Can I travel there?

Flights, Planning, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Use these three resources to check travel requirements around the world. Every day more travel restrictions and requirements are being dropped, and people are dusting off their passports in the hope of traveling overseas this year. How do you find out which...

Surprise!

Flights, Hotels, Itinerary, Planning, Travel Advice

Ten companies that will plan a mystery vacation for you. When Husband and I travel, he never knows where we’re going. I make all the arrangements and pack for us; all he has to do is show up and enjoy each day as it comes. Now there are travel agencies that offer the...

Four for flying

Flights, Planning, Travel Advice

These four flight apps can keep you ahead of the curve—and gate/pilot announcements—on your flight status. FlightRadar24 FlightRadar24 gives you an overview of all flights arriving and departing from almost any airport in near real time. The app makes tracking easy...

Costco for travel?

Flights, Hotels, Itinerary, Planning, Travel Advice

The warehouse giant offers some amazing vacation deals. Everyone has a favorite Costco purchase—here’s looking at you, dark chocolate-covered potato chips—but the deals don’t stop in the store. A Costco membership can also be the key to fantastic—and fantastically...

The 21-Day Rule

Flights, Planning, Travel Advice

How to avoid price jumps when booking airfare. I had to go to Nashville for a wedding and only one flight worked for my schedule. I didn’t have flexibility on the destination, the date, or even the specific flight. I did, however, have a choice on when to book...