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Bahrain drops charges against athletes

Bahrain's King forgives all who spoke out against him

Bahrain drops charges against athletes

MANAMA, Bahrain - Charges against more than 100 Bahraini athletes who took part in the nation's ... read more

Car-hire charges to watch for on European vacation

European rental cars may be small, but they can come with large fees

Car-hire charges to watch for on European vacation

Car companies in Europe don't think you'll fight arcane charges in a different language - or ... read more

Airlines ripping passengers off with debit card surcharges

Carriers charge passengers excessive fees

Airlines ripping passengers off with debit card surcharges

Airlines are still charging travelers excessive fees for booking flights with their debit cards, ... read more

Website helps travelers tackle airline card charges

Airline Credit Card Practices

Website helps travelers tackle airline card charges

LONDON, England - As airlines suffer a backlash from the Office of Fair Trading on the rising ... read more

Spirit Airlines invents new "late" baggage fee

Spirit gets creative with baggage fees

Spirit Airlines invents new "late" baggage fee

Last-minute planners beware: Spirit Airlines has added fees for travelers who wait to pay for ... read more

Any airline fee that consumer does not revolt over is going to stay

Airline Fees

Any airline fee that consumer does not revolt over is going to stay

By Jaclyn Giovis

Airline fees, once merely irritating, have blossomed into a major source of airline profits and ... read more

Travel news: bikini tourist charged with indecency in Dubai

Dubai

Travel news: bikini tourist charged with indecency in Dubai

A Brit tourist was hauled before a judge in Dubai yesterday after walking through the world's ... read more

Seattle retiree facing federal sex tourism charges

Seattle resident charged with Thailand sex tourism

Seattle retiree facing federal sex tourism charges

A retiree from Seattle already imprisoned in Thailand is facing federal sex tourism charges on ... read more

Beating airline luggage fees with new bags

Best New Bags That Just Say No To Luggage Fees

Beating airline luggage fees with new bags

If you're one of the millions of flyers fed up over skyrocketing baggage fees, why not give up ... read more

O'Leary denies profiteering charges

Ryanair ups summer season baggage fees

O'Leary denies profiteering charges

Ryanair has been forced to defend claims it was profiteering today after the airline revealed it ... read more

Airlines and their added fees - 10 worst

Airline Fees

Airlines and their added fees - 10 worst

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ

Those little fees sure do add up.

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Airline fees keep piling up

Airline Fees

Airline fees keep piling up

Airline fees continue to change, with most fees headed up and a few headed down. One thing's for ... read more

Getting sick and tired of being sick and tired of ludicrous airline fees

Spiraling Airline Fees

Getting sick and tired of being sick and tired of ludicrous airline fees

By Michelle Singletary

"MADtv" wasn't so mad after all.

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One upside to current extra-fee-ganza - better airline food

Airline Food Improvements

One upside to current extra-fee-ganza - better airline food

By Deirdre van Dyk

Airlines keep coming up with creative ways to tick people off. Spirit Airlines announced this ... read more

Hotels rack their rates with ancillary charges

Room Rate A Dream But The Fees Not So Much

Hotels rack their rates with ancillary charges

By eTN Staff Writer

You've probably seen the commercial. A man is settling his bill at a hotel, gawks at an item on ... read more

Report: More airline fees yet to come

Centre For Asia Pacific Aviation Report

Report: More airline fees yet to come

By Carol Pucci

The move by U.S.

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Refusal to rob passengers separates Southwest from the rest of the herd

Southwest Airlines

Refusal to rob passengers separates Southwest from the rest of the herd

By RICHARD NEWMAN

One way Southwest Airlines differentiates itself is by charging much less for handling ... read more

From bags to boarding – how airlines clean up

Airline Industry

From bags to boarding – how airlines clean up

By Patrick Collinson

EasyJet's figures reveal how much airlines now depend on add-on charges for their profit, as it ... read more

Bogus airline surcharges become the norm

Airline Surcharges

Bogus airline surcharges become the norm

By Bryce Longton

Airlines are sticking it to passengers all the way around these days.

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Public opinion of budget airlines takes a downturn

Misleading Charges Taints Perception

Public opinion of budget airlines takes a downturn

By eTN Staff Writer

The latest Kaizo Advocacy Index - a twice yearly assessment of online reputations - looks at 20 ... read more

Little-known airline fees that add up

Airline Fees

Little-known airline fees that add up

By Harry R. Weber

ATLANTA — You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it's going to cost ... read more

Avoiding exorbitant phone bills on foreign trips

Using Cell Phone On Trips Abroad

Avoiding exorbitant phone bills on foreign trips

When it comes to "gotcha" fees, the cell-phone industry makes travel companies look like rank ... read more

Wrenshall pleads not guity to sex tourism charges

Sex Tourism

Wrenshall pleads not guity to sex tourism charges

NEWARK, N.J. - A Canadian citizen has pleaded not guilty to charges that he arranged trips to ... read more

Baggage fees spreading to international flights

Domestic Greed Goes Global

Baggage fees spreading to international flights

Traveling to Europe this fall on American Airlines? Consider packing light.

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American Airlines increases checked bag charges

Effective August 14, 2009

American Airlines increases checked bag charges

By eTN Staff Writer

American Airlines announced today that charges for checking a first or second bag will increase ... read more

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