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Articles tagged “money”

Airlines

UK consumers may no longer be charged high fees to pay with credit cards

There's a difference between breaking up costs to keep prices lower for consumers and adding them back in as exorbitant fees to gouge them as many operators have done with credit card fees.

David Millward, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

Claim: Portugal is making ends meet by aggressively targeting foreign drivers

Whether its Portugal during economic crisis or New York's Hamptons during a boom, travelers on holiday are always a favorite source of revenue for local authorities looking to fill the city's coffers.

Rayner Otter, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Claim: Portugal is making ends meet by aggressively targeting foreign drivers

Tourism

Dubai can be cheap: 5 ways to see it for free

Just because Dubai is in debt to Abu Dhabi doesn't mean you have to follow its lead and be in debt to it. These five activities offer a few options for seeing the city for next to nothing.

Adam Schreck, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

Last-minute Olympics bargains for procrastinating sports fans

The prohibitive prices that everyone feared have turned out not to be too overwhelming, making London a possibility for the Olympics fan even at this late date.

Catharine M. Hamm, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

SkiftX

7 preventable travel scams that still trip up travel pros

Even Lonely Planet's U.S. editor has been bamboozled on the road and he recommends all travelers be aware of these common, kind of obvious, set-ups including hidden fees, fake bags, and greedy Elmos.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Salary survey: What hotel workers in the Middle East make in 2012

Numbers were more positive this year, but the survey respondents almost unanimously agreed that line staff were underpaid and that the blame for the lower wages was due to hotel owners being reluctant to raise wages.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

The 10 best free attractions in the United States

Solid picks for a budget summer, but travelers will likely be drawn this year to places that let them find respite from the searing heat.

Skift | 12 years ago