Going on a trip comes with a lot of moving parts. First is the planning stage: looking up flights, hotels, things to do, etc. Next is the booking stage during which you whip out your wallet and ...

Hotel pricing is a fluid market. By utilizing refundable rates and timing your bookings to local demand cycles, you can ...

A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible. By Seth Kugel Last September, my husband and I ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. Back ...

Before you attempt to check into your next hotel, make sure everything checks out. Better Business Bureau’s “Tip-Off to the Rip-Off” on WBBM offers some tips for keeping your wallet safe while you ...

Aaron is an avid global traveler and miles and points enthusiast. In addition to writing for Forbes.com, Aaron is a full-time professional advisor to Fortune 500 companies at a global consulting firm.

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I prepaid for two nights in a hotel through Booking.com. But when I arrived, an employee said their confirmation system was down, and there was no record of the reservation ...

If you've ever arrived at a hotel early and been told your room isn't ready, you're experiencing a well-established hospitality routine. These afternoon check-in timings aren't random at all. They are ...

When a hotel stay doesn't meet your expectations, you may be inclined to slam the property on social media or write a bad review online, but that shouldn't be your first move. "The guest has a lot of ...

I worked at a popular hotel chain for three years, and I saw plenty of guests make travel mistakes. Forgetting your credit card or ID makes check-in difficult, as does using someone else's card. Stop ...