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The economic embargo that prohibits tourist or business travel by U.S. citizens, including from or through a third country such as Mexico or Canada, is still in place. ...

ASTAs Consumer Affairs Department routinely get calls concerning offers for college bowl games and Super Bowl packages. ...

What is a Consolidator?Why do Airlines Use Consolidators?How Do Consolidators Operate? Are Consolidators Legal? ...

Travel scams are characterized by the offering company's unwillingness to disclose all relevant details about their offer prior to payment by the consumer. ...

Helping your clients evaluating bargain travel offers, with tips you can reprint and use in your agency. ...

The emphasis of this section has been on avoiding travel scams, but what about the client who has already given out a credit card number? ...

If a client asks you to evaluate an offer to become a travel agent, tell the client that ASTA's Consumer Affairs Department has issued a warning to consumers to beware of offers from "card mills," com ...

Everyone has read those enticing advertisements for the vacation of a lifetime. The big, bold print promises more than you could ever dream about "For only $10.00 a day, you can lay on a Caribbean be ...

Trip cancellation coverage is generally considered to be a "named peril" type policy, meaning that only those perils that are named in the policy are covered. ...

The airlines pricing structure, in particular the common requirement of a Saturday night stay to obtain the lowest airfare, has provided an incentive for many customers to be creative when booking res ...