Ed Perkins
Travel columnist Ed Perkins is a nationally recognized reporter and consumer advocate. His weekly columns focus on how travelers can find the best deals and avoid scams and misleading promotions.
Perkins recently retired as founding editor of Consumer Reports Travel Letter, one of the country's most influential travel publications, known for its consumer-oriented research and reporting. From 1992 until 1997 he was the principal author of the annual "Best Travel Deals" books (Consumer Reports). He has also written for the London-based Business Traveler magazine.
Perkins' travel expertise has led to frequent television appearances, including spots on ABC's "Good Morning America," "This Week with David Brinkley," "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," CNN, and numerous local TV and radio stations.
Before Consumer Reports Travel Letter, Perkins spent 25 years in travel research and consulting with assignments ranging from national tourism development strategies to the design of computer-based tourism models.
Ed Perkins Samples
Seniors on the Go: No End to Credit Card Problem in Europe
The big U.S. banks that issue MasterCard and Visa credit cards have apparently decided to ignore a problem that bothers many U.S. travelers to Europe: inability to use their U.S.-issued cards because they do not conform to the validation system mo...
New Airline Ideas, Good and Bad
Not all airline ideas are bad -- every once in a while, a big line comes up with something that actually helps consumers. One good idea comes from Virgin Atlantic: taxi-sharing from airport to downtown.
Seniors on the Go: Form a Travel Group? Join One?
"You could travel FREE if you gather as few as 10 paying customers for escorted land and river cruise tours, and 14 full paying passengers on ocean and small ship cruise tours." Let's look first at forming a tour group.
Buying Air Tickets Offshore -- Good Idea?
"Can I still cut airfare costs by buying a return ticket overseas?" a reader asks.
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