Slate Money - Money Travels: The Eternal Baggage Question

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4.1 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of Slate Money Travels, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the constant question on travelers’ minds: should you check your bag? They dig into how to make your carry-on count, the beauty of Air Tags, and Felix offers an alternative to checking a bag that isn’t a carry on.

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0:00.0	Now through September 10th, sky-high elegance at dream prices during the Air France rendezvous.
0:11.3	It's time to book your flight to Paris at our best prices, only during the Air France rendezvous, with daily flights from New York.
0:19.1	And with Air France, enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne in all cabins.
0:23.6	Elegance is a journey.
0:25.5	Air France.
0:26.7	Restrictions apply.
0:27.8	See terms and conditions at airfrance.us.
0:32.1	Hello!
0:33.9	Welcome to Slate Money Travel, a special episode of Slate Money devoted to travel something.
0:42.1	I'm Felix Salmon.
0:43.4	I'm here with Emily Peck of Axios.
0:46.8	Hello.
0:47.5	Who's sitting at home in front of her bookshelves.
0:50.8	We're doing the bookshelf thing.
0:52.0	But Elizabeth Spires of the New York Times
0:55.0	has made it all the way into the Brooklyn Studios of Slate. Hi, Elizabeth.
1:01.3	Hello. Was your commute okay in the heat? It was fine because I was in a car, so.
1:08.2	Oh, whoa. Wait, did you drive yourself? No, I was worried I was going to be late, so I hopped in an car. Oh. Wait, did you drive yourself?
1:11.5	No, I was worried I was going to be late, so I hopped in an Uber.
1:15.3	Oh.
1:16.1	Wow, fancy.
1:17.2	We are going to talk this week about checking bags.
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