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U.S. rules require airlines to either hold a reservation at the quoted fare for 24 hours without payment or let you cancel within 24 hours for a full refund, if you book at least seven days before departure.
Tipping is not expected in Japan at restaurants, bars, taxis, or hotels; leaving money can confuse staff. Express thanks instead; a discreet envelope gratuity is optional only in rare cases such as with a private guide.
Only domestically. A U.S. passport card is accepted as a REAL ID alternative for domestic flights, but it is not valid for international air travel; it covers land and sea entry from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and some Caribbean destinations.
On a single ticket, checked bags are usually transferred to your connecting flight automatically. Arriving in the U.S. from abroad, you must claim them, clear customs, and recheck them unless your flight was precleared.
U.S. passports are valid for 10 years for people 16 and older and 5 years for children under 16, and passport cards follow the same rule. Some countries also require 6 months of remaining validity beyond your trip.
Most TSA PreCheck applicants get approval in 3–5 days; some take up to 60 days. Online pre-enrollment is about five minutes and the in-person visit about ten.
Spare lithium batteries and power banks must stay in carry-on; they cannot go in checked luggage. Devices with batteries installed may be checked if powered off and protected, within watt-hour limits.
In the U.S., yes for cellular service: FCC rule 47 CFR 22.925 bars operating cell phones while an aircraft is airborne, so phones must be off or in airplane mode.
No—leaving Schengen does not reset your 90 days; the limit is 90 days in any rolling 180-day window, though an uninterrupted 90-day absence restores a full 90-day stay.
Qantas cancelled its Rome to Perth service on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, because of a bedbug outbreak on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was due to operate it. On the previous day’s nearly 17-hour Perth to Rome flight, some passengers complained of being bitten, and the airline grounded the aircraft so engineers could carry out … Read more