7 Ways to Annoy a Flight Attendant

Our anonymous flight attendant has worked for a well-known commercial airline for 12 years. She dishes on what irritates her most in passenger behavior.

• Confessions of a Flight Attendant
• Blog: A Flight Attendant Sounds Off About "Rude" Passengers
• Blog: Airlines Behaving Badly

The Lowdown on Low International Airfares

Looking for cheap airfares for your big trip abroad but suffering from search fatigue? When all else fails, try one of these tested strategies.

• 5 Best Travel Sites
• Flying Under the Radar: Upstart Airlines

How to Get Through Airport Security Faster

Airport security is a traveler's rite of passage: the long lines, the ID check, the shuffling of personal items. Get through security faster with these easy strategies.

Are Carbon Offsets Worth It?

Whenever we travel, we contribute to global warming, scientists say. Many companies sell offsets, which promise to compensate for your eco-damage by funding wind farms and other projects. But not every offset makes a clear difference.

• Carbon Offsets: On Flier's Remorse

Flying Under the Radar

You may not have heard of them (yet), but these upstart airlines are starting to descend on American cities, just as the big boys are pulling out.

• Smaller Airports, Smaller Airfares
• Discount Airlines in Mexico
• Supersmart Strategies: Flying

• 14 Ways to Survive a Holiday Flight
• 2008 Extra Mile Awards
• 2007 Extra Mile Awards
• 2006 Extra Mile Awards
• 2005 Extra Mile Awards
• AA's Shortcut to VIP Status
• A Guide to Flight Passes
• Airline Phone Directory (PDF)
• Airline Vouchers 101
• Brits Say No to Heavy Bags
• Carbon Offsetters
• Confessions Of... An Airline Agent
• Confessions Of... An Airline Executive
• Confessions Of... A Baggage Handler
• Confessions Of... A Flight Attendant
• Confessions Of... A Travel Agent
• Containermania: Keep liquids inside your carry-on
• Discount Airlines in Mexico
• Download Airport Codes Card (PDF)
• Extras Not Included
• Flight Tracker
• Fly Better With Your PDA
• Great New Travel Gear
• How Airlines Pass Costs on to Travelers
• How to Book on Foreign Websites and Save
• How to Complain When Things Go Wrong
• How to Make a First-Class Sandwich
• How to Prevent Lost Luggage
• How to Travel Now: Flying
• Hurricane Season Just Became a Safer Bet
• Keep Your Airline Miles
• Leftover Loot: How to Buy TSA Contraband
• Luggage: Don't Lug It, Ship Ahead
• New Airline Connects Smaller Cities
• New Laptop Carry-ons
• New Nonstop Flights
• New Websites Predict Airfares
• Online Resource Guide: Transportation
• Online Travel Auctions
• Organize your membership info!
• Paying Fees for Low Fares?!
• Reader Tips: Packing
• Registered Traveler Program: Skip It
• Silverjet: A New NY-to-London Business-Class Carrier
• Smaller Airports, Smaller Airfares
• Tool: Nonstop Caribbean
• Tool: Nonstop Mexico
• Trip Coach Transcript: Airline Upgrades
• Visas: Cutting Through the Red Tape
• What to Do When There's a Travel Emergency
• What to Do When You Fly Into the Wrong City
• What to Do When Your Tour Operator Goes Out of Business
• What to Know about Children Flying Alone
• When Agents' Incentives Hurt You
• Who Deserves Your Loyalty?
• Window or Aisle? History Channel's Josh Bernstein
• Window or Aisle? Rachael Ray
• Window or Aisle? Rick Steves
• Window or Aisle? Sir Richard Branson
• Yapta.com finds a flight at your price