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 final forty-eight hours

Itinerary, Lists, Packing, Travel Advice

20 things (plus one!) you should do during the two days before an international trip. Even if you’re a frequent flier, the days before an overseas trip can be chaotic. Here are 20 things to do during the 48 hours before you leave that will save you stress and...

Take five

Flights, Itinerary, Planning, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

These five apps will keep you up to date on Covid-19 travel rules. Do I need to wear a mask? Do I need to be vaccinated? Will I be able to go out to eat? It’s hard to keep up with frequently-changing COVID-19 travel restrictions that often vary wildly from location to...

Make travel more enjoyable

Flights, Itinerary, Planning, Travel Advice

How to de-stress your next getaway. Planning a trip contributes more to your happiness than taking it. Research tells us the biggest boost in our happiness comes from planning a vacation; after a vacation, happiness quickly drops back to baseline levels. Anticipation,...