Keith Mcgregor's Article in Travel and Leisure

508 Travel misery for Inca trail tourists
The stranding of nearly 2,000 tourists, when heavy rains and mudslides in Peru blocked the train route to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, is a dramatic example of what can go wrong on holiday. No serious injuries have been reported to date but the Peruvian government declared an emergency in the region and airlifted 20 elderly and ill tourists by helicopter but the remainder are having to wait for the rail track, covered by land slips, to be repaired before being evacuated.
Posted on Feb-19-2010

496 Lost luggage - what to do?
A question often asked is can I claim compensation for delayed or missing bags when I travel? And none of us can safely say these days that it won't happen to me. Rules regarding airline liability for mishandled luggage are laid out in the Montreal Convention, which sets the maximum payout at just over £1,000 to cover emergency items or to replace possessions which are damaged or irretrievably lost. But, in reality, passengers can find it hard to get a fraction of this sum. Airlines will ask fo
Posted on Feb-19-2010

769 Travel insurance on the cheap?
A common pitfall when buying travel insurance is to take the easy option and sign up for the insurance package offered by your tour operator or to buy through a no-frills airline website. Not only do you risk spending over the odds if you do it this way but you could be buying a mediocre policy that doesn't provide adequate cover and isn't best suited to your needs. So can you find a better deal yourself by searching the internet?
Posted on Jan-29-2010