Would you break a rule for a cheaper airline ticket? Susan Stevens did when she booked a hacker fare from Vienna to Frankfurt. A round-trip ticket costs hundreds of dollars less than a one-way ticket. So she bought a round-trip fare.“After I landed, I threw the return ticket away,” recalls Stevens, a retired publicist from […] The post Travelers are breaking this rule for a cheaper flight. Should you? appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

Thanks to technology, travel can be booked with a few quick swipes and clicks. For most people, it means the process is much faster. It also means more online booking mistakes. The post Online booking mistakes — slow down for better travel appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

Check off these 25 checklist steps–they will ensure you have a smooth vacation and an undamaged home on your return. Before you leave home for vacation, create a departure checklist. Then check off each step as you complete it to make your journey easier and keep your home safe while you’re away. You want to […] The post 25 essential steps to take before you start an extended vacation appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

Travelers United is fully committed to truth in travel advertising. As a consumer protection organization focused on travel, an increasing concern we have heard over the last few years is that people are confused about the travel content they see on social media. Big travel influencers can now easily make over six figures a year […] The post Travelers United takes on the issue of disclosure of travel advertisements appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

The time is overdue for the airlines to be held responsible for not following FAA regulations by not denying visibly drunk passengers from boarding and serving visibly drunk passengers inflight. Last July, a parent of a 16-year-old daughter filed a federal lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, accusing the flight attendants of failing to intervene against […] The post Rid the skies of drunk passengers who too often abuse and assault appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

A House bill is introduced to use female crash dummies in auto safety studies. Safety standards should be designed for both men and women, especially when 50 percent of drivers are women. Until now, only male dummies have been in crash studies. The post Why female crash dummies have no place in safety testing today appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

Foreign carriers are insulting consumers worse than US carriers. For all that Americans in the travel industry and frequent travelers regularly complain about US carriers, the fact remains that sometimes foreign carriers are insulting consumers with everything from draconian change fees or fare rules to additional fees. British Airways has been a mixed bag for years. […] The post British Airways — the latest airline to insult consumers with major fees appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

Don’t shrug when hotels have room problems and resort fees that are upsetting. Complain, write an online review and don’t return unless the hotel fixes their problems. I wrote about my hotel pet peeves last fall, but with recent hotel stays being the epitome of “OMG” in one way or another, I decided that it […] The post Start to solve hotel problems — review, complain, don’t go back appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

New restaurant junk fees are deceptive and unfair Restaurants across America are dealing with higher prices of food in a post-COVID world. In places like Washington, DC, the restaurant scene is simultaneously learning how to implement a new law that changes the way restaurant workers are paid. Just because there are new laws about how […] The post Restaurant junk fees are deceptive appeared first on Travelers United ..read more

The smartphone travel apps are tools for travelers to maintain detailed itineraries, be a GPS on driving trips, keep tabs on TSA security at airports, track planes and cruise ships, etc. The smartphone travel apps are important tools for travelers. They can help travelers both before and during their journeys. They can create detailed itineraries, […] The post 14 top smartphone travel apps to help make travel easier appeared first on Travelers United ..read more