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Call first. The new airline fees for bags, meals, pillows, blankets, and rebooking flights have gotten so bad, jokes travel expert Peter Greenberg, that we could soon end up "paying to use the toilet on the airplane." Greenberg, author of Don't Go There! (it's a guide to all the places you don't want to visit), has a surprising tip: Talk to a human being at the airline. A website, whether an airline's or a discounter's, doesn't always have all the cheapest flights. Call the airline's 800 number for flight information, then compare that with what you find on the Internet. Book the best deal.

Airline Workers Stage Large, Loud Demonstration at LAX
Late in the afternoon, a minimum of 300 airport workers loudly marched through Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX in Los Angeles.
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If you're just about resigned to hitting that "Book" button on an outrageously-priced holiday travel itinerary, hold up a minute. Last week we asked for your favorite web sites to find travel deals online, and we shared the top five vote-getters with you on Sunday. The comment thread from that post, however, was teeming with many more sites you can scour for cheap tickets, hotels, and savings on other travel-related expenses. Collected below, in no particular order, are some the lesser-known options you suggested.

Well lit is Holiday Season and people are traveling to visit or take midwinter vacations. AS you travel you may wonder what you can do with your electronic stuff. Here are the guidelines for most airlines.

Travelers beware!It is not cost or time efficient to use the Disneyland Express for transit between the Los Angeles LAX airport and hotels in the Disneyland downtown area. Several options exist that are less expensive, more frequent and more reliable.