Why Use a Travel Advisor for Your Next Luxury Trip?

Why Use a Travel Advisor for Your Next Luxury Trip?

Why Use a Travel Advisor for Your Next Luxury Trip? Luxury travel should feel effortless. From the moment you begin planning to the moment you return home, every detail should feel intentional, personalized, and aligned with the kind of experience you want to have. But creating that kind of trip takes more than choosing a…

10 tips to protect your money while you travel

10 tips to protect your money while you travel

This summer, people are traveling and spending more money than ever. According to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Trends 2024 report, an annual industry deep dive across 74 markets, there are a few key trends: But there are some individuals who never take a vacation: scammers. While people are spending, they’re waiting to pounce! As…

Your next trip could be riskier than you think — here’s why (and how to adapt) 

Your next trip could be riskier than you think — here’s why (and how to adapt) 

Colombia has been at the top of Seann Malloy’s bucket list for years, so he recently started planning a solo trip to Cartagena and Medellín. He looked forward to sipping tinto coffee at a cafe and strolling the beach at Playa Blanca.  The destination seemed safe at first, but then came a U.S. State Department travel advisory…

Here are the new travel mistakes people are making — and how to avoid them

Here are the new travel mistakes people are making — and how to avoid them

One of the newest mistakes travelers make is also one of the oldest: forgetting their paperwork. It happened to Katharine Nohr when she tried to fly to New Zealand. Nohr, an attorney from Honolulu, was so used to traveling to Europe that she assumed she didn’t need a visa to enter New Zealand.  But she…

Planning a trip for 2026? Don’t miss this must-have accessory, say experts 

Planning a trip for 2026? Don’t miss this must-have accessory, say experts 

It’s not fear driving Harry Wenkert to make a “must-have” travel purchase for 2026. It’s peace of mind, he says. “I have a parent who is 94 years old and living in a long-term care facility,” says Wenkert, a retired pharmaceutical industry marketer from Pittsburgh. “I’m also concerned about having enough medical and evacuation insurance…

Holiday travel safety: Here’s what could go wrong — and how you can avoid it

Holiday travel safety: Here’s what could go wrong — and how you can avoid it

What are you afraid of this holiday travel season? Missing your flight? Losing your luggage? Getting stuck in bad weather? “Knowing the risks, preparing with the right tools and coverage, and staying informed in real time can separate a smooth trip from a stressful one,” says Deepak Shukla, CEO of Pearl Lemon Adventures, a travel…

Are airline refunds automatic now? For this canceled American Airlines flight, they weren’t
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Are airline refunds automatic now? For this canceled American Airlines flight, they weren’t

All Rhonda Bryant wanted was a refund for her airline ticket. She’d booked three tickets with American Airlines for a trip from Portland, Maine, to San Francisco. But when American canceled her connecting flight from Charlotte to San Francisco after hours of delays, her plans fell apart.  And then American refused to return her money,…

Irrational fears travelers have — and what to do about them

Irrational fears travelers have — and what to do about them

The holiday travel season is right around the corner, and what better time than now to face your travel fears — especially your irrational ones? Sienna Hart’s phobia is losing her passport. She constantly — and obsessively — checks to make sure her ID is in her pocket when she travels abroad.  “I’ve even been…

New ways travel insurance can keep you safe when you’re traveling

New ways travel insurance can keep you safe when you’re traveling

Travel insurance may cover you if you get into trouble on your next vacation. But what if travel insurance could help you avoid trouble? Consider a natural disaster like the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. If you’d had a travel insurance policy with Travelex and downloaded its Travel On app to your phone, the…

Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that
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Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that

Christina Anderson thought her hotel room in Reykjavik, Iceland, was refundable. But when her flight to Iceland was canceled because of bad weather, she made a stunning discovery: It wasn’t. Anderson, a retired nurse from West Lafayette, Ind., booked her room at the Iceland Parliament Hotel through a travel website affiliated with Priceline, and she…

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