Most people don't realize that just handful of companies control most of the travel industry, but there are still ways to hack our merger-addicted travel system in your favor.
Last month on Frommer’s, I detailed how the U.S. airline industry has never been more concentrated thanks to…
Lots of people who wouldn't take a traditional cycling vacation are eagerly signing up for powered e-bikes. Learn about great cities for e-biking and companies that offer e-bike package tours.
In 2013, Backroads, an operator of cycling tours to destinations around the world, bought 150 e-bikes for…
So you want to go after your travel company for a refund, poor service, or mistreatment? Here are the parts of the government that oversee travel businesses, including car rentals, airlines, hotels, vacation rentals, and more.
Whether it’s a bankrupt cruise line, a canceled flight, a missing…
The thought of round-the-clock "togetherness" — with friends, family or strangers bound together in a tour group — can be overwhelming to the estimated 57% of people who lean toward introversion. Solo travel can suit introverts, who tend to re-energize by time spent alone. But even as its popularity increases, most trips are taken with…
Peter Lancaster in Argentina. Courtesy of Peter Lancaster Forget the "quarter-life crisis." These days, millennials are turning to the "quarter-life sabbatical." Amid the waves of mass layoffs, people are choosing to repurpose their unemployment into soul-searching, and many are extending their time away from the cubicle to travel the world. Peter Lancaster, 31, was laid…