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New rule requires airlines to include all taxes and fees in advertised fares

New airline rule will be implemented on January 26

New rule requires airlines to include all taxes and fees in advertised fares

Airline passengers won't have to wade several steps into the booking process to see the full ... read more

Ryanair defies credit card surcharges ban

Airline credit card surcharges crackdown

Ryanair defies credit card surcharges ban

Ryanair has defied the government's move to ban surcharges on payments to airlines and other ... read more

Hong Kong to raise tour group fees

Hong Kong Tourism

Hong Kong to raise tour group fees

The stamp duty and charges for inbound mainland tour groups will likely be increased to finance ... read more

Avoiding unnecessary airline fees

Air Travel Tips

Avoiding unnecessary airline fees

From digital check-ins to shipping baggage, these tips will help you avoid unnecessary airline ... read more

JetBlue to waive change fees and fare differences for customers affected by Hurricane Rina

JetBlue Airways

JetBlue to waive change fees and fare differences for customers affected by Hurricane Rina

NEW YORK - Due to inclement weather resulting from Hurricane Rina, JetBlue Airways will waive ... read more

Tourist industry not happy with Sri Lanka's visa changes

Sri Lankan Tourism

Tourist industry not happy with Sri Lanka's visa changes

A stream of visitors arrives from London or Dubai, Frankfurt or Hong Kong. They meet their tour ... 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

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

Airline fees soar

Fuel surcharges and fees increase cost of international travel

Airline fees soar

NEW YORK - Thinking of spending a weekend in Paris this spring? Think again.

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Frontier Airlines cuts, axes fees

Frontier Airlines makes "guest-friendly" changes to its policy

Frontier Airlines cuts, axes fees

Air travelers are used to airlines raising or adding fees, so they may be shocked to hear that ... read more

2010: Airlines rake $2.5 billion from baggage fees so far

Airline Baggage Fees

2010: Airlines rake $2.5 billion from baggage fees so far

Baggage fees may irritate you, but airlines sure aren't complaining.

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Survey: Parking and WiFi fees irk hotel guests the most

Hotel News

Survey: Parking and WiFi fees irk hotel guests the most

TORONTO - More than eight out of ten travellers dislike having to pay for hotel extras when on ... 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

Carriers predict delays, waive change fees due to Hurricane Earl

Labor Day Travel

Carriers predict delays, waive change fees due to Hurricane Earl

By Mary Forgione

U.S. airlines are warning passengers flying along the East Coast from Maine to Asheville, N.C., ... read more

Ten ways of beating airlines at their own game

Air Travel Tips

Ten ways of beating airlines at their own game

By RICK SEANEY

Is flying today a game? You bet and the odds are stacked against you.

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US to require Visa Waiver Program travelers to pay fees for Electronic System for Travel Authorization

Final Interim Rule

US to require Visa Waiver Program travelers to pay fees for Electronic System for Travel Authorization

WASHINGTON, DC - US Customs and Border Protection announced an interim final rule that amends ... read more

Spirit CEO: Luggage not essential for travel, who needs bags?

Spirit (of Greed) Airlines Baggage Fees

Spirit CEO: Luggage not essential for travel, who needs bags?

By John Kelso

Most people are on Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza's case for telling Congress the other day ... read more

Watchdog group: Airline fees can increase fare by 50%

Airline Fees

Watchdog group: Airline fees can increase fare by 50%

That airfare you booked because it looked like a great deal can actually end up costing you 50 ... read more

Travel is about to become more expensive courtesy of Uncle Sam

fees for passports, passport cards and visa pages go up

Travel is about to become more expensive courtesy of Uncle Sam

The cost of travel, an industry that has been impacted in a negative way by fuel prices in ... read more

Bypassing airline baggage fees

Airline Baggage Fees

Bypassing airline baggage fees

By Caroline Costello

In the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. airline industry made more than $760 million in revenue ... read more

Why does US Airways pull in more bag-fee revenue than others?

Baggage Fees

Why does US Airways pull in more bag-fee revenue than others?

By Scott McCartney

US Airways Group Inc.

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In first three months of 2010 airlines raked in $769M in baggage fees

Baggage Fees

In first three months of 2010 airlines raked in $769M in baggage fees

By Sherry Mazzocchi

Checked baggage fees are really adding up – into a bundle of revenue for the airline ... read more

Alaska Air new checked baggage fees take effect

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Air new checked baggage fees take effect

Alaska Airlines as of Wednesday has changed its fees for checked baggage.

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Airline perks and fees - giving with one hand and taking away with the other

Airline Credit Card Perks

Airline perks and fees - giving with one hand and taking away with the other

By Brian J. O'Connor

The ever-changing world of airline fares and fees is getting a little more confusing — but ... read more

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