Consumer Travel Alliance Analysis Finds Hidden Fees Can Increase Cost of Typical Airline Ticket by More than 50%

Two-Bag Traveler with Extra Legroom Would Pay Average of 54% More in Hidden Fees on Popular Routes Examined, Comparable One-Bag Traveler Would Pay 26% More; CTA Urges Congress, U.S. Dept. of Transportation to Mandate Full Disclosure of Airlines’ Ancillary Fees Through All Distribution Channe…

Parents Get Creative with Student Discounts

SEATTLE, Aug. 31, 2009 — Kristi Beem was in a bind. After her husband lost his job this summer, the mother from Glen Rose, Texas, worried about the expense of sending her three kids back to school. “Our oldest daughter starts college in New York this fall,” she said. “And we promis…