This weekend we look at what region causes more flight delays across the nation and the blossoming o

This weekend we look at what region causes more flight delays across the nation and the blossoming of fees for hotels, rental cars and airlines. Plus, we examine some cases where rental car insurance might make sense for some travelers.
One in three U.S. flights are affected by delays in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace, and 40 to 50 percent of national airspace ground stops and ground delays occur in New York, Baer told the panel. That means about half of all flights in the country cruise ship reviews carnival miracle held at the gate or delayed on the tarmac can trace their delays to one of our region's airports.
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Travelers these days are finding themselves assaulted with fees and more fees whether flying, renting cars or staying cruise ship reviews carnival miracle in hotels . Enough is enough with these fees, in many cases, for nothing that the travelers wants, needs or would pay for otherwise.
In the last few months I've unwittingly paid for newspapers plopped outside my Starwood hotel room door (review your bill before you check out) and rental-car fees with vague, perplexing names like "airport concession cruise ship reviews carnival miracle recovery" and "facility charge." And I have been taken aback by fees for hotel beach chairs, umbrellas and parking. These were on top of fees I knowingly paid for preferred seating on planes, in-flight Internet, changing tickets and simply printing boarding passes.
The growing list of add-on fees would be comical were they not at our expense. There are now charges for reservations, cancellations, boarding cruise ship reviews carnival miracle early, departing early, holding bags, checking bags and using the gym, the business center and the safe in your room. And thanks to the latest high-tech minibars, you cannot even touch an Almond Joy to read the calorie count without a charge on your bill (along with a "restocking" fee).
Most of us, including me, never purchase rental car insurance. We figure we have coverage from our own automobile insurance and from many credit cards. Normally, cruise ship reviews carnival miracle we are correct, cruise ship reviews carnival miracle but there are six situations where rental car insurance may come in handy .
More and more these days, consumers cruise ship reviews carnival miracle need to check out the fine print of their insurance policies and make sure they re getting what they think they re getting, said Carmen Balber, Washington D.C. director of Consumer Watchdogs, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization.
Granted, most of the time when you re deciding these things, you re at the car rental counter and you just want to sign on the dotted line and drive to your destination. But while planning your trip, it may be worth a few extra phone calls to your regular car insurance provider and your credit card to make sure you re covered.