... planned a real skiing/snowboarding vacation before, so I'm hoping that some of you knowledgeable people can help us out. First, is there a guidebook or other resource that people have found particularly helpful and informative? I'm especially interested in resources related to skiing/snowboarding, but eating, drinking ... more

... deposit your things at the rental store free of charge. Just think about ways to minimize carrying that stuff. And bascially I've found that any one store is pretty much like any other -- I just try to make it convenient for my mornings when I'm eager to be ... more

... planning on a 2-week vacation with my family (with 2 teenagers) to Switzerland and southern France in June. We want to see the mountains and scenery in Switzerland and to visit the small towns in southern France. We are likely to fly into Zurich (or Geneva) and take a ... more

... getting special fares, rail passes, rental cars, etc. You are not starting too early at all so don't put this off much longer. Hope this helps you to get started and to get some basic ideas into place. Once you have general areas in mind, post again and we ... more

... that Hertz was a leading rental car company that provided reliable cars and excellent customer service. No longer. If you absolutely have to rent a car at Basel airport, I STRONGLY recommend NOT to consider Hertz unless defective chargers and mysterious administrative charges - US$40 to provide your address to ... more

... can get the address through a google search. It's always a schock to discover a charge you didn't expect. Have you reviewed the rental documents to see if they had this in the fine print? If not, you can always contest the charge with your credit card company ... more

... does not work in a rental car you should go to the next station of your company to get fixed it. This happend to me different times and they always helped. If you get a charge you did not expect you should ask your rental car company to prove why ... more

I'm planning a vacation in Switzerland in October with my wife and I'd appreciate any/all inputs to help plan my itinerary. We've booked our hotel closer to Geneva and we have about 7 days in hand. Please suggest the following: - itinerary (must do) - Car rental (recommendations) - Train ... more

... waste time with a car rental. Even the Zurich airport was impressively run, no need to plan on spending additional vacation time waitnig in lines or getting to and from. My only suggestion for travelers, think about how much money you want to spend while there and double it, especially ... more