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No more wrestling your suitcase shut on the hotel floor. I used to proudly (and delusionally) call myself an “excellent ...

With additional luggage fees and the risk of your checked luggage not arriving when you do — not to mention the time spent waiting at the baggage claim — it makes more sense than ever to learn how to ...

Packing is a tricky beast. Packing with one eye cocked toward the possibility of dance-offs and bar-hopping in a foreign city? Even tricker. When your suitcase is already overflowing with double-duty ...

There's nothing worse than putting your suitcase on the scale at the airport and seeing that number tip over the dreaded weight limit. The only solution is to fling open your bag, take a quick ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. Imagine you’re traveling on an international itinerary with ...

So you've booked a weekend away and now all you have to think about is what to pack. For those who always fill their luggage to breaking point, finding ways to pack light isn't always the easiest ...

Everyone overpacks for every trip. I include myself in that, though I’m trying. You will always come home with many items you never used, and probably forgot you packed. Which means, you've lugged ...

This solution couldn’t be simpler, or more foolproof. The only trouble for some of you chronic overpackers is becoming the kind of person who packs light. Is this possible? Yup, if you learn to follow ...