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...
by Christopher Elliott | Apr 2, 2026
The problem with artificial intelligence is simple: When travelers need it most, it is least helpful. Would you pay extra to avoid AI? That’s the experience of people like Mark Beales, a retired mortgage banker from Mill Creek, Washington. He said that for...
by Janice Hough | Mar 24, 2026
The Iran War affects ticket prices. Airline travelers are facing sticker shock as rising fuel prices cause higher airfares, especially internationally. The Iran war affects ticket prices. Hidden fuel fees make transatlantic flights more costly than transpacific...