Do I Need Travel Insurance?
Travel insurance can minimize the considerable financial risks of traveling: accidents, illness, missed flights, canceled tours, lost baggage, thef...
Fresh Start in Ireland; Travel Smarts; Travel Plans
Hear how an American found delight, and a fresh start, in rural Ireland — even after an unwelcome medical diagnosis ended his career. Then consumer...
Greek Food; World's Smartest Travelers; 1,000 Places USA and Canada
Learn how eating like a Greek could be an ideal way to improve your diet in the new year. Then listen in as consumer-travel advocate Christopher El...
Help me: Should we accept credit cards for our tours?
It's about 2am. I'm in Vienna, still spinning after an exciting day in Bratislava but also burdened with office work. (Wi-fi in the room is both go...
Car-Rental Insurance and the Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)
By Rick Steves When you rent a car in the US, your personal car insurance, with collision and comprehensive coverage, typically carries over to ...
Savvy Senior Travelers
By Rick Steves Looking for a fountain of youth? I've long noticed that older travelers seem younger than average in their appearance, attitudes,...
As the Ash Settles
Today, I finished my Venice work, checked out of my hotel, and — as I normally do when leaving Venice — walked across the entire town as if hiking ...
Before You Go Checklist
By Rick Steves Quite a few things are worth arranging while you're still at home — lining up these details well ahead of time is a big part of h...
How to Plan, Pack, and Prepare for a Pandemic Trip to Europe
Planning, packing, and preparing for a trip to Europe takes a lot of work. And even more so during a pandemic. I’m back in Europe now, having clear...
Getting Medical Care in Europe
By Rick Steves Most of Europe offers high-quality medical care that's as competent as what you'll find at home. The majority of Europe's doctors...
Using Your Rail Pass
By Rick Steves Rail passes are pretty straightforward but come with a lot of fine print (worth reading). It's important to understand the basics...
The Dirty 30 — More Cheap Tricks
By Rick Steves Ask your credit-card company about fees for overseas transactions. Hidden card fees can make that first post-trip statment a very...
Europe Through the Back Door, 40th edition
Rick's trusted, step-by-step advice on essential travel skills The best-selling "how-to" travel handbook Travel smarter — read it before you...
Travel Insurance
What travel insurance company do you use when you travel? I have Allianz for an upcoming Ireland/Scotland trip, but am also looking for a cruise ...
Travel Insurance
Because we are taking a transatlantic cruise at the start of our vacation and have seen people (too frequently) airlifted off the ship at what appe...