Hotel news
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency The main hotel story this summer is the tug-of-war between hotels and third-party online agencies for your business. If See More
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Solo travel: Getting better
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency I once called true solo travel the Rodney Dangerfield of travel: It “got no respect” from the industry. Solo See More
Iconic public transit rides in the U.S.
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency You don’t have to be herded on a “tour” to enjoy a top sightseeing ride. Although public transit operates See More
Impulse travel: Fun or foolish?
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Many years ago, when starting a vacation, a priest I knew packed his bags and papers, headed for the See More
Travel Gotchas Roundup
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Travel is full of gotchas — those unexpected and unwelcome extra fees or hassles on top of what is See More
Checklist: Your travel rights
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency With the summer travel season imminent, you might want to review the rights you have as a traveler, such See More
Self-connect? Not if you can avoid it
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency “Some 40 percent (of travelers) are bypassing typical booking practices and beginning to self-connect.” So says a recent report See More
Hotel luxury on the cheap? Sometimes
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency If you have a yen to stay in a five-star hotel, you’ll find you can arrange that experience for See More
Airlines are getting better — but some are better than others
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Better or poorer “quality” depends on what you measure. When people think about the quality of any service, they See More
One big deal and two ‘big deals’
By Ed Perkins, Tribune Content Agency Recent airline news included one really big deal: The Department of Transportation said it was about to allow Norwegian See More