Ed Perkins

These days, most of you overseas travelers take high-tech gadgets: a smartphone as a minimum, and often a tablet or notebook. For reading materials, either a tablet or a Kindle...

When you travel, you want your money to be available and secure — without wasting or losing any of it. These days, the answer to most travel money questions, is,...

The overall "quality" of the 15 biggest U.S. airlines dropped slightly below the performance in 2012, but only from -1.08 to -1.11. So says the latest release of the annual...

"Is it safe there?" If you're heading out of the country for an upcoming spring or summer vacation, you may be asking that question. And the short answer is, "nowhere...

FlyinAway (flyinaway.com) is the industry's latest approach to offering cut-rate airfares to travelers willing to wait until they buy to find out exactly which airline they'll be flying. Although it...

The problem of hidden hotel fees is getting worse rather than better. Late last year, the Federal Trade Commission sent out letters to 22 hotel chains warning them that failure...

In an earlier column, I urged travelers to check out the many deals available for public transit in the most popular U.S. destination cities. My suggestions apply equally to major...

If your spring and summer travel plans include visiting a popular city, take a close look at your local transit options. Presumably, inside a big city, you don't need or...

In-flight Internet presents an interesting paradox: When it's available, only about 5 percent to 10 percent of travelers actually use it, but it's becoming a virtual necessity for the world's...