(This is a shortened version of a story we first wrote for NBC News) This year’s post-pandemic travel boom is continuing into the holidays. Nearly half (48%) of Americans plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, up from 31% last winter, a recent Deloitte survey found. AAA expects 55.4 million travelers to venture at least 50 miles from home during the […]
Would you travel with a flat suitcase? We would. In March 2020, just days before the world closed down due to the pandemic, our baggage and accessories reporter spent two days at the Travel Goods Show, a for-the-industry event held that year in New Orleans. In an exhibition hall filled with travel gadgets and suitcases […]
Test-driving a colorful carry-on A week before COVID-19 made staying home the right thing for us to do, we had the chance to test drive the Roam luggage carry-on we were invited to design for ourselves. We’ve been reading about these bags. And besides offering a line of 4 carry-ons and check-ins that are super […]
(This is a shortened version of a story we first wrote for NBC News) This year’s post-pandemic travel boom is continuing into the holidays. Nearly half (48%) of Americans plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, up from 31% last winter, a recent Deloitte survey found. AAA expects 55.4 million travelers to venture at least 50 miles from home during the […]
Would you travel with a flat suitcase? We would. In March 2020, just days before the world closed down due to the pandemic, our baggage and accessories reporter spent two days at the Travel Goods Show, a for-the-industry event held that year in New Orleans. In an exhibition hall filled with travel gadgets and suitcases […]
Test-driving a colorful carry-on A week before COVID-19 made staying home the right thing for us to do, we had the chance to test drive the Roam luggage carry-on we were invited to design for ourselves. We’ve been reading about these bags. And besides offering a line of 4 carry-ons and check-ins that are super […]
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 […]