Carry-on bag

When it comes to the carry-on vs. checked bag debate, I seem to be one of the rare frequent travelers who says, “It depends.” There are some who see the decision whether to wheel a carry-on bag onto a plane or check a bag instead as a black or white, binary decision with no middle …

What should you put into your travel bag if there’s a need for packing light? Almost 11 years ago, I did a guest post for the once-mighty Gadling blog called “What’s in your pack Tim Leffel?” At the time I had been traveling through Europe for two weeks with just a large duffel bag and …

Spirit Airlines is the airline that seems to invite everyone to hate it, partly because of doublespeak press releases that accompany every customer-unfriendly move. Here’s the one they put up at the beginning of the decade when first announcing new bag fees. “In order to continue reducing fares even further and offering customers the option …