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Ed Perkins on Travel
A longtime travel expert, Perkins helps consumers get the most from their travel dollar. His feature and Q&A columns give readers up-to-the-minute advice on everything from planning an itinerary for a European rail trip to booking flights, renting cars and buying travel insurance. Perkins also peppers his columns with valuable tips to avoid travel hassles.Targets senior travelers.
Ed Perkins on Travel Samples
Seniors on the Go: Should Europe's latest 'crisis' deter you?
I'm writing this column in Europe, where the headlines are full of "crisis" talk about a possible economic "collapse." You've probably seen the general outlines of the problem.
New credit cards reflect consumer push-back
The three newest consumer credit cards -- two from Bank of America, one from JPMorgan Chase -- reflect consumer exasperation with some of the current card "features" that may not look so good to savvy travelers.
Seniors on the Go: In praise of old-fashioned printed maps
"You're buying maps? CASE 1.Beijing hotel. So far, so good. I made the booking through Booking.com, but its map was hopelessly inaccurate.
Frequent flyer programs: Doing the math
"I'm looking for something that can be made for a dime, sold for a dollar, and is habit-forming." This recollection was brought on by a press release from United touting "An exciting new product: Unpublished Hotel Awards powered by Hotwire.
Seniors on the Go: Where budget hotels aren't very 'budget'
Move over, New York; we have a new champion for high hotel prices -- Boston, which the online hotel agency Cheaphotels discovered has the country's highest average nightly rates for budget hotels.
Post a bad review? Pay!
Travel ombudsman Christopher Elliott and e-columnist David Rowell, "The Travel Insider," recently reported on a new and very worrisome trend: punishing you for posting a bad hotel or vacation rental review on TripAdvisor, other travelers' review s...
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