Even when buying airline tickets, timing is everything. Passengers can get the lowest airfares if they buy six weeks before their flight, according to a study by Airlines Reporting Corp., an Arlington, Va., company that handles ticketing transactions between the nation's airlines and travel agents. (01/29/2012)

They're the people standing at the airport counter, frantically pulling things out of their overweight suitcases. They're the ones with the porters. The super-sized carry-ons. Six suitcases for a five-day getaway. (01/29/2012)

Correction Appended (01/29/2012)

SUDDENLY it's the end of January and you realize the children will be off for Presidents' Day next month -- an ideal opportunity to squeeze in a short family vacation. (01/29/2012)

ROSS HALFIN has traveled the world photographing rock stars like Jimmy Page and Mötley Crüe against backdrops as varied as Perth, Australia, and the South Dakota Badlands. Along the way he learned a few things about the best lens to travel with and where to find a stunning landscape. For a striking sunset, he said the window of an airplane as it takes off from the Los Angeles International Airport is the place to be. "You see the coast of California all in shadow and this amazing golden light. That's Los Angeles at its best." (01/29/2012)