Bringing food on a plane is hit or miss. The TSA has specific guidelines, allowing you to carry solid foods in your hand luggage and other foods in your checked bag, but the problems come with how they’re packaged. Depending on what you use to wrap your food in, you may be subject to additional…
Bringing certain things on a flight requires confirmation if they’re slightly unconventional – an air mattress is one of those things. If you’re looking to travel with your inflatable mattress and it has a pump, things get a bit more complicated because the pump adds extra weight. You’ll be pleased to know that you can…
Seeing you here leads me to believe that you’ve booked a stay at a foreign resort where golf is included in the package. Now that you’ve spent a fortune on accommodations, perhaps you’re looking to save some money on golf balls? Well, you can purchase golf balls beforehand and take them along with you on…
There are many TSA (Transportation Security Administration) rules to keep in mind when traveling by flight. Additionally, sometimes, the rules just don’t make sense. For instance, TSA allows passengers to bring watermelons through security, but not bottles of water. Now, what’s up with that? In the case of CDs, you’re permitted to take them along…
Everyone’s heard myths about magnets messing up computer systems and navigational instruments. That’s something you don’t want to happen while you’re on a plane, so many passengers questions whether they can bring any sort of magnet on their flight. While magnetic fields can disrupt navigation systems or harm computers, they have to be either very…
Since hair mousse commonly comes in aerosol form, it’s usually regarded as dangerous by experts. After all, aerosol products can literally burn the house down! Thankfully, as long as your hair mousse is of travel size (3.4 ounces or 100ml), you’re permitted to bring it on a plane either as a carry-on or checked luggage,…
Traveling with electronics can be tricky, especially when you consider larger gaming consoles. Most people wonder if they’re allowed to bring consoles on planes or how to pack them properly so they won’t get damaged. For the most part, these are treated like laptops during security screenings and are allowed on planes. This makes it…
When you pack a car seat for checked baggage, you should ensure that you have the item in a box or bag. Even a cardboard box can prevent a lot of damage to the seat. If you don’t want to bring your chair into the cabin with you, you can always pack your car seat…
A hearing-accessible room is a hotel room with certain visual features that can assist people who are deaf or hard of hearing. These aspects include accessibility items like lights that flash to indicate incoming phone calls. What Does Hearing Accessible Mean? Hearing-accessible rooms are for those who can not hear well or at all. Also,…
Normally, yes. You can use Bluetooth headphones on a plane. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows passengers to use short-range Bluetooth devices on planes. But, rules may change depending on the airline, so always know your flight’s regulations before you switch Bluetooth on. Are Bluetooth Headphones Allowed on Planes? On most flights, staff will have…