travel planning

Needless to say, Mozart sounds a little different when techno beats are shaking your seat. That’s how we ended up spending one of our nights in Vienna. What we thought …

I’ll admit it: I obsess over travel planning. Not just the big stuff like flights and hotels. I mean the tiny details that probably won’t matter…until they suddenly do. That’s …

We don’t rent cars all that often anymore. Over the years, we’ve become much more comfortable taking public transportation to and from the airport in major cities like New York …

If you think carry-on rules are consistent across airlines… they’re not. With virtually every U.S.-based commercial airline now charging for checked luggage (nice going, Southwest) and then raising those fees …

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 …