travel planning

Traveling this Saturday? You may want to check what’s happening at your destination first. Note: This post is intended to help travelers plan for large-scale events happening this Saturday. Political …

Planning a trip to Japan? A new entry requirement is coming—but not for a while. Japan’s government has approved what it says will be its own version of an electronic …

When an airline sends a schedule change notification, it’s easy to assume nothing major happened. Maybe your flight was moved by 20 minutes or your departure time shifted slightly. But …

Before every trip, one of the last things I do is go through our wallets, because bringing the wrong credit cards can mean missed perks, extra fees, or unnecessary hassle …

When people plan a vacation, they usually focus on the big things first: flights, hotel price, things to do and maybe whether the property has a good location. But “good …

Some hotels have been flagged for failing to pay travel agent commissions — and that could indirectly affect where travelers stay. In today’s travel landscape, there are several different ways …

You’d think winning Olympic gold would come with a smooth trip home. Instead, Team USA’s men’s hockey players (and plenty of other NHLers involved in the tournament) ran into the …

For a long time, international data wasn’t something I spent much energy thinking about. When we traveled abroad, I simply used my T-Mobile plan. It worked well enough for maps, …

Quick note before we start: I’m writing this on Sunday night, but you’re probably reading it Monday afternoon — and a lot can change in between. That’s what makes this …

Before the measles vaccine was introduced in the 1960s, it’s estimated that 3 to 4 million people in the U.S. contracted the disease every year. Among reported cases, 400 to …