"Rudy Maxa" is an United States/American consumer travel expert.

Maxa is the host and executive producer of 85 half-hour travel shows on the world's great destinations that are broadcast on public television in the U.S. with the titles Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa, Smart Travels: Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa, and—since 2008—Rudy Maxa's World. His most recent 20 episodes of Rudy Maxa's World are also broadcast overseas on Travel Channel International and have received numerous awards, including two regional Emmy awards.

In addition, Maxa hosts America's most widely syndicated radio travel show, a two-hour weekend show also called Rudy Maxa's World.

Maxa began his career in journalism after graduating from Ohio University (BSJ, '71) as an investigative reporter, magazine writer, and personalities columnist at The Washington Post (1971–83). His reporting on a Capitol Hill sex scandal and the resulting changes in congressional rules was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and he received the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism for a series of stories on an international Ponzi scheme.

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If your backup ticket is a full-fare ticket, then it's totally refundable, ... If it's an advance-purchase ticket, you'll only be able to apply it toward future tickets on that particular airline (if the strike doesn't materialize, or if a walkout quickly ends).

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I'm seeing and hearing about this all the time. In today's hectic world, where a 15-year-old can put on headphones and tune out for the precious few hours when you're home, travel can be a fantastic bonding experience.

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