Alaska Airlines has made electronic bag tags available to elite Mileage Plan members, with a broader rollout planned in the first half of this year. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Walking into ...

There are times when you see an idea and want to hug someone for coming up with it. That's what we thought when we saw the new self-tag option from Alaska Airlines. The carrier launches its online ...

United Airlines on Friday quietly rolled out self-service bag-tagging at Chicago O’Hare airport. In the tradition of pumping your own gas and bagging your own groceries, Chicago-based United will ...

American and Delta are among the carriers that may try this out. The thought is that self-tagging will help speed customers through check-in. Since an airline agent would still have to scan the bag ...

Given the current state of the worldwide aviation industry, checking a bag may not be the best idea right now. But sometimes you don’t have a choice and soon, at least if you’re flying Alaska Airlines ...

Waiting to check-in at the airport is up there with sitting through an eight-hour budget meeting, as one of the most boring ways to waste time. Thankfully, one of the latest ideas to hit air travel – ...

If you're flying American out of Chicago starting tomorrow, you might notice something a little bit different. Gone are the days where you'll have to speak with an agent to print out your bag tag for ...

A new luggage tag scam has been taking off. An airport worker, who claimed to be a Delta Air Lines baggage claims manager, took to Reddit to warn travelers about a “growing” scam. “I just wanted to ...

Sad news: CVS is ending the Green Bag Tag program that gives you Extrabucks rewards when you bring your own bags. With the Green Bag Tag program, you bring your own bags to have them bag the products ...