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The Best Airfares 

Airfare Bargains (Consumer-SOS)
The best websites for cheap airfares.

Getting The Best Air Fares (General Tips) 
Sources of Air Travel Information.

Fare Bargains-Travel Agents & Travel Websites  (Consumer-SOS)

Buying Tickets You Can Transfer Or Resell

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Your Fly Rights 

Fly-rights (Consumer Reports Version)

Fly-rights (DOT Version)

Flight Delays-Protect Your Rights With Rule 240
If your flight is delayed or cancelled, or if you've missed
your flight connection, these policies may give you free 
meal vouchers, hotel accommodations, phone calls, and
other amenities. 

Information For Travelers With Disabilities (Your Rights & Options)

Air Passengers With Disabilities

Air Travel With Your Pet

Frequent Flyer Programs
What to look for and watch out for.

Aviation Consumer Protection Division Home Page

Rules Of The Air
To find out airline policies on cancellations or delays, get your hands on that contract.  A ticket agent must provide a copy if you ask, all 40 pages of excruciating legalese. 

http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/flightdelays.html
Flight Delays, Rights, Remedies, Damages & Class Actions.
Please note: The author presents a smattering of case law from a number of the states. However, don't think you'll win the case just because other states have sided with you on the same issues.  No state has to follow the case law of another state. There's no guarantee your state will adopt the same approach. 

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Avoiding Airline Trouble/Delays  

Avoiding Flying Hassles & Complications

Compensation For Delays, Cancellations & Losses (Consumer-SOS)

Find Out If Your Airport Has Congested Runways Or Delayed Flights  (Major US Cities)
Click on their map above for the latest airport conditions around the country. 

Rules Of The Air
To find out airline policies on cancellations or delays, get your hands on that contract.  A ticket agent must provide a copy if you ask, all 40 pages of excruciating legalese. 

Lost Baggage For Delta Flights
This link allows you to enter your lost baggage report number for the latest status of your bag as well as the address or other arrangements that have been made for its delivery to you.  Or you can get the same information by calling Delta's Baggage Service Center at (800) 325-8224.  

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Road Travel

New York City Consumer Protection Laws
Laws that regulate advertising, cancellations, car rentals, caterers, contracts, credit cards, debt collection, food, flea markets, franchises, furniture & appliance delivery, gymnasiums, jewelry, layaways, refunds, restaurants, sales & discounts, store receipts, repairs, tax preparers, and utility bill payments.

Maps & Directions (Consumer-SOS)

Renting A Car
How to choose a rental company and understand the terms and charges.

Yahoos List Of Rental Car Companies
Links you to most car rental companies.  

Driving Abroad

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Got a Complaint? Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously. Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).


Maps

Mapquest
Driving directions in the US, Canada & Europe.

Google Maps & Directions

www.mapsonus.com
Provides road maps and driving directions.  

Yahoo-Maps
Free and you don't need to register..

Free Map Software & Other Resources

Mapopolis (Maps for Hand-helds, Palm tops, etc)

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Cruise Travel

The Cruise Passenger's Rights and Remedies

Office Of Attorney General For Franchises (New York)
All about franchises, what you need to know and where to complain

Consumer Frauds Bureau (New York)
Prosecutes businesses and individuals engaged in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or illegal trade practices. In addition to litigating, the Bureau mediates thousands of complaints each year from individual consumers.

Where To File A Consumer Complaint (AG Locations Throughout NY)

New York City Consumer Protection Laws
Laws that regulate advertising, cancellations, car rentals, caterers, contracts, credit cards, debt collection, food, flea markets, franchises, furniture & appliance delivery, gymnasiums, jewelry, layaways, refunds, restaurants, sales & discounts, store receipts, repairs, tax preparers, and utility bill payments.

AG Complaint Forms For All Occasions (New York)

New York City Complaint Directory (Complaints Handled Not By The NY AG's Office)
A-Z Directory of where to go for help. From abandoned property to trouble with veterinarians!

Understanding New York Law: (Scroll Down Large Document, Can Download It As Well)
Travel Law pp.118-119

http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/tasah.html
Travel Abroad, Sue at Home.

http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/toac.html
Tour Operators and Air Carriers: Modern Theories of Liability.

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously. Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

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Restaurants, Hotels & Other Tourist Accommodations
Hotels, Inns & Youth Hostels
Restaurants & Other Tourist Accommodations

Hotels, Inns & Hostels
Tips, Articles, & Complaints
The Cheapest Rates (Hotel Location Services)

Tips, Articles & Complaints

Complaints/Your Rights When You Paid By Credit Card (Consumer-SOS)

Office Of Attorney General For Franchises (New York)
All about franchises, what you need to know and where to complain

Franchise Complaint Form (New York)

Consumer Frauds Bureau (New York)
Prosecutes businesses and individuals engaged in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or illegal trade practices. In addition to litigating, the Bureau mediates thousands of complaints each year from individual consumers.

Where To File A Consumer Complaint (AG Locations Throughout NY)

New York City Consumer Protection Laws
Laws that regulate advertising, cancellations, car rentals, caterers, contracts, credit cards, debt collection, food, flea markets, franchises, furniture & appliance delivery, gymnasiums, jewelry, layaways, refunds, restaurants, sales & discounts, store receipts, repairs, tax preparers, and utility bill payments.

AG Complaint Forms For All Occasions (New York)

New York City Complaint Directory (Complaints Handled Not By The NY AG's Office)
A-Z Directory of where to go for help. From abandoned property to trouble with veterinarians!

Understanding New York Law: (Scroll Down Large Document, Can Download It As Well)
Travel Law pp.118-119

Find Your  Chamber Of Commerce (World Wide) 

State Tourism Agencies Or Promotional Pages (All 50 States)

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously. Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

Hotel Location Services

Tripstalker.com
Alerts you by email or text message once a flight, hotel or rental car matching your search criteria turns up.

Kayak.com
Easily search over 100 sites for cheap airfare, discount hotels, and car rentals.

Regarding complaints: To find the movers and shakers to complain to, check out the Directory Of Hotel And Motel Companies, which can be found for free at your local library.
 
This directory has the names addresses and phone numbers of the real decision makers such as the hotel management companies, franchisers, owning companies and hotel chain operators.  Note: many major travel magazines have complaint columns.  Your reference librarian can tell the most prominent ones.

Always use a credit card to secure travel arrangements such as airline tickets, rental cars or hotel reservations. Then, if you have a problem with merchandise or services that you charged to a credit card and you have tried to work the problem out with the seller, you may have the right to withhold payment from the card issuer for the merchandise or services.  The amount you may withhold includes the charge for the purchase, plus any finance or related charges. See CONSUMER DEBT AND CREDIT PROBLEMS-Disputes Over Merchandise Or Services.

Understanding New York Law: (Scroll Down Large Document, Can Download It As Well)
Travel Law pp.118-119

Find Your  Chamber Of Commerce (World Wide) 

State Tourism Agencies Or Promotional Pages (All 50 States)