04/03/16
Souvenir Sunday on Stuck at the Airport: this week we're giving away a cute little travel purse. Just tell us something about your favorite airport.
Baggage
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12/27/15
If you got a hoverboard for Christmas, getting you new "it" gift home on the plane is going to be a problem.
Most all domestic airlines have banned from both carry-on and checked baggage and an increasing number of international carriers have done the same.
11/05/15
When it’s time to hit the road, do you fold, roll, layer or squish? Do you make a packing list or just wing it? Those are just a few of the questions Cheapflights.com recently asked travelers in a quick on-line survey. Here’s what they found: Just over 56 percent of Americans make packing lists and […]
10/16/15
The airline industry uses a lot of ‘stuff’ and some of that stuff gets recycled and re-used and made into new things that you may want to buy. The newest “upcycled” aviation items are a set of 100 carry-on bags made from 20 United Airlines “Fly the Friendly Skies” banners. The airline worked with the […]
08/16/15
Perhaps you remember a bit of news a while back that about Delta Air Lines’ test program of pre-loading some carry-on bags for passengers before flights. The airline said the complimentary service was designed to speed up the boarding process, while some said the early gate valet program might just be testing a new optional […]
08/14/15
Hate paying to check your bag with the airline and just not confident they’ll really get it where it needs to go? You have some other options – as I outlined in a recent story for NBC News Travel. For standard-size bags, shipping door-to-door instead of checking a bag at the airport is rarely faster […]
01/20/15
The “Spirit of St. Louis” – the plane in which a 26-year-old Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo transatlantic flight in May, 1927 – is one of the most popular artifacts at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The plane is usually suspended from the gallery ceiling, but for the next five months the […]
12/30/14
Here’s a nice gift for travelers to kick off 2015: Alaska Airlines is waiving its $25 first-bag fee – for the month of January. To take advantage of the offer, passengers must be a member of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan, but anyone not yet a member can easily sign up for free online or at […]
11/02/14
Even the savviest traveler can use a few new tricks each year, whether on the road for business or leisure. So here are some of the expert tips I gathered for a recent CNBC Road Warrior piece. Fly Frugally Before the end of the year, take inventory of your frequent flier miles. Claim credit for […]