My favorite travel expert Peter Greenberg offers up some tips on last-minute Labor Day travel over at CBS News:
Despite all the obstacles they're facing, AAA recently projected that the number of Americans traveling this Labor Day holiday weekend will increase nearly 10 percent from 2009, with approximately 34.4 million travelers taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home.

First, there's the breaking news about Hurricane Earl. The storm traveled across northeastern Caribbean on Monday, and became a Category 4 as it heads toward the U.S. The Category 4 storm is not expected to make landfall, but is expected to swipe North Carolina late Thursday and travel up the East Coast on Friday and Saturday.

The hurricane was officially "named" by the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, August 29. That means, in many cases, travel insurance policies must have been purchased on or before Saturday, August 28 for covered benefits to apply.

If you purchased travel insurance, read your policy carefully to see what is covered. If your flight is canceled, your resort is deemed uninhabitable, or your airport is closed, you're probably covered. But if you can get to your destination and you have a terrible time due to rain and winds, chance are you're not covered.
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