Author: Christopher Elliott, Special to USA TODAY

From reconnaissance using Google Street View to packing your own kitchen knife, here are tips to make your next Airbnb rental better.

Some advice for parents who want to document their trips: Don’t obsess about your camera. Focus instead on technique, quantity, and timing.

By combining a little bit of social media research with patience and basic manners, you can have a good flight on any airline – even low-rated ones.

See the list of the most commonly forgotten vacation items and get tips for how you can come back with all your stuff for once in your life.

Travel with animals is one of the great unexplored topics in travel journalism. Most of the stories are about whether pets belong on a plane.

My kids are engaging in more cringe-worthy trip behaviors as they become teenagers.

Requirements for travel documents can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know about visa and passport requirements before heading to the airport.

There are ways to safeguard your privacy on land and in the air. These tips can help you deal with cameras, data breaches and visual hackers.

There are millions of apps available for your phone, but you can’t take all of them on your next trip. So which travel apps should you pack?

Planning to travel with kids? Before you make plans or fly with your family, you’ll want to read this.