Black Friday, the Festive Holidays, even Easter - the American people love to shop. However, just as it's important to make sure you lock up your valuables before you leave the home, it's also crucial to ensure that you keep your finances safe and secure. In the modern world, protecting your cash is about more than simply keeping an eye on your purchases and avoiding leaving your wallet unattended, you also need to be aware of the unseen digital risks too. One quick and simple way to make sure that your private information remains private the next time you go...

The words "family trip" can strike fear or joy into the heart of a parent - even perhaps a little of both. If you're new to travelling with youngsters and you want to make sure that your trip is memorable for positive reasons, then you're going to need to make a plan. From entertainment ideas to kid-friendly places that you can visit, there are a lot of things to think about, but the first thing you need to know is what you should pack for your family vacation. Which essentials are going to make your trip more comfortable, enjoyable, and...

After your hotel and flights have been booked and paid for, organizing your luggage properly and preparing for the trip is the last thing you'll have to worry about before that wonderful stress-free vacation. Getting through the airport terminals and finally reaching your hotel can seem like a challenge in itself, but following a few simple travel rules should help to keep frustrations to a minimum. For instance, invest in a travel money belt to keep your valuables secure while you're exploring your new destination, and make a list of crucial things you might need to remember, including passports, documents,...

If you've been looking for ways to upgrade your travel experiences with the latest in cutting edge technology, then you might be surprised to learn that you already have one of the best and most versatile gadgets around in your pocket. From helping you research trips, to giving you directions to the best events in your local area, there are dozens of ways to use your smartphone when you travel. Just remember, all of the tips below become useless when you don't have the accessories required to charge your phone. If you're headed off on an international flight, make sure...

No matter how often you travel, or how much of the planet you've explored, you might not always have the cash to splash out on a luxurious hotel room. The chances are you spend at least some of the planning portion of your trip looking for comfortable, and cheap places to stay that mean you can focus most of your budget on other things, like exotic experiences and souvenirs. Fortunately, if you're one of the many people who don't see the inside of many swanky hotel rooms, that doesn't mean that you can't still have a great experience. The following...

Travel can offer a range of fantastic learning opportunities for adults, and children alike. After all, the more you travel, the more you can find out about the world around you, the different cultures that scatter the globe, and even the hidden talents lurking within yourself. Of course, all those great opportunities mean that when it comes to choosing the best educational travel destinations to visit, you've got some difficult decisions to make. Following, we'll cover just a few of our favorite picks for educational travel destinations, to help you narrow down the choices for your next academic adventure. 1.   ...

A packing job that doesn't take all of the right things into consideration can easily turn a stress-free family vacation into the getaway from hell. Regardless of whether you travel frequently for business or you're heading out on your first big trip in years, it's nice to have a reminder of some of the most common suitcase packing mistakes we all make - so we can try to avoid them this time around. The following list should give you an insight into everyone's most familiar packing woes, and what you can do to take some of the frustration out of...

If you're used to the jetsetter lifestyle, then you should already know that there are plenty of things that can go wrong in an instant - particularly when you're unprepared. From dead phone batteries to flight delays, it's easy to fall victim to the pitfalls of sudden travel issues - so how can you avoid some of the headaches that might have a negative effect on your vacation experience? Following, we've collected some of the simplest last minute travel tips around, for those of you who are too busy getting excited for a new adventure to worry about planning ahead....

When you're travelling, there'll always be one kind of person who loves your favorite jeans even more than you do: the pickpocket. Those sleek back pockets are often barely big enough to contain your phone, credit cards, and cash, and they're out of your eye-line, making them easy to snatch from. While the inside pocket of your jacket can offer a good place to hide valuables, they also require you to keep your layers on and fastened at all times - not an ideal option for people traveling to exotic countries. So what can you do to keep your money...

Sometimes, getting the most out of your summer vacation is about more than simply making sure you visit all the best tourist destinations and spend plenty of time on the beach. Though some of the money-saving tips that you use to inform your next trip will be obvious - like shopping around for the best deal, it's also worth checking out some of the advice we have below. With a little luck, the following tips will help to make sure that you have plenty of excess cash to put in your waist money belt the next time you head on...