Ed Perkins on travel: Vacation rental alternative: Try a houseboat
In these days of isolation, vacation rentals have become popular as a way for a family to vacation while keeping away from the many guests they encounter at hotels or...
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Ed Perkins on travel: Still more status news
COVID-19 still dominates the travel news. The latest wrinkle in domestic travel is that New York State is requiring travelers from a state designated as having "significant community spread" must...
Ed Perkins on travel: Air travel: Where do we go from here?
Anybody who says, in mid-2020, they have a firm fix on the future of air travel is either trying to con you into something or on the hard stuff. In...
Ed Perkins on travel: Traveling-with-kids checklist
The main type of travel during the re-opening period will be "visiting friends and relatives," or VFR, in industry jargon, one of the three big travel groups the industry uses....
Ed Perkins on travel: VFR: Do it the comfortable way
VFR, the travel industry shorthand for "Visiting Friends and Relatives," will be the first big segment of the travel marketplace to recover from the shut-down. So say many of the...
Ed Perkins on travel: Honest hotel price comparisons — at last
Log onto Expedia, check the price for a room for one night at the Luxor Hotel in mid-September, and the first comparison page is likely to highlight the rate at...
Ed Perkins on travel: Enough with the fees, already
You've already encountered the dismal "resort" fees, but how about additional "venue," "gratuity," "service," "urban," "facility," and even "coronavirus" fees? I've written for many years that in the travel business,...
Ed Perkins on travel: Cautiously optimistic on reopening
The world, including the U.S., is reopening on an ambitious scale. Starting now, mid-June, and into July, countries and regions are easing off of restrictions; airlines are adding schedules, and...
Tips for booking a hotel online
The keys to your current most effective hotel strategy elements are (1) use a good metasearch system to locate the best deal, then (2) arrange the deal directly through the...
Seniors on the Go: Summer senior summary
If you're a senior about to shove off on your vacation, here are a few notes on the current state of senior travel. AIRLINES. Forget any special senior deals. The...