by Christopher Elliott | Sep 30, 2026
Here’s what you need to know. New Zealand, the UK, the US and more now charge to enter. What every travel entry fee costs, which ones fund conservation, and how to dodge fake visa sites. When Brian Clark budgeted for a recent marathon flight to New Zealand, he...
by Christopher Elliott | Sep 10, 2026
The red zone is that anxious stretch from your front door to your airplane seat, where normal people turn into nervous wrecks. It’s a blur of high-stakes, time-sensitive decisions that overload your brain. And it’s so stressful that 73 percent of couples call travel...
by Christopher Elliott | Jul 15, 2026
Peace negotiators in Switzerland may be dotting the i’s on a deal to end the Iran war, but air travelers are still paying extra checked bag fees. Remember when jet fuel prices spiked after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran earlier this year? Every major...
by Christopher Elliott | Jun 3, 2026
Summer road trip questions you never ask (but should). My family’s summer road trip was less than an hour old when an unfamiliar orange exclamation point illuminated the dashboard of our Honda Pilot. We were merging onto I-95, a stretch of asphalt that exhausts even...
by Janice Hough | Apr 28, 2026
At the time of writing, the US-Iran war is in a cease fire. Sort of. What happens to airline prices in the future? But permanent peace talks just broke down. So, today, “Who knows?” Like most travel advisors (or agents), I get asked to predict what...
by Janice Hough | Apr 21, 2026
Airlines love direct bookings — meaning anything you book on THEIR website. Don’t use a codeshare. There are two main reasons why a passenger shouldn’t use a codeshare… Airlines don’t have to pay anyone or any website anything — whether...
