Posts about the experience of passing through airports while traveling with kids, including reviews and commentary about specific airports in the US and abroad.
Planning a trip to San Francisco, California? A lot of travelers to the Bay Area don’t realize that the region has quite a few ways to get here by air. In fact, the San Francisco Bay Area has three major international airports – San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Oakland International Airport (OAK), and Norman Y. …
One of the biggest challenges of traveling with kids is navigating through large airports. Each airport is laid out differently, has different amenities, and presents different challenges when it comes to traveling with kids. Wouldn’t it be great to know what to expect at different airports all over the country before you travel with your …
I approached the TSA checkpoint in Charlotte International Airport yesterday just like I did on any other flight day with kids. After flying north of 120 flights with at least one kid in tow, I’ve pretty much mastered airport security lines even with a toddler and 7 year old traveling with me. (Trips With Tykes uses …
Thanks to Best Buy for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are my own. Have you ever been stuck with your kids in an airport for an extended period of time thanks to a long layover or flight delay? Keeping your kids and yourself entertained is essential to avoid succumbing to boredom. You can …
If there is one thing that unites air travelers everywhere, it is the mutual hatred of airport security lines. Luckily, there are more and more ways to minimize your time in TSA lines. Airports now have special lines for family travelers, airline elites, and premium cabin travelers. The TSA itself has gotten in on the …
One of the most stressful aspects of air travel with kids is dealing with airport security. Can you take off your shoes, take liquids and laptops out of your carry-on bag, and fold up a stroller all while holding a screaming baby or squirmy toddler? Don’t even get me started on how challenging it is …
This post is the second in a series examining all the details of various airports from a family travel perspective, with a special eye to the challenges that parents of babies, toddlers, and young kids face. Today’s focus is Oakland Airport (OAK), which serves as a great alternative to SFO for families looking to visit …
Like many frequent travelers, I’ve found clearing airport security to be a bit of a challenge with a little one in tow. Most of the hassles do not come from my toddler, however. They come from the TSA — the oh-so-bright folks who create the maze of contradictory, unenforced, overinforced, and misenforced rules that govern …
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.
