travel tips

When you rent a car anywhere in the U.S.A., you will always encounter some charges tacked on to the cost of the actual rental. Taxes. Fees. Surcharges. Upcharges. You know …

Of all your senses, your sense of smell is the one closest linked to memories. Those memories, in turn, link smells to your emotions. Because of this, smell plays an …

Southwest Airlines used to be the quirky darling of the skies. You’d get two free checked bags, no change fees, and a boarding process that was either brilliantly efficient or …

Through the years, the government has embraced technology to make entry into the United States easier and faster. Chips on passports. The use of biometrics. Digital passports. To that end, …

Everyone has their story: a dumb mistake they made when they were traveling. Me? It was the time we were in Japan and, wanting to put milk in my coffee, …

There’s a long-running legend in travel circles that goes something like this: if you search for flights online and then come back later, the price mysteriously goes up. And the …

Over the past decade or two, bedbugs have become a significant issue at every level of hotels, from fleabag hotels to Airbnbs to Disney hotels to hostels to the Waldorf=Astoria. …

Depending on where you live and how your home is heated, you may notice you quickly run out of hot water. You may have a rule in the house that …

I used to think it was nearly impossible to make a *bad* Hyatt redemption. After all, I’ve routinely gotten 2 to 4 cents per point—like the time we booked a …

Renewing your passport as recently as a year or two ago was a major process. After filling out your paper application, getting a mini headshot, and writing a check to …