The first real action to prevent hotels from posting false low-ball prices on initial rate searches, also known as hidden “resort fees,” is finally underway. The Attorney General of the District of Columbia asked the D.C. Superior Court for injunctive relief against Marriott (the world’s largest hotel chain) for violations of the District’s consumer protections […]
How France’s new eco-tax on flights will affect your next holiday
France is launching an eco-tax on nearly all airline flights in 2020, so what does this mean for your holiday? France has introduced an eco-tax on outbound flights from the country. Image by Getty It’s about to get slightly more expensive. French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne announced this week that an eco-tax will be applied […]
Sri Lanka is encouraging travellers to visit by dropping airline fees
If you fancy taking a trip to Sri Lanka, which was named by Lonely Planet as the top country in our Best in Travel 2019, you may be encouraged to visit by a reduction in the price of plane tickets. Train to Kandy through tea plantations. Image by ©Matt Munro/Lonely Planet The government of the […]
36 Hours in Naples, Italy
The allure of this storied seaside city — the Baroque excess, the indulgent cuisine, the mesmerizing fugue state of it all — now beckons as it did in the city’s Grand Tour days.