Is the “off” season disappearing for travel?
Remember when you could get a deal on travel by waiting until a few weeks after summer ended? That’s history.
On Travel
On Travel is a weekly consumer travel column that offers information and advice for people planning a business or leisure trip. The feature started in USA Today in 2013 and is now nationally syndicated.
Has travel gotten too expensive? Yes, and here’s what to do about it
Does it cost too much to travel?
For people like Tim Plyant, the answer is yes. This summer, he plans to avoid travel entirely — it’s just too expensive.
Should I take an EV on my next road trip? Here’s the uncomfortable truth
Nathan Heinrich wanted an adventure when he rented a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV for a Northern California road trip. Instead, he got a misadventure.
The secret ways travel companies get you to pay more — and how to beat them
Aren’t you being a little paranoid, thinking that your airline or hotel is spying on you? Are you overdoing it by switching to “private” mode on your browser when you buy airline tickets, to avoid paying a higher price?
Travel’s dirty little secret: How your comfort is engineered for profit
If you’ve ever felt frozen on a plane, or caught a whiff of vanilla in a hotel lobby, or couldn’t quite make a Wi-Fi connection in your room, congratulations: You may be a victim of the travel industry’s latest manipulation tactics.
Want to skip the bot and talk to a human? It could cost you
The problem with artificial intelligence is simple: When travelers need it the most, it is the least helpful.
Love is in the air: The most annoying things couples do when they travel (and what to do about them)
Of all the annoying things couples do when they travel, the coerced seat swap may be the worst.
Kirstyn Allen saw it on a recent flight from Atlanta to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Two newlyweds boarded the plane after her and pressured another passenger to surrender her assigned seat so they could be together.
Careless travelers: Why are passengers becoming so absent-minded?
To get an idea of how forgetful travelers have become lately, consider what happened to Ally Murphy and her husband on a recent flight from London to Atlanta.
The only travel trend you need to know for 2026
Ignore the usual year-end predictions—the hot destinations, the airfare trends, the hidden travel fees. The only thing you need to know about travel in 2026 is this: Agentic AI will touch every trip you take.