Depending on your smartphone's service plan, the expense of data while you're roaming abroad can be one of the ugliest surprises in a travel budget. Forgetting to use the correct setting for even a few minutes while an e-mail or a video loads in an expensive location can cost a vacationer hundreds of dollars in…
What’s the most important item to carry with you when you travel? That question was recently posed to the more than 1.5 million members of the private Facebook group Girls LOVE Travel (yes, I’m one of the 1.5 million). Much to my surprise, what seemed to be the leading answer—more popular than phone chargers and…
Area residents dig out stranded and buried cars after a record snowfall left over 3 feet on the ground on December 2, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images A new Arctic blast is set to dump more snow onto the Great Lakes and the Northeast, as winter weather caused transport chaos and…
People enter LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on one of the busiest travel days of the year on November 26, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With Thanksgiving holiday travel well underway, many have reached their destinations — but for everyone else, a storm tracking from the Rockies to the Midwest and Northeast…
If you still haven't booked your holiday travel plans, take note: Prices tend to rise the closer you get to the days you're looking to travel. To afford holiday trips, about 50% of respondents are cutting back on other expenses while 49% are picking up discounts and deals, according to the 2024 Holiday Travel Outlook…
Baona | E+ | Getty Images Americans are determined to travel this holiday season — and certain workarounds are helping them take those trips. The ability to work remotely is a major leg up when planning out itineraries. About 49% of employed travelers are "laptop luggers" — those who plan to work at some point…
Given its sunny beaches, rich culinary and cultural traditions, vibrant cities, historic villages, and ancient ruins, Mexico is always an appealing notion for travelers from the United States. And it doesn't hurt, for the sake of convenience, that the two countries are neighbors. But is Mexico safe? Recent reports have suggested a rise in violent…
The people we used to call travel agents are alive and well. And considering recent changes to the travel industry, they might just save your next trip.
It’s that time of year when you’re likely to be booking holiday travel, and undoubtedly you’ve logged onto travel sites to…
Forget the headphones, the fuzzy slippers and the espresso machine that cranks out a cold brew. Globally, three out of four Gen Zs and millennials said that rather than a physical gift, they want a fun experience or trip this holiday season, according to an Amex Trendex survey. Gift givers are listening too. Half of…
Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. The country welcomed 2.93 million foreign visitors in August, followed by another 2.87 million visitors in September — well above the 2.52 million and 2.27 million who arrived during those same months in…