travel hacks

Southwest Airlines has brought back its free Mini Companion Pass promotion for the fifth consecutive year. It’s become a late-summer tradition for the airline, and while the terms have shifted …

If you’ve ever booked a rideshare to JFK, you’ve seen how the app asks you to pick an airline or terminal. Most people just tap the right one and get …

Over the years, the TSA has been pushing PreCheck more and more. It’s admittedly a convenient way to save time at the TSA security checkpoint. But, of course, the more …

It’s always fun when you discover something in the travel world that most places don’t have, or only a few offer. We’ve gone over some of them before: Airlines that …

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the age of social media, it’s that you should fact-check stuff before you write about it. From the Airbnb owner who wouldn’t allow …

Over the years, the Department of Homeland Security has introduced a couple of programs to make waiting in queues at U.S. airports a little less painful. No real need to …

This past week was not what we had planned. We were all set to take a trip to Texas—flights, hotel, rental car, everything booked. One of the main reasons for …

Although it’s relatively easy to find motels that offer free parking, the same can’t be said for hotels (here are other differences between the 2 types of accommodations). Sure, you’ll …

There was a time, before TSA began using CAT scanners at their security checkpoint, that you would put all your belongings onto the belt so it could be scanned. They …

Have you ever been in a hotel room in the U.S. and noticed that there are lights in just about every place you can imagine…on the dresser, nightstands and desk, …