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Delta and Lyft Have Combined to Earn Delta Points on Lyft Rides
If you're a travel mileage junkie on the lookout for a new way to earn Delta miles, hitch a ride with Lyft. Delta Airlines recently announced a partnership with the ride sharing company that lets travelers earn miles just by using the service. Members can earn miles...
Sleepbox Micro-Hotel to Open at Washington Dulles International Airport
Thinking inside the box might be a good place for a nap if you're at Dulles International Airport. As travelers long for a place to sleep other than the floor or curled up in a chair, Dulles will now offer a place to sleep, recharge or relax before your next flight....
More Americans are Using Their Smartphones to Book Their Travel
It's a major shift for travelers and travel agents, whether you're a business traveler or a vacationer: we Americans are using our smartphones more and more to manage all aspects of our travel. A recent Travel Market Report...
Business Travel
Why Airline Ticket Prices Vary So Widely
The ticket you bought for your next flight could cost twice as much, or half as much, as the person sitting next to you. It's a rule of flying that buying a ticket at the last minute means you'll pay more than someone who bought when prices were at their lowest. If...
Hotels with Women-Only Floors
More women are traveling for business than ever before these days. With this increase comes a new form of travel marketing: some high-end hotels are offering floors dedicated only to women. Some of these "no men allowed" floors even go so far as to having female staff...
3 Tourist Scams to Avoid: Extreme edition
For the last few blog posts, we've looked at different travel scams and petty crimes from Lifehack.org infographic on common travel scams. We've talked about scams, pickpockets, and even identity theft. But we've saved the most outrageous scams for last. Scam artists...
Family Travel
Bring This, Not That: Boots versus Shoes versus Sandals
We're always big fans of "pack light, wear heavy" when you're working with limited space. For example, don't pack your big boots into your Rollaboard when space is limited. Which gives rise to the question of whether you should take boots, shoes, or sandals with you...
When is Shipping Your Luggage an Option?
As travelers, it's been our struggle to deal with our luggage. It's been going on for centuries, even millennial, when early man began cramming carry-on satchels made of Mammoth hide into the overhead bins on their Pterodactyl planes. Or was that The Flintstones?...
KLM Introduces Innovative Boarding Technique
The premiere airline carrier of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has introduced a new method for passengers boarding planes in an effort to improve efficiency. Replacing the standard boarding procedures will be a new, numerical process that will assign each...
Road Warrior
Why Should I Network on Planes?
After all the hoopla of checking bags, getting through security, navigating the airport crowds and fighting for a seat at your gate, spending the entire homeward journey talking to a stranger likely ranks among doing the in-flight beverage service yourself among...
Travelpro, Atlantic Luggage and Austin House Announce the “2012 Gift Guide for Moms that Love to Travel” (PRESS RELEASE)
Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day (Boca Raton, Fla.)—Travelpro, Atlantic Luggage, and Austin House are pleased to announce their "2012 Gift Guide for Moms who Love to Travel." Make this a memorable Mother’s Day with a gift from their expansive lines of luggage and travel...
Can Today’s Lightweight Luggage Take the Stress of Travel?
A lot of people ask how today's luggage manages to be so lightweight. And if it's so light, they ask, will it hold up to the stresses and strains of regular travel? The answer is most likely yes. In the "old days," weight and strength were directly proportional. If...
Travel Tips
Short-Term Repairs for a Broken Suitcase
It can happen when you least expect it or you can discover it when you're retrieving it from the baggage carousel, but no matter how it happens, a broken suitcase has the potential to severely impact your travel experience. With a little bit of resourcefulness, you...
Road Warrior Tips for Trade Show Stamina
Conducting business at a trade show, expo, or conference requires a different level of energy than a routine road warrior business trip. You'll spend two, three, even four days on your feet, talking to dozens of people, constantly walking back and forth, usually while...
Travel Insurance: It Pays to Know Your Coverage
If you've ever suffered a missed flight or hours-long delay because of weather, mechanical problems, or even a computer system failure, you understand why travel insurance has become a popular must-have item among business travelers. Passengers may miss flights due to...
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