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If you look at your bills and receipts for just about anything you find a list of charges, fees and taxes. Everything from your credit card statement to the final bill at the resort you are staying at has them. You thought luggage fees…

Everyone wants to be "home" for the holidays. According to the Bureau of Transportation, Thanksgiving day and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are two the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. It's no surprise, but what may…

Being a tourist seems to paint a giant target on your back. Con artists and thieves like to prey on foreigners who wonder into their web. Locals aren't an exception, but they tend to be a bit savvier. When you are hundreds of miles away…

Ah, the government shutdown...whatever your personal views, it is growing into an extremely messy situation for many people. There are stories pouring out of every facet of life. My heart goes out to all those people who are being…

Traveling for one can be filled with fees, taxes and inflated costs. Traveling with kids has always been a bit of a head-scratcher for me. I've heard many horror stories when it comes to flying with children and most of it had nothing to do…

I have never experienced a lost luggage issue, but my heart goes out to all that have. I hope I never have to judging by all the tales I have heard from fellow travelers - "My bag sat in the lost luggage office for 4 days and no one…

Kudos to Air Canada on the excellent service they provided today to my 76-year-old Mother! My husband, my elderly mother and I traveled on Air Canada today from Montreal to Sydney, Nova Scotia.  What that means is a first flight from…