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Welcome to our Tips & Planning when flying page.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before taking off. From how to pack your carry-on to navigating airport security.

Our highly knowledgeable and expert contributors share insider tips on booking the cheapest flights, maximizing your rewards points, and making your flight as enjoyable as possible.

Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or flying for the first time, our guides and checklists will ensure you’re fully prepared for your journey.

We also provide up-to-date information on airline policies, TSA regulations, as well as domestic and international travel requirements.

Join our community of avid travelers and discover how to make your flying experience as smooth and stress-free as possible.

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Tips & Planning

Can You Light Candles in a Hotel Room?

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Tips & Planning

What to Do If Flight Prices Decrease After Booking

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Tips & Planning

How Much Does it Cost to Travel the World?

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Tips & Planning

What is a Flight Risk?

plane flying over transatlantic ocean
Tips & Planning

What is a Transatlantic Flight?

An Air Canada plane taking off from the runway
Tips & Planning

Do You Get Charged If You Miss Your Flight?

photo of a California drivers license
Tips & Planning

Can You Fly With a Picture of Your ID?

Dog inside a dog kennel for a flight
Tips & Planning

Where Do Dogs Go on a Plane?

A man sitting at the airport with his suitcase next to him
Tips & Planning

3 Must Things to Do When an Airline Loses Your Bag

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Tips & Planning

How Early Can You Check Your Bags for a Flight?

A British Airways plane taking off at the airport in clear skies
Tips & Planning

What Happens If You Miss Your Flight After Checking In?

US passport resting on a global map
Tips & Planning

Do You Need a Passport to Fly in the US?

Should You Buy Refundable or Non-Refundable Airline Tickets?
Tips & Planning

Should You Buy Refundable or Non-Refundable Airline Tickets?

Passengers waiting at a terminal during an overbooked flight
Tips & Planning

Who Gets Bumped on an Overbooked Flight?

passengers checking in at a busy airport
Tips & Planning

Do You Have to Check-in Online for a Flight?

Woman traveling to the airport with her luggage for an expensive flight
Tips & Planning

Why Are Flights So Expensive?

Man sitting at the airport during a layover
Tips & Planning

What is a Layover Flight?

airport board showing canceled flights
Tips & Planning

What to Do If Your Flight is Canceled?

Plane flying to destination and back again
Tips & Planning

What is a Round Trip Flight?

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Tips & Planning

Can You Text on a Plane?

Flight board at an airport showing cancelled flights
Tips & Planning

Will an Airline Pay For a Hotel If Your Flight is Canceled?

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Tips & Planning

Can You Use AirPods on a Plane?

passengers walking through a terminal for their connecting flight
Tips & Planning

What is a Connecting Flight?

passenger at the airport waiting for fly standby
Tips & Planning

What Does Flying Standby Mean?

Flight numbers on a board at an airport
Tips & Planning

What is a Flight Number?

last rows of seats on a Boeing plane
Tips & Planning

Where is the Safest Place to Sit on a Plane?

A Delta Air Lines plane that has landed
Tips & Planning

Why Do People Clap When the Plane Lands?

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Tips & Planning

Can You Change a Name on a Plane Ticket?

A phone set to airplane mode when flying
Tips & Planning

Do You Have to Put Your Phone on Airplane Mode While Flying?

Why Your Feet Swell When You Fly
Tips & Planning

Why Your Feet Swell When You Fly (11 Prevention Measures)

suspended drivers license
Tips & Planning

Can You Fly With a Suspended License?

Do Exit Row Seats Decline?
Tips & Planning

Do Exit Row Seats Recline?

8 Proven Ways to Pop Your Ears After a Flight
Tips & Planning

8 Proven Ways to Pop Your Ears After a Flight

Can You Fly With an Ear Infection?
Tips & Planning

Can You Fly With an Ear Infection?

Why Are Last Minute Flights So Expensive?
Tips & Planning

Why Are Last Minute Flights So Expensive?

Can You Fly With Vertigo?
Tips & Planning

Can You Fly With Vertigo?

Will You Need a Seatbelt Extender? (By Airline)
Tips & Planning

Will You Need a Seatbelt Extender? (By Airline)

Are Flights Cheaper on Tuesdays
Tips & Planning

Are Flights Cheaper on Tuesdays?

Is It Faster to Fly East or West (Globe)
Tips & Planning

Is It Faster to Fly East or West?

Does Rain Delay Flights?
Tips & Planning

Does Rain Delay Flights?

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