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She Paid $805 for Travel Insurance. Then Came the Surprise. (opens the original)
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Celia Dunlap thought she had bought a little certainty when she paid an extra $805 for travel insurance before her Southeast Asia tour. But when her operator slashed a 40-day itinerary down to just 10, she found herself holding a nonrefundable airline ticket worth $4,500. “My insurance policy didn’t cover my cancellation,” said Dunlap, a retired attorney from Littleton, Colorado. “The policy was worthless.” Travelers keep buying protection, and this year they’re buying it despite all the terms a
Why Travelers Keep Forgetting Everything (and How to Stop It) (opens the original)
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To get an idea of how forgetful travelers have become lately, consider what happened to Ally Murphy and her husband on a recent flight from London to Atlanta. After collecting their luggage, they caught a shuttle to their hotel. “After boarding the bus, I realized I had forgotten one suitcase,” recalled Murphy, a voiceover artist based in Seattle. She returned to the airport and found her bag – only to notice that she’d left another bag on the bus. Check out Elliott Confidential, the newsletter
The AI Travel Scam Hiding in Plain Sight (opens the original)
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Kishore Bitra thought he’d found the perfect hotel in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The detailed customer reviews praised the property’s “upscale” amenities and “attentive” service. But when Bitra checked into his room, he found something entirely different: a broken air conditioner, dirty sheets and a property in a state of disrepair. Then he took a closer look at the user comments and noticed they were all posted the same week. To the average guest, that might not seem strange. But to Bitra, an engin
This Simple Travel Oversight Can Ruin Your Trip Instantly (opens the original)
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Even the most experienced traveler can run into trouble every now and then. But how do you get out of trouble? I needed to think quickly when I checked in for a recent flight from Doha, Qatar, to Auckland, New Zealand. I had taken care of the visa for New Zealand, but then the ticket agent asked me for proof of an onward journey. Huh? Well, it turns out New Zealand won’t let you into the country unless you can show you won’t overstay your visa. Unexpected problems crop up all the time when you t
Why Cheap Off-Season Travel Is Harder to Find in 2026 (opens the original)
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Remember when you could get a travel deal by waiting a few weeks after summer ended? That’s history. “The off-season practically vanished in many parts of the world,” said Whitney Haldeman, a luxury travel advisor with Embark Collective. It certainly has for travelers like Gerri Hether, who used to time her visit to Disney World for the first week in December – traditionally one of the slowest times in Orlando. Hether, a retired nurse from Mesa, Arizona, remembers enjoying the short lines and at
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