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Are You Allowed to Drink Your Own Alcohol on a Plane?
If you bring your own booze onto an airplane, is it legal to serve yourself during the flight?
Five Big Challenges Confronting Travelers During the Pandemic Recovery
Some of the ways Covid-19 has changed travel are obvious. When we plan almost any adventure now, first we take into account safety protocols like social distancing and masks. The…
Southwest Gives Up on Social Distancing During Boarding, Blaming Crowds
This post, originally published March 24, has been updated below with news of another operational change at Southwest Airlines. We were kind of hoping airlines would keep the…
The Airlines Are Blindsiding Customers by Switching Itineraries—But You Don't Have to Take It
Americans may not realize it, but the pandemic has made airline schedules far less stable than they were. Travelers now have a much higher chance of getting stuck with an itinerary…
Staples Will Laminate Your Covid-19 Vaccination Card for Free Until May 1
Office supply giant Staples is laminating customers' Covid-19 vaccination record cards for free until May 1. Why would you want that? Because having proof of vaccination will soon be…
Airlines Still Cashless Even Though Many Passengers Don’t Own Credit Cards
Delta Air Lines has announced that as of March 16, flight attendants will be equipped to accept contactless payments for in-flight purchases such as earbuds and food. Customers will be…
A New Nordic Airline Steps in to Launch Low-Cost Transatlantic Flights
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Anybody know how to translate that adage into Norwegian? It's only…
The Best and Worst Passports on the Planet, By Cost and Power
Fewer than 50% of Americans have passports—a surprisingly low percentage. Some people blame the price of the document, which is currently $145 for a new application or $110 to renew. A…
Steps the U.S. Government Should Take Right Now to Protect Air Travelers
What should be the top priorities for the U.S. Department of Transportation when it comes to air travel? Consumer Reports has a few ideas. The advocacy organization sent a list of…
Refund Woes Fueled a Record Number of Complaints from Air Travelers in 2020
The U.S. federal government received a record number of complaints from airline passengers in 2020. In all, 102,550 complaints were filed with the Department of Transportation,…
Here Are the Countries with the Least and Most Expensive Plane and Train Travel
Thailand has the world's most affordable domestic transportation prices overall while Denmark has the most expensive, according to a newly released analysis of plane, train, and bus…
U.S. Airlines and CDC to Begin Contact-Tracing Passengers
Last week, the internet was abuzz with rumors that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was about to introduce a testing requirement on domestic airline traffic. The scuttlebutt was…
JetBlue Forbids Free Carry-Ons for Basic Fares, Drops Change Fees Elsewhere
JetBlue is adding an irksome catch to its cheapest category of plane tickets. Any customer who books a basic economy fare—dubbed "Blue Basic" by JetBlue—for travel after July 20 will…
Airline Waives Mask Rule for Passengers in First and Business Class
First class and business class flyers getting special perks is not news. But it's a shocking development when airlines decide to bend science in an effort to attract big…
Your Guide to the Airlines' In-Flight Covid Safety Policies
From asking passengers to bring their own masks to blocking seat assignments, here's what the major airlines say they're doing to convince passengers it's safe to fly.
Four Men Eat Crate of Oranges at Chinese Airport to Avoid Excess Baggage Fee
How far would you go to get out of paying an extra fee at the airport? Whatever your answer, we're guessing it doesn't involve gobbling up nearly 70 pounds of produce in less than 30…
Going Maskless on Planes, Buses, or Trains Could Now Cost $1,500 or More
For most of 2020, airlines and other travel suppliers urgently told customers to wear masks. But if passengers were unwilling to comply, there wasn't much that could be done. The major…
The Testing and Quarantine Rules for Traveling to Hawaii During the Pandemic
A guide to untangling Hawaii's knotty rules for quarantine, testing, resort bubbles, and inter-island travel
This Year, You Finally, Really, Truly Need Real ID to Fly
Update, April 27, 2021: Guess what? The government delayed Real ID yet again. Click here to read about the new deadline.We really mean it this time: Real ID becomes mandatory at U.S.…
How Travelers with Disabilities Can Get Special Equipment for Air Travel—for Free
The nonprofit All Wheels Up is giving away harnesses and slings designed to make air travel more accessible for those with reduced mobility. Here's how to apply.
TSA Rolling Out Self-Scan I.D. Checkpoints That Don't Need Boarding Passes
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has converted 100% of its security checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to accept self-scanned identification…
Southwest Airlines Celebrating Its 50th Birthday with $50 Fares
At my 50th birthday party, a friend noted that this would likely be the last big celebration of my life—until my funeral. Yes, that came from a friend. But not all birthday wishes have…
Two U.S. Airlines Launch Digital "Passports" for Passengers' Covid Status
Frommer's has been talking for months about the advent of vaccination passports, and it looks like the first iterations in the American air industry are here, by way of United Airlines…
Biden Announces Quarantine Requirement for Those Returning to the U.S. from Abroad
Federal regulations regarding travel are changing by the day—if not the hour. On the day after his inauguration as president, Joe Biden announced that, starting Tuesday, January 26,…
On Day One, President Biden Makes Masks Mandatory on Planes, At National Parks, and Elsewhere
Over the last 10 months, common sense sat on the back burner. Even though 33 transportation unions, most airline CEOs, the good folks at Consumer Reports, and hundreds of thousands of…