Ten new properties won AAA's covered Five Diamond Awards for 2019, the first year under a more flexible set of grading guidelines adopted to meet the ever-evolving and increasingly diverse definition of luxury.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that passengers traveling through John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International, and New York Stewart International airports can access real-time wait time information for the airports’ security checkpoints.

United Airlines just debuted a new United Club lounge at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday. The 5,000 square foot lounge is conveniently located close to Gate C1. While United doesn't have a hub at Fort Lauderdale, it offers flights to plenty of destinations in the United States. The new lounge is the first of four new United Club locations that will open in 2019.

Anyone who’s given up on the airline status game can stop reading this post now. Later, decide to chase status or not to chase status. Your decision is beyond the scope of this post. But okay, if you have decided you want those perks, there’s something to be said for avoiding frantic mileage runs in December.

Good news, workaholics: You can now rent your own, private office at the airport. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has two new Jabbrrbox stations. They're basically tiny offices you can rent out to get some work done while you wait for your flight.

Spirit Airlines' new service from Austin has just taken to the skies recently and the ultra low-cost carrier has announced it will be offering yet another daily nonstop route from Austin with service starting in May.

If a traveler finds it impossible to pay a toll, it is not their fault. Fault belongs to the system. Unfortunately, it is the traveler who pays penalties and extra fees when faced with an electronic toll collection system.