Travel Tips

Surveys show that spending money on travel generally tends to make people happier than spending money on material goods. That’s just one of several major personal benefits travel offers.

“House swapping” or “home exchange” has steadily become very popular practice among travelers. If the idea intrigues you, here are 5 tips that can help you out.

A lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised bankcard can be one of a traveler’s worst nightmares. Here are some tips to help you reduce the chances of any of these things happening during your trip.

Recently, we posted 5 tips to consider so you don embarrass yourself when traveling abroad. We found this such a rich subject, we wrote a follow-up post with 6 additional tips…

So, what are some tips for connecting more deeply with our destinations—for increasing our chances of getting that “emotional lift” we all hope to find when we travel? Keeping in mind that this is a subject large enough for entire books, here are 6 thoughts to mull over.

  If you think you are having problems with your airline regarding lost luggage, see the kind of problems Rhod Gilbert has with his luggage.

Here are 5 tips we thought would be helpful to anyone preparing for a first trip overseas — tips to help assure that you’re a little more in sync with the local customs and preferences.

Free through TripInsurance.com, whether you’re a customer or not, e-Travel Alerts is an extremely valuable online information service that posts security updates several times each day for travelers worldwide.

This is all about GoGirl, a product designed to make life much more pleasant for women who enjoy travel and the outdoors and who don’t enjoy unsanitary public restrooms.

This is also the last of our 3-part blog series discussing helpful travel products many travelers don’t know about. To learn about the first 2 products, check out the next 2 blogs down. They talk about the Fitbit family of digital health awareness products and the TravelSmith Cashsafe Belt.

Health is the theme of the second entry in our 3-part travel product post series. (If you missed our security-oriented first entry, TravelSmith’s Safecash Belt, check out the next blog down.)

The product we’re featuring today is a fascinating family of compact digital accessories called Fitbit, tools that help you measure physical activity, eating, sleeping, and managing your weight better on trips and at home.

This month we’d like to do something a little different and fun! We’re going to highlight 3 products that members of our staff absolutely love when traveling and regularly recommend to others. As part of this series, we hope you’ll find a new product that will make your next travel adventure that much better. Today, in part 1 of our series, we will introduce you to an excellent way to keep your money safe while traveling.

Don’t forget to check back Friday for the second product we’re highlighting this month. It’ll add a great new digital pleasure to your travels.

Safari anyone? Here are 4 African Safari tips we consider key to a successful experience and information about a wonderful camp in Eastern Zambia.

Traveling with children usually comes with a distinctive set of challenges and, to be successful, involves some careful planning. What are some tips we’d recommend? Here are 10 we’ve found very helpful.

Believe it or not, the airlines still offer several free amenities people often don’t know about. The trick, of course, is to find out what to ask for.

“Follow your bliss,” we often tell each other. And for those open to combining their love of cruising with another passion close to their hearts, various cruise lines offer theme or personal interest cruises—and the chance to “double your bliss.”