Travel Wise | From bus to bike to Uber to scooter, how to get around while traveling
Getting to your destination may be the simple part of your summer vacation. Getting around while you're there? Not so simple.
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There's an art to unpacking. Here's how to do it right. | Travel Wise
Once you arrive at your hotel or vacation rental, do you unpack or live out of a suitcase? If you remove your clothes and toiletries,...
American Airlines couldn't get us to grandmother's funeral. Now it's keeping our money. | Travel Troubleshooter
When American Airlines delays and then cancels Jeanette Franz's flight, she and her family miss her grandmother's funeral in Illinois. Are they entitled to a...
Travel Wise | Those tiny hotel toiletry bottles are on their way out
Hotel industry officials say the tiny bottles that squeeze out thick lashings of shampoo, conditioner and body lotions are slowly being replaced by wall-mounted, refillable...
Travel Troubleshooter | An Aerolineas Argentinas downgrade to coach, but no refund
Paula Miller gets a downgrade to coach class after a pilot's strike forces her airline to rebook her. But is she entitled to a refund...
Travel Wise | Not all travel ‘hacks’ are good. Here are the ones to avoid.
Travel hackers are thought to be some of the world’s smartest travelers. But they may not be as smart as they think.
Travel Troubleshooter | After a hard fall in the Canadian Rockies, why won’t Trip Mate pay her claim?
Sondra Wolf fractures her patella on a trip to the Canadian Rockies. Although she files a valid travel-insurance claim, Trip Mate is stalling on her...
Travel Wise | Connecting flight woes? You might be facing a minimum transfer time — here’s how to cope
Minimum connection times, defined as the shortest interval required to transfer passengers and their luggage from one flight to a connecting flight, are guidelines used...
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