I’ve seen several posts on Reddit, X (Twitter) and Facebook from people asking if they can bring frozen items or ice through TSA checkpoints at airports. Of all the questions …
travel hacks
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Airports
Genius Hack To Get Full Sized Liquid Bottles Past Airport Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons” for years. Under this rule, travelers can carry liquids in containers of 3.4 ounces (100 …
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I remember the first time I had access to an airport lounge and could go through those doors that had been forbidden to me for so long. It must have …
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Over the years, airlines have given passengers in economy class less and less legroom. Nowadays, except for the likes of Southwest (and even with them, not for much longer), if …
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Points & Miles
Why Booking Through Portal With Miles is Better Than Transferring Points
by joehegby joehegWhen searching for flights, you may come across amazing deals that are difficult to resist. For instance, when I planned our vacation to Iceland, I found a round-trip ticket from …
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When you don’t travel often, there are plenty of tricks for hotel rooms that you may not know about simply because you didn’t even know to look for them. Stuff …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
A (Morally Gray) Hack to Get a Cheaper Uber From the Airport
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere are some travel hacks that are 100% on the up-and-up, where everybody wins. And then there are some travel hacks that are, as I like to call them “morally …
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We probably shouldn’t have been surprised when the announcement went out that Southwest Airlines plans to shake up how they do a lot of their business. They recently announced that …
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Airlines
BUSTED! Airlines Cracking Down on Another Hack to Pay Less For Checked Bags
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAlthough airlines are still (begrudgingly) working through allowing families to sit together for free, they do, at least, allow young families to check a stroller and car seat for free. …
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The world is fraught with ways to somehow beat the system. A candy machine that spits out two chocolate bars instead of one. A website that lists discount codes people …