Americans are quitting their vacations. Here’s how to leave your trip early
It was supposed to be his first real vacation in years — a hiking trip to the Canadian Rockies. And then Erwin Gutenkunst got a call from the office.
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On Travel is a weekly consumer travel column that offers information and advice for people planning a business or leisure trip. The feature started in USA Today in 2013 and is now nationally syndicated.
Don’t commit these social blunders on your next hotel stay
What’s the worst thing you’ve seen someone do at a hotel? For Lynne Goldberg, it’s the check-in bully.
Airlines are switching planes more frequently. What are your rights?
Do you have any rights when an airline changes your seat assignment? That’s what Jay Libove wanted to know after he lost his assigned seat on a recent flight from Philadelphia to Barcelona.
New “gotchas” that travelers never see coming
When Yesim Saydan flew from New York to Amsterdam recently, she was shocked when a ticket agent weighed her carry-on backpack.
Have travelers become their own worst enemy?
The coconut smoothie test is hardly a scientific way of determining if you’re a savvy traveler. But it’s highly effective.
Noisy electronics on planes are becoming a big problem. Here’s what to do about it.
On a recent flight from San Francisco to New York, Luca Dal Zotto found himself sitting next to a noisy airline passenger.
Try these new tricks for solving unexpected travel problems
Even the most experienced traveler can run into trouble every now and then. But how do you get out of trouble?
Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that
Christina Anderson thought her hotel room in Reykjavik, Iceland, was refundable. But when her flight to Iceland was canceled because of bad weather, she made a stunning discovery: It wasn’t.
The one drink that can ruin your next trip (and how to avoid it)
The water in Slovenia’s Lake Bled looked so crystal-clear that you could drink it. Which is exactly what one of Alyson Chadwick’s travel companions did. It was the drink that ruined her trip.