Yes! Hilton and Marriott, among others, have each recently launched ad campaigns aimed at getting travelers, particularly loyalty members, to book with them directly. This is largely a measure designed to draw bookings away from online aggregators. What is buried in the fine print is that travel management companies, like …

Great question! Several weeks ago American, Delta, and United implemented new rules that prevent many one-way fares from being combined which has driven up the cost of multi-destination trips by as much as a factor of 7. Initially, the airlines each offered explanations that were a version of “… implemented …

That’s a question each client, and sometimes each traveler, will need to make for themselves. With the new rule, certain types of trips are less expensive when booked as a series of one-way tickets instead of as one ticket with all flights combined. Savings varies, but we are regularly seeing …