# Airlines
Skiplag (Hidden-City) Flights 101 — Advanced Tricks for Cheaper Airfares
Can adding an extra leg make a ticket cheaper? Here’s why this strange fare-pricing pattern happens and how to use it to find lower-priced flights....
How to Handle Air Travel Disruptions Like a Frequent Traveler
Disruptions are part of flying. Whether you travel often or only occasionally, air travel can be unexpectedly affected by weather, air traffic control, or mechanical issues. Even t...
Hong Kong International Airport Suspends Operations: What Should I Do?
Due to a public gathering at the airport, the passenger terminal was extremely overcrowded, airport operations were severely affected, transportation to the airport was very conges...
How Much Time Should You Allow for a Flight Connection? (Within the U.S., Entry/Exit Immigration, and Third Countries)
Unless you live in a major hub city, connecting flights are probably very common when you travel or head back to your home country. Missing a domestic flight is one thing, but miss...
Travel Issues for a U.S.-Born Child in China: Documents, Ticketing, Immigration, and Visas
Traveling in and out of China with a child born in the U.S. often comes with lots of document-related questions—what to use when buying tickets, how to book, which ID to use for bo...
Our Go-To Tool Recommendations: Get More Done with Less Effort
Here’s a roundup of the tools I use most often for account management, flights, and hotels. Hope they help you too....
Guide to Connecting in the U.S. and Entering the United States
If you're connecting to the U.S. through the Middle East, take note: the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently introduced a new rule banning large electronic devices in car...
Use Hopper to Predict Flight Price Trends and Get Cheaper Airfare
Hopper is a free mobile app that predicts fare movements, tracks prices, and sends alerts when airfare drops so you can buy at better prices....
What You Must Do After Buying a Plane Ticket
A few things you should always do after booking a flight: verify passenger information, make sure the ticket has been issued, choose a seat, check visa requirements, and watch for...
ANA and JAL to Eliminate Fuel Surcharges Starting December 1
Following the decline in global crude oil prices, Japan Airlines (JL) and All Nippon Airways (NH) recently announced that they will eliminate fuel surcharges on all international r...
Live from FlyerTalk Chicago Seminar 2015
Last weekend, October 16–18, the annual FlyerTalk Chicago Seminar 2015 was held at the Holiday Inn Elk-Grove near Chicago O'Hare (ORD), drawing many well-known figures from the mil...