I talk a lot about flying with kids on this site, but what if you are ready for your child to fly without you? Each year, millions of parents trust their kids to the airlines, allowing them to fly solo to a destination as an unaccompanied minor. Whether your child is traveling to visit extended …
Alaska Airlines
I’m often asked by fellow traveling parents: “What is the best airline to fly with kids?” Air travel with kids can be stressful even in the best of circumstances, so it’s only natural that families want to fly an airline that makes things easier. If only the answer were so simple. For United States based …
Editor’s note (March 28, 2020): I wrote this post what feels like a lifetime ago, when the evidence of the pandemic’s reach and the thread facing us was not obvious to those of us in the US yet. In case it isn’t obvious, no one should be traveling right now. Please read my other and …
Have you ever booked a flight many months in advance only to have your carefully selected flight time change? Flight schedule changes happen all the time. Airlines are always tweaking their schedules for optimum performance. Often a flight schedule change is simply a matter of minutes that doesn’t really affect much. But sometimes a change …
In my line of work, I see a lot of rants about trouble that travelers have had with airlines. I’ve certainly had plenty of harrowing and frustrating airline moments in my family’s travels too. While I don’t mince words when an airline gets it wrong, I think it is really important to tell the stories of …
I recently booked a flight on Cathay Pacific to go with my husband and daughter to Hong Kong. We are planning to leave the baby behind so we can do our first international trip with our “big girl” before she starts kindergarten in the fall, and school schedules make traveling more challenging. For this flight, …
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 …
My family returned a few weeks ago from four nights at Disney’s newest resort, Aulani. Located on O’ahu just 20-30 minutes from Honolulu Airport, we knew that it was the perfect getaway for an extra-long weekend jaunt from the West Coast. We had some Alaska Airlines vouchers burning a hole in our pocket that had …
For those of you who are frequent travelers, it probably goes without saying that you should ask for compensation when things go seriously awry in your travels. Airlines have been known to hand out free miles and even vouchers willy nilly, but these only go to those who ask! I think a lot of infrequent …