Here are a dozen piece of information for the 2012 traveler.
- The Department of Transportation this month denied requests to delay implementation of this rule, so as of last week, you will know what you'll pay if you decide to check a bag or another piece of luggage.
- You won't immediately know how much your entire airline ticket will charge when you book online - at least not yet.
- You'll almost certainly be paying more for airline tickets. That's not a big shock; although oil prices teased us last fall by reducing to $80 a barrel, they're hovering around $100.
- Credit card companies will continue to court your business with tremendous flier-mile offers. 2011 may be remembered as the year British Airways seduced with the assure of 100,000 flier miles for signing up for a Visa card.
- You'll pay more for hotels in a few places, and Southern California will be one of them. In Los Angeles County, you'll fork over about $5 a night more for a room, up to an average of $132, and in San Francisco, the regular rate will rise by about $10 to $136.
