Rising oil prices = travel surcharges

As the price of oil escalates expect the cost of your travels to increase. Instead of increasing prices many suppliers tack on a fuel surcharge.

It started last week when Carnival Corporation on Nov. 7, 2007, announced it will add fuel surcharges of $5 per passenger per day for the first and second passenger in each stateroom, up to a maximum of $70 per passenger per cruise, for all cruise departures starting on or after Feb. 1, 2008. The Carnival surcharge applies to six Carnival-owned lines including Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, Princess and Seabourn.

I expect more companies to follow suit.