User blog comment:Angel of death 77/New skyrim details/@comment-4224126-20110817135743/@comment-4224126-20110817140829

this may help too... (i didn't write this) I think they are only talking about fast travel using the carriage system (not overall), but who knows. This is probably instituted to encourage exploration of the game world on your own - yes, you can fast travel somewhere if you haven't actually visited it personally yet, but it will cost you coin. Probably only to established settlements and cities, too. Once you have PERSONALLY taken the time to venture somewhere on your own, (and faced the inherent dangers subsequent to that), THEN you can fast travel there for free - like in Oblivion.