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Make Every Day Off Feel Like a Vacation Day
When most people think about a vacation, they think about traveling out of state or to another country. They think about trips that will take days or weeks, and will involve sleeping somewhere else, eating somewhere else, and seeing sights somewhere else. It is easy...
Five Packing Tips for the Heat When You Live Where It’s Cold
When you live "Up North" and travel south for during the winter, it can be a little challenging to know what to pack. At this time of year, Florida's overnight temperatures can dip down into the high 30s, and afternoons can have a high of the upper 60s. (Don't judge!...
Five Ways Hotel Travel Will Continue To Change
Travel has certainly changed in the last several months, but will it stay this way forever? Some people mistakenly believe travel has been ruined and will remain at low levels for years to come. We happen to be much more optimistic. We're hoping we'll see more...
Business Travel
How to Do Business Travel like a Road Warrior
You may not spend three to five days each week traveling like a road warrior, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn from their experience and get more out of your occasional trip. First, rethink your idea of how you use a hotel room. They're not just for overnight...
What to Do in an Emergency While You’re Traveling
When Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest airport, experienced a catastrophic power failure due to a fire this past December, 30,000 people were affected. If you were stranded somewhere due to a local emergency or natural disaster, do you have...
Business Travel Habits by Generation
When we think about business travel habits, we generally believe that the aspects of it don’t vary much from person to person. Hop in the car or on a plane, go to your destination, do your thing, and go home. This is how travel works in the most basic sense, and for...
Family Travel
Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Newport, Rhode Island
For the latest Destination Spotlight that we’re sharing with you, we’re going to focus on the quintessential seaside city of Newport, Rhode Island. A favorite of ours! Known as the "Sailing Capital of the World" Newport is the essence of New England — think sandy...
Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Portland, Maine
Where will your Travelpro luggage take you next? We think September and October are perfect months for a getaway to the northeast and we encourage you to spend some time in Portland, Maine! When many people think of Maine, fresh lobster, crashing surf on rugged, rocky...
Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Des Moines, IA
As our "Destination Spotlight" series moves along, we recently featured Des Moines, Iowa on our nationally syndicated radio show and for good reason. Our time in Des Moines is always unique but some things we can consistently count on are meeting wonderful people,...
Road Warrior
Five Fastest Ways to Get Through the Airport
It seems everybody is busy these days. We never seem to have enough time to do things at a leisurely pace, and that includes flying. Even if we have some extra time, we feel like we have to rush through the airport. But you can avoid that rushed feeling if you use...
What are the Friendliest Countries in the World?
When traveling, it really isn't enough just to fly the "friendly skies." Friendly interactions with the native people of the places you're visiting are what make the experiences you have the most memorable. After all, monuments can't speak. People are the guardians of...
Packing for the Trip Home
One of the least sexy things to think about when you're traveling is how to manage your dirty clothes. I don't know about you, but I'm a much better packer on the way to my destination than I am on the way home. I want my clothes to arrive unwrinkled and ready to help...
Travel Tips
Is the Micro-cation the Newest Millennial Travel Trend?
A new travel trend called the micro-cation has appeared among the under-40 crowd and it's surprisingly simple. Millennials seem to have issues with vacationing. It seems — at least for them — highly coveted long vacations of lounging poolside, sightseeing and simple...
Five Things Do If You’re Caught in an Emergency Abroad?
Running into an emergency when you're traveling within the country isn't as a huge deal as it is when you're overseas. You may not speak the language, their system of government, health care, and emergency response may operate differently, and when you're dealing with...
Five Ways to Sleep Better in a Hotel
What is your perfect night's sleep when you travel? You envision a bed with perfect support, comfy pillows and perfect temperature in your hotel room. Realistically you know that it probably won't be perfect, but you think you'll be so exhausted that you'll sleep...
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