Travel Wise | Fur flies over travel industry’s pet-cleanup charges
Traveling with a pet? You might get charged extra after your stay. Here's why — and how to cope.
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Travel Wise | Looking for travel deals? Stay off the dark web
When it comes to online travel deals of dubious provenance, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Here's what else you...
Travel Wise | From security to delays, flying is stressful. Here’s how to de-stress at the airport
Airports are helping travelers cope with the frustrations of flying through yoga, art galleries and spas. Taken together, these could define the airport of the...
Reader’s Lens | Delicate ice crystals in Bothell
What are "snow feathers"? Seattle Times reader Karyn Zupke coined the term for these unusual ice-crystal structures captured with a macro lens in Bothell's Miner's Corner...
Travel Wise | How to sit with your kids on a plane (if you want to)
If you haven't heard about the infamous airline separation algorithm yet, here's what you need to know: It's a program that allegedly keeps families apart...
Travel Wise | This is the secret to getting a hotel-room upgrade
For years, people thought loyalty-card status determined the chance of a hotel-room upgrade. Not anymore. We've entered a new travel-industry era, where your powers of...
Travel Troubleshooter | Priceline advertised ‘cancel anytime’ but then said her hotel reservation was nonrefundable
Malka Mandel cancels her Priceline hotel reservation and then tries to uncancel it after losing her credit-card dispute. Is there any way to restore her...
Travel Wise | Government shutdown may create a ripple of disruptions for travelers
Experts say the effects of the shutdown might be felt when the busy spring break-travel season begins, and it could affect everything from airport screenings...
Travel Wise | What do travelers want in 2019? Honesty, respect, a little space
Honesty. Respect. And a little space. That's all travelers want in 2019. Are they asking for too much?
Travel Troubleshooter | After a price error on Booking.com, is she stuck with this place?
The rate for Carrie Cleveland's apartment in Brooklyn is $125 a night, not the $46 she agreed to when she made the reservation. Her online...
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