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Packing & Luggage

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Is the TSA's 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Ending Now That Technology Has Improved?

The days of bringing a full-sized bottle of water or shampoo in your carry-on bag for a flight are, by and large, a distant memory. In fact, some young travelers have never known such…

Article / Travelers with Disabilities

Pressure Mounts for Improving Accessibility for Air Travelers with Disabilities

Advocates and some government leaders say more needs to be done to make air travel safer and easier for people who use wheelchairs. 

Article / Air Travel

Is Flying Damaging Your Hearing? 7 Ways to Reduce the Risk

Why audiologists have concerns about flying (and it has nothing to do with loud engines or screaming babies)

Article / Arts and Culture

Where Iconic Designer Bob Mackie Travels for Inspiration

Bob Mackie has been hailed as the greatest costume designer who ever lived. But away from the stage, he travels to unplug and to find inspiring fabrics and works of art. Where does he…

Article / Passportable

WATCH: SNL's Brutal Takedown of Southwest Airlines

America has very few true "water cooler" shows anymore that everyone talks about after they air. Heck, with so many people working from home and not from offices, America doesn't seem…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The World's Most On-Time Airlines and Airports in 2022

As it does every year, Cirium, a leading aviation analytics company, has crunched the numbers to come up with its On-Time Performance Review of global airlines. The annual report card…

Article / Packing & Luggage

8 Things You Should Always Pack in Your Onboard Personal Item for Air Travel

Some travel essentials should stay within reach when you're flying—not in your carry-on and certainly not in a checked bag. 

Article / Passportable

Alaska Airlines Launches Electronic Bag Label: See How it Works

Alaska Airlines has started rolling out a new electronic bag tag that eliminates the need for printed destination labels for checked luggage. The new devices, which were announced…

Article / Passportable

Verizon Gooses Its International Data Benefits to Be More Competitive

Earlier in 2022, smartphone service giant T-Mobile, which gobbled up competitor Sprint in 2020, flexed the power of its post-merger muscle by increasing the speed and data available to…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Travel Insurance at a Glance

To buy the best travel insurance, first you need to know about policy options and the reputable insurers.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Online Renewal of U.S. Passports Reopens for a Limited Time

Update: The portal for renewing U.S. passports online has reopened as of October 11. In September, the window was open for less than two days before slots filled up. After October's…

Article / Slideshows

Travel Products That Get Big Jobs Done in Small Spaces

It's the travel pillow that will also clamp your smartphone in place on flights. The Pillow Talk Mobile Pillow ($48) from Spice of Life is 56 inches long, can bend into any shape, and…

Article / Passportable

Better Pack Light! Mishandled Checked Luggage Spikes at Airports

You can add lost luggage to the long list of problems plaguing air travelers in this summer of canceled flights, hours-long airport lines, and soaring ticket prices. U.S. airlines are…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

The Best Way to Prevent Traveler's Diarrhea, According to Scientists

Watching what you eat doesn't always work. But this safe, affordable solution has been proven effective in scientific studies. 

Article / Passportable

T-Mobile Boosts Free Perks for Travelers: Roaming, Flight Wi-Fi, Gas Discounts

If you want to feel old, tell the children in your life that not so long ago it was too expensive to use your smartphone on vacation. Back then, if you forgot to put your phone on…

Article / Packing & Luggage

Packing Hack: The Best Way to Avoid Losing Earrings When You Travel

Try this easy, low-cost trick for keeping track of tiny jewelry pieces.

Article / Passportable

WATCH: The Neck Pillow Hack That Saves Luggage Space—and Money

A TikTok user appears to have achieved the rare travel-hack trifecta, devising a trick that could save money, save space in a carry-on, and improve comfort levels on an airplane, all…

Article / Passportable

Aruba Wants to Pay You Back for Airline Baggage Fees

As if soft sands and turquoise waters aren't incentive enough to visit Aruba, the Caribbean island has now launched a promotion to reimburse visitors for their airline baggage…

Article / Passportable

Which U.S. Airline Takes the Best Care of Luggage?

U.S. airlines carried about 224 million checked bags in the second half of 2021—a significant increase from the 159 million bags checked from January through June. Inevitably, the…

Article / Hotels

3 Simple Travel Hacks to Make Your Hotel Room Darker for Better Sleep

These three everyday items will help you sleep better when traveling—and you only have to pack one of them because the other two will already be in your hotel room. 

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Across the United States This Week, Lost Luggage Is Piling Up at Airports

First, the major carriers had trouble coughing up refunds for cancellations. Then dimwitted and unruly passengers began giving commercial flights a rougher reputation than MMA…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

What Type of Mask Should You Wear When You Fly?

The airlines have differing policies, and not all of them are clear. Here's what we know—and what we recommend.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Wanna See the Future of Airport Security? Go to Vegas.

Las Vegas is famous for being a place to try out stuff you don't do elsewhere, whether that means playing blackjack at four in the morning or consuming your weight in jumbo shrimp at…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

ICYMI: These Big Names in Travel Couldn't Survive 2020 and 2021

We don't have to tell you that Covid-19 has changed the world. In fact, there's so much in our shifting lives that requires attention you might have missed word of the final chapters…

Article / Passportable

Another U.S. Airline to Charge for Checking Your Oversize Carry-On at the Gate

There's a moment in most movie westerns when the hero walks into town and everybody on the street slowly turns to give him a beady stare. I had that experience when I flew Ryanair in…