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5 Hotel Secrets from a Hotel Professional
If you're like most travelers, you're always looking for special hotel secrets that will help you upgrade, enhance, or further enjoy your stay when you're on vacation or a business trip. There are many moving parts to a hotel, and knowing how they're all connected and...
REAL ID Deadline Extended Again Due to COVID
The deadline requiring all plane passengers to have a REAL ID has once again been extended to May 3, 2023, from its previous deadline date of October 2021. The REAL ID is the driver's license or ID card that has been mandated and approved by the Department of Homeland...
Four Travel Gadgets You Should Avoid
A version of this post was first published on our Atlantic Luggage blog. There are a lot of travel gadgets that claim to make your trips easier and more enjoyable, but for the most part, they seem to just take up space, are one more thing to keep track of, and you...
Business Travel
TSA Scanning Tech Will Let You Keep Your Laptop in Your Bag
A recent article from Entrepreneur magazine offers encouraging news for laptop carriers. What is currently considered a time consuming, annoying task — removing your laptop from your carry-on luggage during TSA scanning security checks — may be a thing of the past....
Tips for Surviving the Long-Haul Flight
If you've ever been on a plane for longer than six hours, you know the pain and suffering of the long-haul flight. You may even wonder how you ever survived the ordeal. There are problems like sleep deprivation, dehydration, and boredom, not to mention the risk for...
5 Ways to Avoid a Productivity Slump When You Travel
One of the annoying things about leaving the office on a business trip is the lost productivity. All the time spent actually traveling is spent doing anything but the work you're supposed to do. So how can you stay productive when you travel? How do you avoid work...
Family Travel
Five Things to Know About the Micro-Cation
A version of this article was previously published on our Atlantic Luggage blog. A new vacation trend we've been hearing about is the micro-cation, and it's ideal for people who want to travel, but not take the one- or two-week excursions we used to. A micro-cation is...
Challenge Yourself By Going Device-Free On Your Next Trip
Living in Florida means we see a lot of tourists. And wherever we go, whether it's cruising around Miami to people watch or eat great food, or to head up to Orlando and visit the theme parks, we still see people spending a lot of time staring at their phones. They're...
5 Secrets to Navigating in a Big City When You’re Not Used to It
A version of this article was previously published on our Atlantic Luggage blog. If you live in a small town or city, and you're traveling to a big city like Las Vegas, Washington DC, Chicago, or New York City for a vacation or a business trip, it's a bit tricky...
Road Warrior
Take Care of Yourself if You Travel Frequently
If you travel frequently — 15 or more days a month on business — you can consider yourself a road warrior. But a new study by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York says a better description might be wounded warrior....
Chain Hotels vs B&Bs vs Airbnb
When considering your lodging accommodation options, what's most important to you? Do you want a standard cookie cutter room that will be the same(ish) wherever you go? Or do you want to experience something new and unique each time you travel? If you've only ever...
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...
Travel Tips
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...
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