Travel is still expensive and chaotic but this fall travelers will see a little relief compared to summer. A new survey by travel insurance company Faye suggests 68% of American travelers plan to go somewhere during the upcoming fall and winter season, down 3% from last year. And half of them plan to leave the country, which is a continuation of a travel trend that started earlier this year. While it's a much better time to travel than summer, the fall season can still present travel headaches if you don't plan accordingly. Click the link in bio to learn some fall travel tips.

The Pacific has no shortage of unspoiled islands to enjoy. Think Fiji or Tahiti, which tourists flock to for a taste of paradise. That’s not the case for fellow island nation the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). As one of the least visited countries in the world, the RMI only gets about 6,000 visitors annually. In comparison, during the month of June, Fiji received over 90,000 travelers. In recent years, the Marshall Islands has started to explore tourism as an economic driver and as a way to promote environmental and cultural preservation. In 2018, the government established the Office of Commerce, Investment and Tourism to lead the charge with a heavy focus on sustainable tourism. A hidden gem in the Pacific Ocean, the country offers stunning natural beauty, warm hospitality and a rich culture to experience. Click the link in bio to learn more.

This summer, the EU quietly cleared in-flight cell phones for takeoff, saying that allowing cell phones on planes would allow for more technological innovation. The EU designated certain frequencies for in-flight 5G technology, which would allow airlines to create an in-flight network capable of handling phone calls. Will the same happen here in the US? Click the link in bio for more.

No one wants to wait in long lines at the airport. Yes, those security checkpoints are an important part of staying safe when you fly, but they are also a regular source of headaches for travelers. Fortunately, there are tools you can use to enter the fast lane and speed through seemingly neverending lines. Click the link in bio to learn more.

Those annoying hotel charges you might spot on your bill were supposed to disappear after the government declared war on junk fees earlier this year. Instead, hotels have returned fire in the junk fee war by adding surprising new extras. The average hotel now charges a mandatory daily resort fee of $26, up 3% from last year, according to Randy Greencorn, publisher of ResortFeeChecker.com. Customers are fighting them in the courts and Congress, but there are also ways of killing the fees one at a time. Click the link in bio to learn more about how to avoid paying hotel junk fees.

Travel is officially back this summer – and along with it, all the high prices and headaches that make it unbearable. "Travel is chaotic this summer," said Sasha Gainullin, CEO of the travel insurance company battleface. "And travelers are looking for ways to handle the chaos." Fortunately, there are some new expert summer travel survival strategies that can help you get through it. Click the link in bio for tips on surviving the summer travel season.

Visiting Europe will get (slightly) more complicated and expensive for most U.S. travelers next year as new visa requirements go into effect. According to the official travel site of the European Union, visitors from more than 60 countries that are visa-exempt will be required to apply for European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) approval ahead of their trips starting in 2024. U.S. nationals can currently travel to most E.U. countries without prior authorization currently, but that ease of movement will change when the new law goes into effect. Click the link in @usatoday's bio to learn more.

If you want to visit the Mediterranean but long-haul flights aren’t your thing, Holland America Line has an alternative. The cruise line is launching a new Legendary Voyage, the 42-day Ultimate Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage, that will take guests to 16 ports in nine countries in 2024 round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The itinerary, which includes stops in Portugal, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Spain and more, was inspired by a similar 1925 voyage on the line’s Rotterdam IV ship. Click the link in bio for more.

Imagine taking a cruise along the coast of Norway and stepping into the open air to see snow-covered peaks set to a hushed, white-noise soundtrack of lapping waves. If you close your eyes, you'd forget you're on a ship. That’s part of what specialty cruise line Hurtigruten Norway is aiming for with its proposed “zero-emission” ship, currently scheduled to set sail in 2030. Click the link in bio to learn more about zero-emission ships.

After spending months at home due to the pandemic, people are making up for all that traveling time lost. But, they’re leaving their manners at home. Bad tourists are everywhere. They're carving their initials into the Colosseum in Rome. And it gets worse – much worse. Last month, German officials arrested an American tourist after he allegedly pushed two women down a slope near Neuschwanstein Castle, killing one of them. Click the link in bio for tips on how to become a better tourist.

Like most other dogs, Jack enjoys basking in the sun and watching over his property through the second-floor balcony. His stuffed yellow duck may or may not be by his side. However, his property isn’t a house or apartment – it’s a hotel, the Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, a boutique hotel in Waikiki. As his name suggests, the almost 3-year-old French and English bulldog mix is the mascot for the hotel. He’s lived there his entire life, in a suite on the second floor with his owners. Meanwhile, Cori is a black Labrador retriever who works as canine ambassador for Fairmont Copley Plaza. People can reserve walks and visits with Cori, and Cori participates in advocacy events hosted by the hotel where trainers educate the public on guide dogs. Just petting a dog is known to calm you down, but hotels are letting guests reap the benefits that come with being around dogs with canine ambassadors. Click the link in bio to learn more.

It seems as if nearly everyone is tense when they board an airplane, which has become the stage for unruly passengers’ bad behavior. While some incidents are more extreme than others, frequent travelers know there are some unspoken rules to air travel that can upset other passengers if we break them. Click the link in bio to learn more about the unspoken rules of air travel.