NEW YORK -- U.S. airlines were less likely in 2012 to lose your suitcase than at any other point in the last two decades, the government announced Tue...
The fact is that the everyday-ness of today's airports is exactly the opposite of what we flyers need. Don't wall us off, you builders, from where we are and what we are about to do. We may be frightened but we are not dumb.
We've road tested some of our favorite products that can take some of the sting out of getting to your destination.
If it's any old travel gift you want, turn to the inimitable Skymall, that wondrous purveyor of the quasi-useful, the often-tacky and the occasionally...
The newest attache case from high-end luggage company Tumi offers a bit of security in our unpredictable world. The limited edition "TEGRA-LITE" at...
Aside from the fear of never seeing my luggage again, the other reason I don't check bags is because I loathe waiting for them when I finally arrive at my destination. So I was really interested to hear that American Airlines is now offering baggage delivery to its passengers.
I travel fairly often and find myself reflecting on different aspects of life against the backdrop of airports, taxis, and baggage carousels. This poem came while traveling to Chicago. I wrote it for a friend who was in the middle of a life crisis
Money Talks News When United Airlines announced that it was going to raise bag fees to $100 on many international flights, Fox News advised readers...
The difference between a bag and baggage is the weight of the load. A bag won't slow you down. Baggage will. This year, will we begin fully loaded or loaded down?
Ever wonder what happens to your bag after sending it down the tunnel behind the gate agent at the airport? The folks at Delta Air Lines just rele...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The federal Transportation Security Administration says 12 security officers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport botched som...
Ever wonder why airlines lose, delay and damage bags? We asked an airline baggage handler who, of course, spoke to us anonymously, what it's like in the belly of the beast and on the tarmac.
The end of the year is a great time to look back on the year and assess where some of your biggest "sunk costs" went, in terms of finances, time and energy.
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The tenacious cat that survived a two-month ordeal at an airport baggage facility this summer has finally succumb to his injuries and died after eutha...
Baggage: we've all got it. For travel writers and editors it usually comes in the form of a black wheelie bag exhibiting numerous rips and scratches, ...
Since the imposition of bag fees, airlines in the United States have earned more than $6 billion.
I met my ex at the storage room last week. I took away a lesson in letting go. The storage room is in a nondescript concrete structure in Yonkers, a...
Spirit Airlines, the Florida-based budget carrier, announced this morning that it will become the first American airline to impose a fee for carry-on ...
LOS ANGELES — Jerry Springer is reinventing himself again, this time as host of a dating game series. "Baggage," debuting next month on the Gam...
Though air travel is unavoidable at times, there are a few things responsible travelers can do to make flights greener.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to permit passengers on the Amtrak passenger railroad to transport handguns in their checked baggage. T...
Luggage stacked up at John F. Kennedy International Airport today as American Airlines' baggage system malfunctioned and forced manual screening of lu...
