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Whose fault was the Southwest Airlines meltdown?

Consumer Alert: Airlines are trying to squirm out of their luggage obligations

It's time to travel again

2022 Confidential: Here are our favorite places of the year

Consumer Alert: Ridesharing companies are falling in love with microcharges!

Why you need a VPN for your next trip

Barcelona Confidential: Our adventures in Spain

Is this the final nail in the coffin for loyalty programs?

Consumer Alert: Beware of "unspecified" bills from car rental companies

How a painful crash changed the way I travel

Do pets belong on planes?

Are the holiday travel predictions wrong again?

Is telephone support obsolete?

Consumer Alert: Did airlines forget their pandemic promises?

Look out! Airlines are setting a carry-on luggage trap

Zürich Confidential: Switzerland's big city experience

Should airlines cover your costs during a delay?

Consumer Alert: Car companies are doubling down on cleaning fees

What happened to those cheap airline tickets?

Are airline fees out of control?

Consumer Alert: Airlines fined $7 million for slow pandemic refunds

What the election really means for travelers

Switzerland Confidential: Our adventures in Basel and beyond

Did the election change anything for travelers?

Consumer Alert: What Airbnb's "total price" move really means

How to escape the Nine Circles of Travel Hell

Warning! Holiday air travel could be worse than this summer

Consumer Alert: 'Tis the season to avoid gift cards!

These are the lies we tell about travel

Israel Confidential: An odyssey in the Holy Land

Travel becomes an election issue

Consumer Alert: Watch for illegal credit card fees

Who's afraid of the COVID nightmare variant?

Fear of travel: What will make you stay home for the holidays?

Consumer alert: Watch the fine print on your cruise ticket!

This is what it's like to travel without any rules

Troodos Confidential: A dispatch from the mountains of Cyprus

Oh no! Airline fines take a nosedive

Consumer alert: Vacation rental owners are lying to you

How hotels became a strange shell of their former selves

When will hotel service improve?

Consumer alert: Beware of the forced car rental "upgrade"

New rule: Airlines can't lie about their fares anymore

Nicosia Confidential: Happy independence day from Cyprus!

Can the government stamp out surprise airline fees?

Consumer alert: Is Princess dumping COVID-positive passengers?

The "new" normal? Pay more, get less

Larnaca Confidential: привет, Cyprus!

Oh no! Air travel complaints are soaring

Consumer alert: Beware of the Lyft vomit scam

Is it finally time to regulate airline seat sizes?

Zagreb Confidential: What we found in the capital

Whose fault are this summer's cancellations and delays?

Will prices rise for holiday travel?

Warning! Your credit card rewards are about to expire

Dubrovnik Confidential: Adventures in the Pearl of the Adriatic

What if your loyalty points disappeared?

What they won't tell you about space tourism

Split Confidential: What we discovered under the city

Are you ready to go to space?

Are you done traveling for now?

EVs are sexy and expensive and it's starting to get complicated

Croatia Confidential: A city with a Split personality

Like it or not, we're about to go electric

What to expect when you travel this Labor Day

Norway Confidential: A Hurtigruten adventure

Another surprise at the end of summer

Is COVID finally over? Just ask the cruise lines

Here come the airline cuts!

Who killed America's airlines?

Urban Hiking Confidential: Where to walk in London

Is air travel on the verge of a breakdown?

Warning: Holiday airfares are soaring

Is it too late for the U.S. government to improve air travel?

Indian Food Confidential: A culinary odyssey in London

Can the government make air travel better? Let's find out

Has the travel craze finally peaked?

How to stop the madness

Museum Confidential: A London history adventure

So JetBlue is merging with Spirit. Is that good for passengers?

It's a new record

Is cruising finally safe now? Here's the unvarnished truth

Tea Confidential: Sipping your way through London on the hottest day ever

CDC just dropped its cruise ship COVID program. Is it safe to cruise now?

Here's how far hotels have fallen since the pandemic

Airline seat reservation fees are evil, but is this how to fix them?

