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Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Air Travel -- Your Ticket -- Lost Ticket -- Flight Delays, Diversions, and Cancellations -- Overbooked Flights -- Baggage -- Traveling with an Infant -- Unaccompanied Child -- Medical Concerns -- Bankrupt Carriers -- Deceptive Airline Advertising -- Frequent Flier Miles -- Airline Specifics -- Chapter Two: Car Rentals -- Making Your Car Rental Reservation -- Extra Charges -- Penalties for Early or Late Returns -- Mileage Charges -- Airport Rental Fees -- Driver Fees -- Refueling Charges -- Child Safety Seats -- Vehicle Drop-Off Charges -- Repair Charges -- Rental Car Insurance -- Canceling Your Reservation -- Overbook Reservations -- Unreasonable Restrictions -- A Final Note -- Rental Car Specifics -- Chapter Three: Lodging -- Making Your Hotel Reservation -- Overbooking and Walking -- Extra Hotel Charges -- Other Fees -- The Room -- Injuries Sustained at Hotels -- Hotel Specifics -- Chapter Four: Cruises -- Making Your Cruise Reservation -- Your Ticket -- Maritime Law -- Filing Suit -- Cancelled Sailings -- Skipped Ports -- Switching Cabins -- Unsatisfactory Cabins -- Ship Sanitation -- On-Board Illness or Injury -- Service Complaints -- Baggage -- Price Changes -- Missed Connections -- Disabled Passengers -- Cruise Line Specifics -- Chapter FIve: Tours -- Making Reservations -- Problems with the Tour -- Injuries -- Bankrupt Operators -- Chartered Packages -- Chapter Six: International Travel -- Your Key U.S. Documents -- Entry Requirements of Foreign Countries -- Travel Advisories and Prohibitions -- Health Issues -- Basic Issues Traveling Abroad -- Returning to the United States from Abroad -- Chapter Seven: Travel Agents, Consolidators, and Websites -- Before You Book Your Trip -- Travel Agencies -- Consolidators.
Travel Websites -- State-Specific Laws -- Chapter Eight: Travel Finance and Insurance -- Credit and Debit Cards -- Value Added Taxes -- Business Travel Tax Rules -- Charity Travel Tax Rules -- Travel Insurance -- Baggage Insurance -- Travel Assistance Services -- Travel Insurers -- Chapter Nine: Travel Crimes and Scams -- Recognizing and Avoiding Scams -- Dealing with Travel-Related Crimes -- Travel Agent ID Card Mills -- Report the Crime -- Cooling-Off Laws -- Chapter Ten: Discrimination in Travel -- Race, Color, National Origin, and Religion Laws -- Gender -- Sexual Orientation -- Age Discrimination -- Physical and Mental Disability Laws -- Smoking -- Pets -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Filing Effective Complaint Letters -- Appendix B: Travel Magazines and Guidebooks -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Cover.
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