William Mcgee

Dec 18, 2024 | frommers.com | William McGee |William Mcgee

When Donald Trump nominated Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation last month, Airlines for America—lobbyists for the largest carriers—said it was “thrilled.” Not surprising, since Duffy has lobbied on behalf of the airline industry. And he’s stated on Fox News that the free market must fix the airlines, not the DOT.

Nov 27, 2024 | msnbc.com | William McGee |William Mcgee

According to AAA, this week will mark the busiest Thanksgiving for air travel in history, with more than 5.8 million passengers flying domestically. Only a small percentage of them are booked on Spirit, the troubled airline that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Yet millions of others — make that almost all of us — benefit from Spirit’s presence and should give thanks for its existence.

Nov 14, 2024 | frommers.com | William McGee |William Mcgee |Pauline Frommer

It’s that time of year when you’re likely to be booking holiday travel, and undoubtedly you’ve logged onto travel sites to seek the best deals in flights, hotels, resorts, car rentals, and cruises. It’s also a good time to consider using a travel advisor to help you do that. That’s right. You may think you know all there is to know about travel, but that’s akin to thinking someone who can sing in the shower is ready for a recording contract.

Aug 26, 2024 | frommers.com | William McGee |William Mcgee

I have spent 39 years working in the travel industry, writing about travel, and advocating for travelers, but just like everyone, I still get caught off guard by consumer gotchas. No matter how much I know about travel, there are always new hurdles to overcome. I made a new discovery on a road trip vacation last week after I thought I had properly purchased car rental insurance protection. The coverage I booked through Expedia turned out not to work for the rental car company I chose.

Aug 5, 2024 | frommers.com | William McGee |William Mcgee

About ten years ago, airline greed reached a new low when every carrier in the nation refused to waive seating fees for families with young children to sit together inflight. I was at the center of the fight against it for a decade. At times, it seemed common sense and common decency would never win. But thankfully, the worst junk fee of all will soon be eliminated.