Should families with young children be exempt from airline seat reservation fees?

Global Nomad Confidential: What do you really want in a hotel?

These hotels have the highest resort fees

Why travel is a lot better than you think

Chocolate Confidential: A confection adventure in Paris

Here’s a contrarian question: Is Cancelgeddon canceled?

This is going to be the worst week of the year for air travel

Is this the worst airline for delays and cancellations?

Baguette Confidential: A special podcast about bread from Paris

Which airline is handling delays the worst?

What is the real story about traveling next weekend?

More travel cutbacks are coming. Here's how to handle them

France Confidential: Navigating Paris during the crazy summer of '22

Is it time to cut back on travel?

Airfares are doing this for the first time in 2022

No, it's not safe to travel this summer

Paris Confidential: The City of Lights is on fire!

Is it safe to travel now?

COVID testing requirements are gone, but …

Burdened by record debt, should Americans really travel this summer?

Are you going into debt to travel?

These are the worst hotels in the world

How not to get canceled

Tourist Season Confidential: How to handle the crowds this summer

Did you get caught in cancelgeddon this week?

Beware of new airline baggage fees!

How to travel without fear

Pangrati Confidential: An insider tour of Athens and stadium secrets

Are these unexpected monkeypox cases going to stop your next trip?

What's about to happen?

Summer travel advice no one dares to give you

What aren't they telling you about summer travel?

This will be the busiest airport on Memorial Day weekend

The real reason summer travel is cooling off

Athens Confidential: Never stay in an "eclectic" vacation rental — and we have a special guest!

Will inflation ruin your next vacation?

Look who's having second thoughts about travel

Look out! There's car rental trouble ahead

Izmir Confidential: The beauty of Ephesus — and of Simit

What are you doing about your car rental?

This state has the cheapest flights

Let's forgive the mask offenders on planes

Antalya Confidential: Ancient tombs, Roman ruins — and your comments

Do these airline passengers deserve amnesty?

This is the worst business class in the world

Take off your mask! No, wait …

Bodrum Confidential: Underground cities, castles – and your comments

Should the mask appeal move forward?

The masks are off!

What the mask extension really means for you

Istanbul confidential: Everything you need to know about Turkey

Should the mask mandate have been extended?

How travelers really feel about COVID now

Why even bother flying?

What to do in an emergency

Which airline should merge with Spirit?

Summer travel takes a shocking turn

No, it isn't safe to cruise

We overstayed our welcome. Here's what happened next.

Is it safe to cruise again?

Despite headwinds, travel is still rebounding

You can leave your mask on

He threatened to knock our heads off. So we made a podcast about him.

Is it time to lift the mask mandate?

Air travel is back, and here's what that means for fares

Let's nationalize everything

Secrets for having a better road trip

What if you could do this after getting bad customer service?

What happened to all the vacation rentals?

Is the great American road trip dead?

What is load shedding?

How will gas prices affect your next trip?

How the war will affect your travel plans

Is it ethical to travel to Russia?

Do you feel safe here?

Should travelers participate in Russia sanctions?

Here are the most flexible airlines in America

Travel is not a privilege. It's a right.

Our African adventure

Should we just ban 'em all?

Are airlines finally bouncing back?

Say no to a federal no-fly list

Out of South Africa

Should we create a no-fly list for unruly passengers?

Why we're warming up to travel

No, we can't allow this

Should we allow this airline merger?

What omicron really did to travelers (it's worse than you think)

Is this how COVID ends?

When will we know it's safe to travel again?

Surprise! Airlines have almost recovered from the COVID downturn

COVID is over (and this time I mean it)

Is this happening too soon?

Why everyone wants to travel now

Travel and omicron: Who deserves a bailout now?

Does the travel industry deserve another bailout?

Travel confidence plummets as omicron surges

Tear down these COVID prisons!

Have they gone too far with COVID prisons?

Maybe those projections were a little off

What are you afraid of?

Is cruising dead?

Here it is! The 2021 complaint list

What to expect this year