Thursday Travel Ticker: Bumped? It’s payback time

Passengers involuntarily bumped from flights can collect up to $1,300 from an airline under new rules that took effect in late August. The Department of Transportation is also pressuring international carriers on excessive tarmac waits. For a rundown, click here . . . . Cowboy up at BBQ Bootcamp at Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort in Solvang. The four-day program starts Oct. 27 . . . . New dining and retail options at the San Diego Airport include some of the city’s bigger culinary players, including Saffron Thai, Phil’s B.B.Q. and Stone Brewing Co. They are scheduled to open late next year . . . . The Del Marcos Hotel, a 17-room boutique property in Palm Springs, has reopened after extensive renovations to restore its midcentury ambience . . . . The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest is promising a bigger beer garden and great spots for catching fall football as it gears up for its run, on weekends, Sept. 17-Oct. 2. Ticket prices vary by weekend, but kids 12 and under are always free on Sundays; (909) 585-3000 . . . . Hilton properties in Puerto Rico have dubbed their wedding consultants “bride whisperers” . . . . Travel quote of the day: “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.” (Robert Louis Stevenson)