May 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: It's a seductive little move: offer free flights, and then slap the passenger with taxes and additional fees. Tiger Airways just did it this month. It attracts potential customers, generates buzz ... all the good stuff that an airline needs in this market. A new law, however, is going to bring all this to a close. Air carriers will have to disclose all the "extra" costs up fronts, and free, for ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Australian "free" fares must be free from now on
May 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: It's a seductive little move: offer free flights, and then slap the passenger with taxes and additional fees. Tiger Airways just did it this month. It attracts potential customers, generates buzz ... all the good stuff that an airline needs in this market. A new law, however, is going to bring all this to a close. Air carriers will have to disclose all the "extra" costs up fronts, and free, for ...Car rental scams to look out for
Dec 28th, 2007 at 10:30AM: Whenever I've rented a car, I've always felt a bit anxious wondering what option to take when it comes to the insurance--or if the price is going to truly be what the information says it will be. Driving off a car lot in something I don't own is thrilling on one hand, but disconcerting in another. What if something goes wrong?
So far, I haven't been scammed, but I've probably paid for insurance ...
