travel tech

Phones have become our boarding passes, wallets, cameras, maps, and social lifelines. Which means when your battery hits the red zone, rational thinking evaporates. That’s when the glowing beacon of …

The government shutdown is, of course, on the minds of most travelers. When someone’s plane will take off (or not), when it will land, etc., if an airport has a …

Uber emailed me with what they called a “personalized promo.” I have questions. I opened the email expecting something relevant — maybe a discount for rides where I actually am right …

Back in July, we wrote about how some hotels are using air-quality monitors to detect whether guests smoke or vape in their rooms—and automatically charge a fine if the sensors …

When my wife Sharon and I travel to a big city, we try to depend on mass transit whenever possible. It saves us from paying hotel parking fees—often astronomically high …

We’ve had Sirius and/or XM subscriptions in our cars for over a decade. Needless to say, when we’re renting a car for a road trip, we want to bring our …

Once you’ve been paying attention to points and miles for a while, it becomes inevitable that you’ll end up with a stack of membership cards from various programs. Airline programs. …

Back in June, we reported that Apple had announced a digital passport option was coming to Apple Wallet with the next iOS update. iPhone fanboys and fangirls like myself had …

As the TSA ups its digital game, it’s been slowly increasing the number of states whose residents can use mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) at checkpoints with digital ID readers. The …

Southwest Airlines used to stand out from the pack. No change fees. Two free checked bags. Open seating. A quirky sense of humor. But lately? The airline is starting to …