Ed Perkins

Travel suppliers often fail to deliver what you expect, and when you complain, they all too often ignore you or send you a canned reply. When a supplier actually fails...

The merger of American Airlines and US Air is a done deal, claims most of the trade press; it's just a matter of time and working around a few ego...

Every so often I get an email from someone wanting to be a travel writer. The good news is that you can be — as long as you don't need...

In an earlier column, I reported on the recent findings from CheapAir about how far in advance you're likely to find the lowest airfares. The overall answer: Seven weeks. But...

Lots of ink and pixels have been devoted to the quest for an answer to the question, "When is the best time to buy airline tickets?" My pat answer has...

Last week's announcement by American Airlines, touting its modernization, is typical of the message the airlines send us these days. The announcement was pure hype: a video clip, by the...

Over the years, I've pitched "positioning cruises" as one of the top travel bargains you can find, and this year will be no exception. The best rates will be for...

This year, the big players in the travel payment marketplace will be pulling and hauling at each other for your business, and you may have to make some unexpected decisions....

Is one of your plans for 2013 to retire somewhere your retirement income will stretch the furthest? Or are you just beginning to scout out retirement options? In any case,...