Forum: Travel Gripes

What is up with airport security? I just recently took a continental flight from Chicago to Newark round trip. On the way to Newark I had my nephew with me who is 2 years old and who loves to runaway so while I was in the security line I...

(Wasn't sure where to put this) But we just got back from a 10 day trip to Florida and I was so sick to my stomach before the trip. And the plane ride was not bad but I was still nauseated and then we had to get on a bus to get to our resort and...

:confused: Hello there I read your TSA article with interest as I had a row with them after things went missing from my suitcases after they searched my bags in LA without my knowledge and I didn't know this happened until I got back to England...

Hi all, Check out this article: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-11-05-obese-fliers_x.htm The gist of it is that Americans gained an average of 10 pounds in the 1990's, which is costing the airlines millions of dollars more in...

I woke up at 4 am with my three yr old son to catch a 6:30 flight to Mexico. The airplane needed repair so our flight and at 8 am our flight was canceled. I waited until 1 pm (6.5 hrs after the flight was supposed to leave!) to have someone help...

this was a 2 week trip to the Mayan Palace Acapulco, arrived 11-22-09 and well it started at the airport with the service that they have for transportaion. they could not seem to get the paper work righ so we stood in the airport and sat in the van...

I am a frequent and knowledgeable traveler. I recently found a website called SkyAuction.com. I studied the website and I was interested in their luxury travel section in hopes of getting some good deals on business/first class travel. Their...

:mad: DO NOT BOOK FROM TRAVELOCITY!!! The worst service ever! I requested to change my flight in March. The agent who was on the phone completely messed up my travel reservations. I wanted my both of my incoming and outgoing flights to be...

This is to warn people about renting a car especially in Vegas. Before we went on our trip we rented a car from Advantage. We were quoted a price of $118. However when we got the final bill it was $270. They never told us about all the extra...

Tourists that shuffle along busy streets.... Cab drivers that think they are Mario Andretti... or perhaps you cannot STAND screaming babies on airplanes? What is YOUR biggest grip about traveling? Laura Sterling Community Manager

:eek: I made a reservation for Greece and Turkey with this company. I paid in full in September 2008. The trip was for July 2009. The company lowered the price of the trip and Changed the single supplement from $1229 to FREE. I made several...

Earlier this year I booked a hotel in Turkey for a week at the end of September. I paid £41 towards the total cost of £170 (rest payable 3 weeks before staying). I'm now no longer going on the trip and have sent 3 e-mails to the hotel since the...

Did anyone else receive the litigation letter regarding credit cards charging fees for currency exchanges on purchases when traveling abroad? Not only do we get a bad exchange rate, but the the credit cards charge a fee on top of the echange rate!...

My worst fear of air travel is; Tarmac delays as much as several hours after landing at your destination. We definitely need a passenger bill of rights giving us rights to early departure from any plane stranded on a Tarmac. Whatever the airlines...

A dental emergency caused me to change my return trip home from Phoenix. Even though I have over 25,000 one pass miles they would not let me use them, they charged me $150.00 for the change. Too late I found out that I could have bought a one way...

I feel that was I treated very poorly by one agent verbally. He also failed to provide me with the amount of price he quoted for me by phone and was derogatory when I explained to him that I did not want to pay with out having and evidence by e-mail...

Hello all, Well, I have been a big fan of the cruisecritic.com website for all my cruise trips, so when I found out they had a sister website for resort style vacations I was very happy. But, when I got in here I was disappointed to see the lack...

We booked a one night stay at the Hilton Waikiki Prince in Hawaii as we had a stop over there. A few weeks later I noticed the charge on my card but figured it was no big deal. Then the airline changed our connecting flight so we were no longer...

I've been to Europe twice, first on business trip and then last month for vacation and I noticed that even if I have roaming enabled, I still couldn't use my mobile phone. I've been thinking if I should just buy a mobile phone or sim for when I go...

does anyone know where I can get a list of full service gas stations for New England and beyond. I am disabled and this info is very important to me when I travel.:)

I paid for a trip from Houston to Montreal on NWA but had to cancel it because of a family medical emergency. I asked for a refund, but was given a credit instead. I subsequently was never able to use the credit, so I asked for a refund again. It...

Hello just wish to tell you that globespan flying out of Hamilton Ontario to Bristal UK; denied a blind passenger a flight back home to the UK 40 minutes before her flight. Said she was too late. Booking desk was closed, even though passengers were...

Has anyone ever herd, or traveld with a travel agency called farebuzz.com? I'd just like to get peoples' oppinions and suggestions about this travel agency. Thanks:rolleyes:

I'm going to Las Vegas this summer with a group of people who are all over 21. I will be only a few months away from being of age, so I'm worried that I may not be able to enjoy my vacation and spend time with the people I am traveling with. Does...

Ultimateairfares has got to have one of the worst C/S depts. of any company I have ever had experience with. While trying to corect a double booking problem I went from being caller #9 with a 60 minute wait to caller #1 with a 2 minute wait, to...