American Airlines, JFK get bogus travel agent awards

Christopher Elliott · September 10, 2008

It’s difficult to find a traveler who thinks always-congested JFK is the best airport in the country or that always-late American Airlines is the top air carrier — let alone a competent travel agent. But not according to the World Travel Awards, which has given JFK and American its top honors.

 

Beware fake International Driving Permits

Janice Hough · August 13, 2008

Travelers planning to rent a car while traveling overseas are probably already braced for the higher gas prices, but the FTC and AAA now are warning of a scam that could cost a lot more than only gas money — fake international driving permits.

 

Is this the final chapter in the car rental refueling scam?

Christopher Elliott · June 12, 2008

Are sky-high refueling costs for your rental car about to be history? They are if you live in Maryland, thanks to actions to be announced today by the state’s attorney general, Douglas Gansler. And cheaper refueling prices are spilling beyond the boundaries of the Old Line State.