Tagged: luggage

American Airlines to Allow Carry-On for Basic Economy

American Airlines passengers who buy basic economy tickets will each be allowed to bring a carry-on bag aboard flights, starting September 5.The news was announced by American…

Avoid Extra Bag Fees with This Fiendishly Clever Packing Hack

We've all been there. You're packing to return home from a trip, but when everything's in the suitcase, you discover you bought just a tad too much stuff. It won't all fit. The…

Airlines Limit Smart Bags Allowed on Flights

The supposed next big thing in luggage just hit a snag. Several U.S. airlines have announced bans on technologically sophisticated "smart" suitcases with lithium-ion batteries that…

Airline Rules on Checked Bags and Wheelchairs Delayed

If you've ever been separated from your checked luggage—or worse, your checked wheelchair—you might wish the government would do something about the problem.Last year, the…

Innovative Wheeled Luggage You Push Instead of Pull

Having cornered the market on fancy baby buggies, Bugaboo has turned its attention to wheeled luggage.The Dutch company's new creation, the Boxer, is a four-wheeled trolley onto…

Bald Eagles by the Mississippi River and Unusual Luggage in Airports: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's outdoor marvels, airports, and hotel lobbies. * MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWNS PLAN EVENTS TO MARK ANNUAL BALD EAGLE MIGRATION…

Delta's App Now Lets You Track Your Checked Bags on a Map

Delta Air Lines has updated its mobile app so that passengers can now track their checked luggage from the moment it's dropped off to when it ends up in baggage claim (with any luck,…

"Field of Dreams" House to Open for Tours, Public Urinators Eroding World's Tallest Church, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's cathedrals, museums, and baggage claim areas.* DELTA'S APP NOW LETS YOU TRACK YOUR CHECKED BAGS ON A MAP (Consumerist)Delta…

Airlines Reaping Windfall from Checked-Baggage Fees

Your luggage is making the major airlines a fortune.According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, passengers have paid an estimated $26.2 billion in…

New Apps Let You Turn Your Luggage Into a Courier Service

Airline baggage fees have turned luggage space into a valuable commodity. And now there are apps to help you sell it.A startup called Airmule and a new rival, Grabr, connect…

Yosemite Expands, the Trump Campaign's Effect on Trump Hotels, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening in the world of travel this Monday morning.* YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK EXPANDS (Associated Press). California's Yosemite National Park grew by 400 acres last…

How to Pack 100 Items in a Carry-On, London's 24-Hour Tube Starts, and More: Our Daily Travel Briefing

LONDON'S LONG-AWAITED NIGHT TUBE FINALLY STARTS (Londonist) There can be a penalty to being first: You can do it wrong. That's what happened to London's miraculous Underground system.…

How to Pack 100 Items in a Carry-On

Watch as this industrious former Bond Girl (Die Another Day) named Rachel Grant shows us how to neatly pack more than 100 things—including a full rail of 23 hanging outfits—into a…

Wildfire Closes Big Sur Parks, South Africa Tourism Boom, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* STATE PARKS ON BIG SUR COAST CLOSED DUE TO WILDFIRE (Huffington Post). Due to a huge wildfire that has already destroyed more…

Robotic Suitcase That Follows You Around

We are truly living in an age of innovation when it comes to wacky luggage.This week alone we've told you about the luggage clip that lets you pull your suitcase without using…

Checked Luggage Fees, Carry-On Luggage You Can Ride, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* RUSSIA'S HARASSMENT OF AMERICAN VISITORS (Washington Post). Russia's recent treatment of Americans should make anyone considering…

A Carry-On Bag You Can Ride Around the Airport

Here's a novel way of getting around the airport: hitching a ride on your carry-on bag.A contraption called Modobag lets you do just that. Equipped with an electric motor, it's a…

Floating Hotels, a Moving Observation Tower, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* FLOATING HOTELS DRIFT INTO FRANCE AND JAPAN (Forbes/Nikkei Asian Review). Looks like floating hotels could become the latest…

Luggage Clip Lets You Pull Your Suitcase Hands-Free

If you're tired of dragging your rolling suitcase around by hand and don't mind looking slightly ridiculous, a new doohickey called My Hitch is perfect for you.It's a plastic clip…

Bill to Tighten Airport Security and Speed Up Lines Gets the Go-Ahead

A bipartisan aviation bill designed to heighten airport security measures while shortening security lines was approved by the transportation committees in both houses of Congress on…

The Department of Transportation Is Getting Serious About Airlines Compensating Passengers for Damaged Luggage

If you think passengers are being treated disrespectfully by the airlines—what with ever shrinking seats and ever growing fees—consider what their luggage is going through. Recently,…

Entrancing Video Follows Luggage After It's Checked

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport wants to show you that it has put a lot of cash into building the ultimate baggage delivery system. So it produced this astonishing video by attaching a…

This Incredible Piece of Luggage Earned $1.3 Million in a Month: Want One, Too?

Check this out: A newly invented piece of luggage just collected an astounding $1.36 million in a little over a month on crowdfunding site Indiegogo—and when you hear what it can do,…

Some Airlines Let You Bring Your Belongings But Not Take Them Back Home: Carry-On Rules are Erratically Enforced

I have just returned from an international trip. As you can probably imagine of a travel journalist, I have my packing down to a science. I take my standard amount every time. On my…

Carry Less, Board First: American Airlines Revises Its Priority Policies Once Again

Boarding a plane nowadays is like being caught in a Saturday Night Live skit. You patiently wait, as the "platinum" and the "double platinum" and the "elite this and that" passengers…