The move piggybacks a fare increase announced less than a week ago.
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If you think it costs too much to fly now, you’re not going to like what airlines have in store for the summer.
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Douglas Hawkins and his wife reserve a Budget rental car in Naples, Italy, but when they arrive at the car rental counter, the company downgrades his car and nearly doubles its rate. Six months later, Budget hasn’t refunded the money Hawkins says it owes him. What now?
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Skybus Airlines ceased operations Saturday, citing a slowing economy and rising jet fuel costs.
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