More Than 50,000 Travelers Tell the U.S. Department of Transportation They Are ‘Mad As Hell!’ About Hidden Airline Fees

     

    Consumer and Travel Groups Deliver Petition Signatures to DOT on “Mad As Hell Day!” in Support of Secretary LaHood’s Efforts to Require Airline Fee Transparency
    WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American S…

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    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…

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    Wedding Couples Tighten Honeymoon Budgets in 2009

     

    Many Look to Honeymoon Registries to Defray Costs
    WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 22, 2009 — In a recent survey conducted by Traveler’s Joy, a popular online honeymoon registry service, 62 percent of respondents report that they plan to spend less on their honeymoon than originally intended due to…

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