Today comes an email, passed along to me by my brother, from a classmate of his who was organizing a big gathering to honor the passing of his spouse. After getting commitments to attend from relatives and friends, he reserved all the necessary hotel rooms on line through the Reservations.com website and personally paid the…
Back in January, when I was planning my recent trip to the Rail Passengers Association meeting in Washington, I made a reservation for two nights at Maison Depuy, a nice hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter. They emailed me a confirmation. Last Thursday, Train 19, the Crescent, was quite late arriving in New Orleans…
As a consumer, getting the best deal—or at least a good deal—when traveling is becoming a constant struggle. The other side has the advantage and, what’s more, they keep changing the rules. I belong to the Hilton Honors program. I joined almost impulsively because NARP had held its Spring meeting in a Hilton hotel for…