By now, you know that it will probably cost you to check a bag on a flight. But travelers are really getting nailed with oversized luggage.

A massive luggage-theft operation was uncovered in Arizona Monday after a man arrested for stealing a suitcase from an airport in Phoenix was found to have hoarded more than 1,000 pieces of luggage at his house.

Authorities arrested the first suspect Keith Wilson King, 61, three weeks ago when he was caught stealing a bag from the Sky Harbor International Airport. After being released following that incident, police began conducting surveillance on him, and caught him trying to steal bags from the same airport again on November 2.

Keep reading to find out more about what happened and how you can avoid getting your luggage stolen.

At long last, there is good news for travelers regarding airline bags.

The Department of Transportation has said that the airlines can no longer arbitrarily limit reimbursement when you have to replace necessities when they lose your bags.

A number of airlines—and you know who you are—have policies saying they will only reimburse you for necessities purchased more than 24 hours AFTER you arrive without your luggage. Now how ridiculous is that?

The government is cracking down on how airlines compensate passengers for lost or damaged baggage.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently reprimanded Spirit Airlines to the tune of $375,000 for violating federal rules regarding baggage-reimbursement requirements.

The DOT has now issued an ultimatum to other airlines with similar policies—shape up in 90 days, or face the consequences.

Now that the DOT is getting serious about lost luggage, what kind of changes can we expect to see from airlines?

In a follow up to his review of rolling briefcases for business travelers, gadget and gear guy Phil Baker road-tested a few more options for gadget-heavy business travelers.

Find out which ones make the cut, and which ones are better left at home.

A la carte fees are old news in the airline world, but United Airlines has come up with an innovative new baggage plan that allows passengers to pay a flat rate for a year’s worth of checked bags.

The new program, introduced on Monday, allows travelers to pay $249 to check up to two bags each time they fly United or United Express within a 12-month period.

This up-front baggage fee plan may seem like a good idea, but will it really save you money?

Despite the fact that computers keep getting lighter and smarter, we seem to be dragging more and more stuff when we travel.

As a result, the rolling briefcase has become one of the most popular pieces of luggage for business travelers.

Join Phil Baker, our resident gadget guru, as he examines some of the top travel-friendly rolling suitcases for business travel.

International flights used to be a fee-free zone, but with more and more airlines starting to charge for bags on these routes, many are wondering “what’s next?”

Baggage fees used to be solely the domain of domestic U.S. flights, but recently most of the major U.S. airlines quietly began charging for the privilege on select overseas routes.

So which airlines now have international baggage fees and more importantly, which airlines don’t?