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The Travel Troubleshooter

My tour operator promised a price lock—and then broke it

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Advocacy

When your Daryl Hall concert is canceled but the refund is out of touch

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Forum

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Commentary

Pace the frontier? In travel, AI is already making our lives miserable

Safe Travels

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Problem Solved

Rover left my dog home alone for 17 hours, and now it refuses to pay the vet bill

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The Travel Troubleshooter

Can Princess Cruises charge you more after you paid in full?

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Advocacy

Frontier Airlines baggage fees: When the sizer says yes but the agent says no

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On Travel

Analog travel: why film cameras and paper maps are back

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Forum

The government is letting airlines off the hook for some flight delays. Here’s what it means for you.

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An air travel watchdog woke up after three years. It wants to bark at posters.

A federal committee created to give air travelers a voice inside the government meets this month for the…

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Why I turned down a $15,000 case

Dirk Shearer says he was scammed out of $15,000 through a money transfer. He filed a claim, then…

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The price on your screen is fiction

What if a grocery store charged you more for milk because it knew how many kids you had?…

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Every customer should have the right to reach a human

Hackers cleaned out Amy Pollick's PayPal account. The bot offered to connect her to a human. She typed…

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Help! Budget says I smoked in my car—but these photos prove nothing!

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Banned by JetBlue after booking through the wrong website

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How to get a refund when your luxury hotel stay goes to the dogs

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Avis said she smoked in her rental car, but she had an alibi

Destinations

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These New Zealand eco-lodges are redefining sustainability (and reaching for the stars)

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Can you turn tourists into conservationists? How one tour operator is trying to close the “say-do” gap

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In Queenstown, tourism sustainability comes down to earth

Te Pae Christchurch, the city's new carbon zero certified convention center.

From earthquake rubble to carbon zero: Here’s how Christchurch is building a greener city

Safe Travels

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How to save money on travel insurance without giving up the coverage you need

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Why a hurricane that misses you can still ruin your vacation—and what to do about it

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More travelers are losing their insurance claims because of this. Don’t be one of them.

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How an airport sandwich could destroy your next vacation

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