What do Marilyn Monroe, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth and Billie Holiday have in common? Not much, except that hotel rooms they once occupied in various American cities are available for booking.

If your senior wanderings bring you to those hotels, you may want to experience a night or two where the famous slept. You’ll pay extra for the privilege, but you’ll have pix and bragging stories to show friends and family.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt:The Mayflower Renaissance, Washington, DC: President-elect Roosevelt stayed at the Mayflower before moving into the White House in January 1933. If you're traveling to Washington, book Room 776, where FDR worked on his inaugural speech.

Kicked off your flight? Injured when the aircraft hit rough skies? Lost luggage? Take action about it! Convenient Department of Transportation complaint forms are available online. All you need is to input your personal info, airline, flight details, and description of the incident. Then upload any supporting documents, including photos. After that, click the submit button.

From there, the complaint is entered into DOT’s aviation industry monitoring system, and becomes part of the stats in the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report. It’s distributed to the airline industry and made accessible to media and general public.

Along with real travel, savvy seniors always enjoy movies about places in the world they’ve visited or would someday like to see. Choices range from classics dating back more than 70 years to one that debuted in 2011. Many you can watch free on YouTube.

The Wizard of Oz (1939): This great children’s classic is still the absolute all-time favorite of  travelers of every age. The annual TV showing at holiday time keeps the story fresh for this and future generations.

While the colorful travels of Dorothy and her friends are all imaginary, they represent every senior’s hopes. We all seek to find that perfect destination over the rainbow where dreams come true.

According to reports, a more than a dozen people have died this year and many more injured while attempting selfies in dangerous spots. It can be doubly dangerous for seniors with limited physical abilities who stretch too far out of a car window, beyond the edge of a canyon or over the railing of a cruise ship.

It’s also happening all too frequently to many travelers, young and old, who stare into their smartphones while crossing dangerous city streets. Therefore, on your next travel adventure, be sure you and your little light box obey all the safety rules. Then, you’ll get home with pictures instead of fractures.