Travel Tips

Protests in France Disrupting Travel Industry

DONALD WOOD  DECEMBER 05, 2019 PHOTO: Eiffel tower at sunrise and airplane in the blue sky (photo via anyaberkut / iStock /...

Be a more sustainable traveller with the use of these online resources

WAHEEDA HARRIS November 5, 2019 French novelist Marcel Proust may have written the world’s longest novel, À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time), but it’s a brief excerpt from its seven volumes that is the perfect mantra for the modern traveller looking...

Will Anyone Be Able to Travel by Air in the U.S. Next October?

By  James Shillinglaw, Nov 11, 2019 For months the U.S. Travel Association has been warning of the danger to travel that will occur next October when the U.S. begins requiring all airline passengers to have REAL IDs (either more sophisticated driver’s licenses or passports)....

Safety Tips for Visiting Hong Kong

DESTINATION & TOURISM MIA TAYLOR  NOVEMBER 05, 2019 PHOTO: Hong Kong viewed from the top of Victoria Peak. (photo via P. Kijsanayothin/iStock/Getty Images Plus) With Hong Kong spending so much...

‘Never, ever use a debit card,’ warns fraud expert and ex-con artist—here’s what to do instead

Frank Abagnale, Contributor CNBC Every year, millions of American consumers — nearly 7% of the population — are victims of scams and fraud. In 2017, the number of fraud victims in the US reached 16.7 million, with $16.8 billion lost.

Planning To Fly A Year From Now? Better Double-Check Your Driver’s License

October 1, 20194:31 PM ETHeard on All Things Considered BY BRIAN NAYLOR A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need...

Thomas Cook collapsed, stranding passengers worldwide. What are their rights?

(Washington Post illustration; iStock) By Hannah Sampson September 23, 2019 at 5:43 PM EDT When thousands of travelers around the world found themselves stranded Monday after Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest tour operator,...

What to Pack for an Alaskan Cruise, According to People Who Take Lots of Them

By Ashlea Halpern Photo: Jan Greune / LOOK-foto/Getty Images/LOOK Packing is hard. Especially when the destination might involve giant mosquitoes or Instagram-worthy hiking trails. What do frequent travelers to these spots — the ones who best...

A university studied the water quality on planes. You may want to skip the coffee on these two airlines

Doug Criss, CNN • Published 19th September 2019 (CNN) — You've probably never given much thought to the quality of the water on an airplane.Maybe it's time you should.A recent study ranks the water served on major and regional US airlines.Drink...

RNLI: To Survive Cold Water Shock, Take a Moment to Float

BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 2019-08-07 17:06:39 The UK's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) says that its simple survival advice for cold water immersion is already helping to keep people alive. The message - broadcast via a social media...