
Your holiday spirit might be enough to get you through crowded airport security, but the
longer flight delays this season may require a little more than patience. The boredom of waiting can cause even the most budgeted traveler to find herself browsing the airport kiosks, bars, and boutiques. Prevent unnecessary airport spending by remembering to pack these 5 things — just start the slideshow.

Travel industry experts have repeatedly said that buying plane tickets on Tuesday is the best bet for finding a deal. We may be inclined to book flights over the weekend when we have spare time and aren't consumed with work, but the money you could save by waiting a few days is well worth not being able to check something off your weekend to-do list.
I searched for my honeymoon plane tickets on Sunday, only to find the price had risen since I'd looked a couple of weeks ago.

This week our favorite fee-free airline, Southwest,
launched a fare sale that includes holiday travel. The Winter special offers one-way tickets for $49-109 (Monday-Thursday and Saturday) or $59-159 (Friday and Sunday). You must book your ticket by midnight tonight (Nov.

Discouraging daily economic news can lead to the recession fatigue that's already on everyone's faces. All we want to do is escape, but we feel guilty putting our paychecks towards a vacation instead of in the bank. With this in mind, Time put together a list of the five best
places to travel during a recession.

There's not much good news these days, so whenever there's something with a positive spin on current events it seems like a silver lining. The latest gem of optimism is that because of the global financial crisis,
Europe has become more affordable for American travelers than it was over the last several years. The dollar still hasn't caught up with the euro but Americans do have more buying power now and can choose from a slew of travel deals to Europe.