2018: The year that was
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Twenty eighteen was a “win some, lose some” year in travel. Travelers neither gained nor lost across the boards, See More
Category: Travel Smarts
Travel Smarts is all about tips and wisdom for the general traveler
Year-end lists you might find useful
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency The hotel loyalty programs that provide the highest dollar value of benefits are from the Wyndham, Radisson and La See More
Chao to consumers: Drop dead
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency If you were around in 1975, you may remember that New York City was in dire financial straits. The See More
Avoiding Travel mistakes this holiday season
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency My friends at Travelers United recently posted a list of the top travel mistakes and how to avoid them. See More
Minimizing holiday flight miseries
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency By this time, you probably have your tickets for any holiday trips you may be considering. But just getting See More
The final FAA bill: Wins and losses
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Overall, the final version of the FAA bill includes positive gains for everybody, especially consumers. Perhaps just as important, See More
The FAA bill: What consumers really got
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency “FAA will regulate seat size,” was the tenor of much early reporting on the new FAA Reauthorization bill, as See More
Foreign payments: Dos and don’ts
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency If you’re heading outside the United States, you will likely have to cope with foreign currencies. And despite all those See More
Europe: Lots of low-fare airlines and flights
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency A combination of old and startup lines means 10 low-fare transatlantic airlines this summer, flying from major gateways and See More
Airline fight to end transparency enters critical point
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency The big airlines don’t want airfare transparency. Sure, they say they do, but they really don’t. They don’t want See More