Fall is a time when millions of people around the country begin to make their travel plans. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the busiest travel times of the year are just around the corner, which include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. There are some great reasons why packing light will help make your trip easier and more enjoyable. And the good news is that it’s not difficult to do, either.

“If you want to pack right when you travel then you really need to focus on packing light,” explains Tina Aldatz, chief executive officer of Savvy Travelers. “There’s much less hassle and stress when you pack light and stick to the basics. You can put your focus on your travel, rather than having all of your attention go to dragging around way too much luggage.”

Here are some Savvy Travelers tips for packing light and right for fall and holiday air travel:

Ben Cherington and Kylie Levy of Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) Performing Arts Academy of Lorton, Va. and Alexandria, Va. were recently recognized for All-Star Cast by the Virginia Theatre Association Conference for their performances in I Never Saw Another Butterfly. This was the first time Metropolitan School of the Arts had participated in the conference. Cherington, an 11th grader from Burke, Va., and Levy, a 10th grader from Fairfax, Va. are students at Metropolitan School of the Arts. For more information, go to www.metropolitanarts.org.

Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) also earned the 2014 Virginia Theatre Association Conference award for Best Costume Design and was recognized for Staging, as well as received an honorable mention for Best Play, I Never Saw Another Butterfly.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Thousands of people walk through D.C.'s DuPont Circle everyday. Some, likely are unaware of what's beneath their feet: 75,000 square feet of abandoned but usable space.

Now, The Arts Coalition of the DuPont Underground has its sights set on giving new life to the space.

Braulio Agnese with The Arts Coalition envisions: "Everything from pop up retail and restaurants to fashion shows, dance and theater events, concert performances."

The Arts Coalition is in the process of finalizing a five year lease with the city for rights to the DuPont Underground. They hope to begin transforming the space by the beginning of 2015.

Agnese said the long-term vision is a mix of the cultural and commercial. Agnese stressed that potential commercial tenants would have to fit the character of the space.