Comments on: Northwest Introduces Baggage Fees, Frequent Flyer Redemption Fees http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/10/northwest-introduces-baggage-fees-frequent-flyer-redemption-fees/ The Daily Airline News by Jared Blank Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Barbara DesChamps http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/10/northwest-introduces-baggage-fees-frequent-flyer-redemption-fees/#comment-3717 Barbara DesChamps Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:36:27 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/10/northwest-introduces-baggage-fees-frequent-flyer-redemption-fees/#comment-3717 Northwest is just the latest. Ryanair and others have long unbundled ticket prices and extra charges. The writing is on the wall but don’t despair. You can “lighten up” in ways that give you benefits instead of fits. Lightweight travel is safer and easier than carrying a heavy load of things you don’t need. In four decades of advising people what to pack, the common thread is that they aren’t sure what to take, so they take too much. My husband and I have been traveling overseas on long trips since 1971. We take only carry-on bags that each weigh 15 to 17 pounds full and we dress well. People kept asking how we did it so I published two books (see my dot com) that show how. Northwest is just the latest. Ryanair and others have long unbundled ticket prices and extra charges. The writing is on the wall but don’t despair. You can “lighten up” in ways that give you benefits instead of fits. Lightweight travel is safer and easier than carrying a heavy load of things you don’t need.

In four decades of advising people what to pack, the common thread is that they aren’t sure what to take, so they take too much. My husband and I have been traveling overseas on long trips since 1971. We take only carry-on bags that each weigh 15 to 17 pounds full and we dress well. People kept asking how we did it so I published two books (see my dot com) that show how.

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