You’ve checked your passport expiration, looked into visa requirements, and sorted out your flights for that big international trip. Now what are you going to do about that computer in your pocket? How are you going to use that smartphone when you’re not on Wi-Fi, when you’re just walking around or riding in a car? …

Travel should be fun, spontaneous, and freeing, but the road is also riddled with obstacles. Winging it has its place, but when it comes to safety and security, planning ahead and acquiring the right tools to travel safely can ward off a lot of trouble. Before we take off on that big vacation, we need …

Which are the best cheap hotel chains in the USA? According to the most reputable consumer satisfaction survey out there, it would be Drury Hotels, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Microtel by Wyndham, and Woodspring Suites in the five lowest-priced tiers.  It was a close race in some of the categories though, plus …

Are you handicapping your budget when you travel by making rookie travel mistakes? Are you costing yourself lots of money or creating extra hassles on travel days by making newbie errors that are easily avoided? I once published an evergreen tips book called Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune: The Contrarian Traveler’s Guide to …

If you never seem to have enough money for travel but a billion other people on the planet do, what’s wrong with this picture? Why don’t you have a travel budget that can pay for your vacations? It probably means that something else is a bigger priority. After all, a travel budget is simply a …