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5 Essential Multi-Purpose Travel Tools
To most people, "best" implies expensive. This is not the case when it comes to travel essentials. SmarterTravel.com recently published a list of 10 travel tools that help you make your journey a little easier. We picked five of the favorites that we have found to be...
How to Disinfect Your Airplane Seat
I may be a bit of a germaphobe, but I get a little worried when I think I'm putting my hands where dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people have put their hands before me. Were they sick? Were their hands clean? Did they just sneeze into their hands before they...
4 Ways to Optimize Your Company’s Business Travel for Efficiency and Cost Savings
We may live in an age where people can work remotely and we don't need to travel as much as we did 20 years ago. But if anything, there seems to be more business travel, not less. In fact, business travel is essential to success in most industries: It takes up a large...
Business Travel
Airplane Seats Really ARE Getting Smaller
Travel writer Peter Greenberg is confirming what we've believed all along: airplane seats are getting smaller, as is the space between them. Airlines have found ways to incorporate lighter, slimmer seats, which allows them to pack more seats onto the planes. Worse...
Hotel Safety Tips for Wifi
Should you use the free wifi at your hotel? That depends on how sensitive the information is that you're accessing online or you have on your computer. Even if you feel comfortable and safe and have good security measures in place, you still want to exercise caution...
How is Airbnb Changing the Travel Industry?
You've no doubt heard of Airbnb, the online travel site that allows travelers to book stays in private homes and apartments, working directly with the hosts. It's a fantastic way to get a good deal on a room, find a larger space to rent, and even meet local people...
Family Travel
5 Tourist Scams to Avoid: Payment for Service Edition
People all around the world have come up with some clever ways to con tourists. Tourists are often a target due to having little knowledge of an area, the culture, and the currency. Because of this locals have created interesting ways to make you pay for something you...
Airline Industry Putting $Millions Into New Terminals
An airline terminal can be a relaxing place to sit for a moment, after rushing and scrambling with last minute packing. Or it can be stressful with the chaos of other travelers anxious to get home. Airlines are hoping it will be the former, making it a place where...
Seth Godin on Stress-Free Travel for People Who Stress Easily
Some people love to travel and find it very relaxing. It's another adventure they can't wait to take. Other people get very stressed, and they're less interested in the journey than the destination. What if I forget something? Which gate has my flight? Did it change?...
Road Warrior
TSA Swaps Backscatter Machines for mWave Machines in Major Airports
Since October, the TSA has been removing its controversial "backscatter" machines from major airports and relocating them to smaller facilities. The news passed relatively quietly since the transition began; the holidays probably had something to do with that. But...
20 Tips From Air Travel Insiders
Ah, Real Simple magazine — that great publication dedicated to a more organized, saner, even more stylish life. The magazine is certainly marketed to women, but many of the tips inside each issue, from recipes and budgeting to the fantastic "New Uses for Old Things"...
8 Frequent Traveler Credit Card Strategies for Road Warriors
There are plenty of serious travelers out there who seem to know all the secrets to getting the most out of their journeys, but despite all the reading we've done, we stumbled across an article recently that impressed even us. Featured on creditcards.com, it offered...
Travel Tips
Four Business Travel Budget Savers from Experienced Travelers
Even if you're an experienced business traveler, there are a few little things you can do to make your next travel experience more expedient, efficient, and economical. Based on our own experiences, as well as those of some of our customers, these are a few travel...
Travel Tip: How Hackers are Targeting Frequent Flier Miles
You've worked hard to earn your frequent flier miles, logging all those flights and using your airline credit card whenever you can. And you probably think your miles and points are safe and secure, just waiting for you to redeem them. Except your miles might be the...
American, United Launch Automated Screening at O’Hare
Just in time for the recent busy holiday travel season, American and United both launched automated screening lanes in order to help lessen the bottleneck in the TSA checkpoints, a serious problem travelers faced in summer 2016. The two airlines followed the lead of...
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