travel tips

My wife Sharon has a habit of finding places for her birthday trips that I’ve never heard of before. Sometimes that means adding a restaurant or attraction to our plans. …

We thought the hard part of getting to Germany was over once United rebooked our flight. After our original flight from Washington Dulles to Frankfurt returned to IAD due to a …

Most people think they know exactly what they need to bring to the airport. An ID. A boarding pass. Maybe a passport. But there’s one item that occasionally catches travelers …

Most travelers assume hotel room assignments are pretty simple. You check in, they hand you a key, and that’s that. In reality, assigning rooms can be a daily puzzle involving …

When you pay for First Class, whether with cash, miles or an upgrade, you generally expect more than a wider seat and an earlier boarding group. On flights long enough …

Most travelers spend their time worrying about what goes inside their luggage. It turns out there may be things attached to the outside of your suitcase that can cause problems …

When Southwest moved to assigned seating, one problem was almost guaranteed to show up sooner or later: what happens when a passenger pays extra for a “window” seat…and there isn’t …

Exit row seats are already confusing enough for some travelers. You have to be willing to help in an emergency, physically capable of opening the door, able to hear and …

Keeping your carry-on far from your seat can create more problems than just a difficult exit from the plane. We’ve all seen people do it. They have a seat far …

Most travelers glance at their boarding pass long enough to find their gate, seat assignment and boarding group. But airlines pack a surprising amount of information into all those random-looking …