American Airlines just recently announced that it will allow passengers who do not have any luggage to stow in the overhead bins to board early, after elites but before Group 2. Presumably, this move is intended to reward those who travel light (or pay to check bags) and speed up the boarding process by getting …
Several of my friends have recently attempted their first trips traveling with babies and small children, and the refrain that I most often hear after these trips is the following: “Did you know that Airline X doesn’t pre-board children any more?” Unfortunately, I did know that! But it appears that the message is not filtering …
My husband and I traveled cross-country to the New York area this past weekend for a friend’s wedding, leaving Little V behind in the capable hands of grandma for once. We booked our return flight on JetBlue from JFK to OAK, a route and a carrier we had not traveled in quite a while but …
My husband, daughter, and I recently returned from a long weekend jaunt to Hawaii, choosing to fly on Alaska Airlines. We booked the tickets fairly last minute (for Hawaii at least — 3 weeks out). When we booked, we were unable to secure three seats together on our return flight because it was already fairly …
My family and I recently flew from Oakland to Honolulu and back for a weekend Hawaiian jaunt, and had very enjoyable in-flight economy class experiences even with a three year old in tow. If you are going to be flying with small children, Alaska is one of the top airlines on my list of recommendations …
A few months ago, I blogged about the terribly family-unfriendly seating policies of American Airlines. When I booked a last minute trip on Delta earlier this week, I was faced with what looked like a similar problem… an airplane with lots of empty middle seats and no two seats together available to book anywhere on …
If you traveled at all over the holidays, you probably were well-acquainted with the travel nightmares that winter storms caused across the South and Eastern seaboard. The mess started on Christmas Day, with snow and ice hitting Texas and completely disabling AA’s biggest hub at Dallas/Ft. Worth. I was in my hometown in Alabama on …
Redeye flights are a necessary evil of air travel for cross-country or international flights. Need to get from San Francisco to New York and leave after your workday is over? A redeye is your only choice because of the time difference. Redeyes are also often the cheapest flights of the day for many destinations, so …
I don’t fly American much, but I just booked some flights on American to return home for the Christmas holidays with my husband and three year old. Little did I know that I would be walking right into one of my least favorite travel-with-kids situations: seat assignment Russian roulette. I thought that by booking more …
As I mentioned earlier this week, my family traveled on Virgin America from SFO to JFK and back last weekend for a family wedding. My daughter had the chance to tell Sir Richard Branson himself aboard this flight: “I love Virgin!” And sure enough, I’m happy to report that we do indeed love Virgin after …
Welcome! I’m Leslie, a mom of two (ages 11 and 7) who loves to travel. Trips With Tykes is a family travel blog devoted to simplifying the logistics of traveling with young kids. With a little knowledge of airline rules & good planning, family travel can be really fun, even if it still involves the occasional in-flight tantrum or battle with TSA over your toddler’s juice box.
