New “gotchas” that travelers never see coming
When Yesim Saydan flew from New York to Amsterdam recently, she was shocked when a ticket agent weighed her carry-on backpack.
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Bag fees just hit $50. At what point do you stop checking luggage?
U.S. airlines this week raised their checked baggage fees to levels that would have seemed like a parody just a few years ago.
The $67 flight lie: Is ultra-cheap travel bankrupting us?
Robert Grunnah thought he’d scored a deal when he found a round-trip flight from Austin, Texas, to Denver for just $67. But as he sat on a delayed plane, watching an overworked agent juggle an overbooked flight, he wondered: Was his flight too cheap?
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.
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.
Why it’s time to let Spirit Airlines go
Spirit Airlines is haunting the halls of bankruptcy court again. For the second time in about a year, the threat of liquidation looms large for the beleaguered discount carrier.
Try this pro trick for an affordable and stress-free summer vacation
Life is full of compromises, and that will never be more true than when you’re traveling this summer.
What to expect when you travel this spring break
It’s not too soon to start thinking about your spring break. That’s because this spring break may be the busiest one — ever.
Here’s your insider guide to spring break travel in 2025
Thinking about a spring break vacation? You better think fast, because the 2025 spring break travel season will be busier — and potentially more expensive — than ever.
I travel nonstop: here are 12 bucket list places you have to see
There’s no shortage of fascinating places to visit. I know because I’m on the road 365 days a year, and in 2023, I traveled to a few bucket list destinations I can personally recommend.