Ed Perkins

Booking a hotel you haven't previously visited is always something of a gamble. Sure, "star" ratings and user reviews can reduce your risk, but despite your best efforts, hotels have...

If you plan on renting a car this summer, a bit of forethought can help you knock quite a bit off a potential rental bill. Here are some suggestions: Check...

The travel press has been full of reports that the four giant legacy lines — American, Delta, United and US Airways — just hiked the fees to re-issue "nonrefundable" tickets....

Despite having authority to regulate airline fees on international tickets, the U.S. Department of Transportation decided on Nov. 6, 2012 not to enforce its statutory requirement. This decision was in...

Your best chances of scoring a "free" frequent flyer domestic seat are on Southwest and JetBlue, concludes the latest Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey; you'll have the toughest time on...

Boeing's radical 787 "Dreamliner" has turned out to be anything but a dream for Boeing and the airlines that ordered the plane. Assorted manufacturing and supply glitches delayed the initial...

The new airfare search systems keep coming, and the incumbents keep adding features. Last week, I covered three new ones; here's still more. Routehappy.com claims to base its finding on...

A recent report in The Telegraph of London highlighted some of the world's most expensive taxi rides between airport and downtown. Fortunately, you have lower-cost alternatives at most. Here's a...

Developing the "best" airfare search system seems to be the holy grail of the online travel business. At least you'd guess that from the number of "new and improved" search...

Whenever you plan to stay at a destination for a week or so, you need to consider a vacation rental. Whether at a seashore or lake near home or in...