Our fave airline is usually the most economical, and a pleasure to travel with its friendly staff. However, its ABC line-ups for boarding can be a hassle for those C passengers who must wait for the A and B early birds to board.

First in line are those who paid extra to board ahead of everyone else. Of course, they grab the best window seats in front. That’s OK, but some of them also hold and put gear on other choice seats. Then, family members or pals from the back of the line who did not have to pay extra can join the early boarders.

Apparently, flight attendants can’t prevent the practice. Therefore, when you fly Southwest, get to check-in as early as possible or pay extra for early boarding. Then, your A ticket will get you a comfy window seat up front.

Curiosity killed the cat, so just peeking into the mini bar could automatically show up as catastrophic room charges. Even if you don’t take anything, the employee who daily checks the little boxes could miscount and add charges.

When you check out, carefully read your hotel's itemized bill, and if you see wrong mini bar charges, dispute them. Most front desk clerks will cancel the charges.

Experienced senior travelers to Sin City never had access to these new places to stay until a few years ago. In case you’re not familiar with them, Airbnbs are privately owned homes, condos and other residences that are available nightly to travelers, with many available in resort, beach and big city locations.

Now that they’ve progressed from some homeowner’s extra room to hostels to luxury penthouses throughout the world, travelers find them not only conveniently attractive, but usually much cheaper than hotel rooms. For traveling families and other group trips, an Airbnb rental can be a great bargain.

Today’s air travel is hectic enough without crazy antics by passengers making it worse for other flyers. It seems to be in the news all the time. Recently, a woman passenger ran up and down the aisles threatening to kill everyone. Another happened when an already soused passenger got violent when the attendant refused to give him a drink.

Statistics indicate the situation is reaching shocking levels as air travel gets more and more stressful. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports a 50% rise this year for bad in-flight actions, including verbal abuse, sudden anger and actual injury-threatening scenarios.