There is nothing quite like the collective spike in blood pressure at the airport boarding gate. You’re standing in line, watching the gate agents ruthlessly eye everyone’s luggage, forcing passengers to drop their bags into those metal sizing boxes. If it doesn’t fit? That’s a surprise $65 to $100 gate-check fee... each way. The easiest loophole to beat budget airlines at their own game is to skip the overhead bin entirely. By mastering the art of the "Personal Item Only" tr

There is nothing quite like the feeling of watching your luggage roll away at the cruise terminal, knowing the next time you see it, it will be waiting outside your stateroom door. But for thousands of passengers every week, that luggage doesn't arrive. Instead, they get a dreaded notice in their cabin: Your bag has been sent to the ship’s security room. Cruise ship security screening is incredibly strict. Because a fire at sea is a ship’s worst nightmare, cruise lines ruthle