It doesn't feel like so long ago when you could pick up and go on a whim – decide to fly to Chicago (or out of Chicago) for the weekend at the last minute and still get a flight whose price you c…

Southwest Airlines is going plastic-only starting September 9th:
Southwest Airlines wants you to keep your cash … and hand over your plastic! No, Southwest is not adding new service fees, but beginn…

I happened to come across a treasure trove of news this week concerning air travel and its effect on your personal finance. As you might guess, most of the news is bad, but some is simply interesting…

The miami herald is again bringing up a subject that rears its fat head every so often:
With airlines now charging passengers for checked-in luggage, refreshments and other previously free services, w…

There have been a few stories in the last few years about airlines starting to accept credit cards in flight, but Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines is going a big step further:
Sun Country Airlin…

When I hear the word "timeshare," I hear "sucker." Everything I read about timeshares is negative, from the fine print that trips you up in your contracts to the reduced flexibili…

On the last morning of our Riviera maya vacation in Mexico, we had to be ready in front of the hotel at 6:45 AM to take a bus up to the Cancun airport an hour away and there was little to no breakfas…

A friend got married recently and invited a group of us to head down to Mexico and share in the wedding festivities, as well as a few days of drinking and sunning. This was my first experience ever st…

It's always seemed a little unfair that you can buy a ticket for a flight and be bumped off when it's oversold, even if you really, really need to be on that plane. Starting in May, it's …

I haven't been on a real vacation in a while. I have, actually, but going on vacation with my two small children hardly qualifies-by the time the vacation's over I'm so beat I can't wa…