AIRLINES globally are now enforcing stringent hand luggage rules, which often see customers out of pocket simply to take their bags on board. How can you be sure your bags are the right size? Airlines ...

Luggage scales can save you time, money and that annoying — and frustrating — feeling when the check-in agent announces your bag is overweight. And if travel is already stressful for you, your luggage ...

Airlines measure bags, not jackets. That tiny detail is why a packable zippered tote (or lightweight nylon shopping bag) earns a permanent spot in my personal item. It costs about $2–$4, weighs almost ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A state lawmaker is renewing her efforts to ban throwaway plastic bags from retail stores in Washington. Sen. Maralyn Chase of Shoreline has introduced a measure that would ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A bill that takes an incentive-based approach to reducing the use of throw-away plastic and paper bags advanced in the New Jersey Legislature on Monday. The measure approved by ...