According to our team’s research and other sources, there are only two major domestic airlines that do not charge fees for checked baggage. Baggage fees for the first checked bag now range anywhere from $15 - $45, with second bags costing an additional $15 - $55. Most international airlines do not charge for the first checked bag, but the second checked bag can cost as much as $230. Keep in mind that these fees are charged each way on your trip, so traveling with your luggage can be a lot more expensive than just a plane ticket.

  In 1999, Congress designated May as Military Appreciation Month. May is full of days commemorating and celebrating the achievements of the United States military, most notably Memorial Day. The goal of National Military Appreciation Month is to gather Americans around their military family to honor, remember, and appreciate the men and women who have served and are currently serving. Showing deployed military that they are not forgotten can be hard to do, especially when it’s across several continents.

Now that April has arrived and we’re officially into Spring, we’d like to take some time to talk about Pak Mail’s efforts to minimize our environmental impact, and how we help you do the same. On April 22nd, Earth Day will be celebrated internationally for the forty-third time. Since 1970, the day has been used to mark the modern environmental movement and the groundbreaking laws it spawned, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Although we don’t exactly recommend it, Pak Mail could ship your delicate, hand-decorated Easter eggs anywhere in the world. On Sunday, March 31st, families and friends will gather to celebrate spring, the season of new life. Even if you can’t be with all the people you love, you can send a gift to show you care. Here are some tips for successful Easter shipping this year.

It’s March now, and Daylight Savings is our cue that spring is on the way, which means it is a great time to start your annual spring cleaning. Spring cleaning is a long-standing tradition in many homes and cultures, one that was often thought to clean the home of negative energy.

In the world of shipping sports gear, one of the questions we are asked often is, “how can I ship my hockey equipment quickly and safely?”  At Pak Mail, our specialty shipping experts are well equipped to answer this question.  We’ll pack and ship your equipment in the most cost-effective, safest way.

Shipping Hockey Sticks

Oh, Valentine’s Day. A day when couples walk hand-in-hand to a cute restaurant, gaze into each others eyes, and sip wine next to the flicker of a candle. Sounds like a romantic night, but what happens when your significant other is stationed overseas and a dinner date is out of the question? Time to get creative and send that special someone a package.

You’ve survived Black Friday, been bombarded by emails on Cyber Monday, and now you’ve got all your holiday gifts and Christmas presents purchased.

Packing peanuts are ideal for making sure the contents of your package arrive in one piece. But if you're like us and have just received a package full of these, you probably feel like there could be some use for packing peanuts other than throwing them in the trash.

With the joy of holiday gift giving, comes the chore of holiday gift shipping. To make customers’ lives easier, Pak Mail announced the release of a holiday gift shipping guide.