Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more. It's important to have a backup plan in case things take a turn for the worst.

U.S. Reps. Betty McCollum and Angie Craig, left to right, step out of the Whipple Federal Building after being denied access to inspect conditions for those being held there on Feb. 6. In a joint ...