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If you save your holiday shopping for the last minute or are looking for quick and easy gift ideas, then Amazon online shopping is your saving grace—these seven Amazon holiday shopping tips will help save you time and money this season.

Delta Air Lines will begin offering free Wi-Fi on most domestic flights starting February 1.

It’s a good time to stay at a hotel. J.D. Power just released its annual North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, which measures how real travelers feel about different hotel brands, and the results are promising.

You get to the airport early, your luggage is checked, you have your boarding pass in hand—and you find out that your flight is overbooked. While airlines can usually find passengers willing to take a different flight in exchange for compensation, it’s the unfortunate truth that the act of involuntarily bumping passengers is pretty commonplace. Most people go calmly, if not happily. But legally if the airline tells you to go, you have to go.

Attention last-minute travelers: there’s still time to book an epic summer vacation without overpaying. Travel booking app Hopper just announced its Summer Vacation Sale, which slashes prices on flights to popular destinations across the globe. 

Prime Day, Amazon’s biggest sale of the year will run July 11th through July 12th for 2023. To help you make the most of this mega savings event, I’ve put together a few tips and tricks to help you get the best deals.

If the first thing you do when you arrive in a vacation rental is sweep the property for a hidden camera, you’re not alone. A study from investment company IPX1031 surveyed 1,000 Americans about vacation rental experiences and found that 34 percent of travelers search a vacation rental for cameras—and shockingly, 25 percent find one. 

Your phone is on two percent battery and you’re stuck at the airport due to a delayed flight, when you see your saving grace—a free charging station at the gate! We’ve all been there, and we’ve all used them, especially while traveling, and you probably didn’t think twice about plugging in. Well, you should.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is gearing up for a busy summer of travel and wants flyers to be prepared as well. Summer air travel volumes are expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels, and lines at airport checkpoints will likely be long. 

Savvy travelers know the value of a good airline loyalty program. With perks like airport lounge access, seat upgrades, and free or discounted travel, it pays to rack up those frequent flier miles. WalletHub recently released their annual study ranking the best frequent flier programs to help travelers decide which airline best meets their needs. 

If you’re flying to or from destinations like the European Union (E.U.) or Canada and your flight gets delayed or canceled, you’re covered under strict passenger rights rules entitling you to financial compensation. In the United States, passengers don’t currently have the same legal protections, but the Department of Transportation (DOT) is hoping to change that. 

If navigating through a new city stresses you out, an upcoming update to Google Maps could be a lifesaver on your next trip.

You might want to increase your budget for your summer vacation—inflation has hit the travel industry. 

Think the plastic straws you gave up sipping from are bad for our oceans? It’s time to consider the same about the sunscreen you use. Non-biodegradable sunscreens that contain harsh chemicals like oxybenzone have been proven to be toxic to coral reefs and other sea life. But travelers haven’t been as quick to widely abandon them for a natural alternative—so now some destinations are enacting sunscreen bans themselves.

Need to renew your passport for a summer trip? It may already be too late. The US State Department recently revealed that it is currently facing “unprecedented demand” for passports as post-pandemic travel returns.

For those truly epic, once-in-a-lifetime destinations, you want to leave your itinerary to the experts. Whether your dream is to see the Big Five on an African Safari, trek tall mountains, explore European cities, or something even wilder, a group tour is the easiest way to do it.

If you haven’t already booked your flights for your summer vacation, better do it now before everything sells out.