luggage

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been the source of annoyance for many, and the butt of jokes for probably even more. Fortunately, despite the individual TSA workers who sometimes…

When you’re packing to travel, there are some things you can pretty much just throw into your suitcase – socks, underwear, chip clip to keep the edges of the window…

More often than not, the one thing you want to do more than anything after your plane lands is getting to your destination. Unfortunately, unless you’re on a really short…

Not long ago, we wrote a piece about which airlines had the best and worst records for mishandling (read: losing or damaging) luggage in the first quarter of 2022. It…

The DOT collects all kinds of information about airlines and reports that info to the general public on a regular basis. From a statistics point of view, it’s a way…

I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I discovered the joys of packing cubes. Having those little zippered cloth bags has definitely made my packing more organized and…

I swear, I think I must have an invisible sign over my head that says, “Attention American Airline employees: make sure her bag will fit in the overhead” that only…

We’ve written in the past about theft in hotels and how to avoid same: Think your hotel safe is safe? It’s not The portable safe we use (because, again, hotel…

This happened a while back, before COVID (BC for short). I wonder how many of you can relate? “Ma’am, Your carry on bag is too big to fit into the…

Airlines don’t always have the greatest history of ensuring that passengers and their luggage both arrive at the same time. Granted, some airlines are better than others (here are the…