Ms. Rabinowitsch, 28, bought a tray off Amazon, she said, and styled the photo shoot at home. Like some other influencers, she said she would not actually do this at the airport.

For many in the "shoes off" camp, it's strictly about hygiene. Indiana University biogeochemist Gabriel Filippelli has been tracking what the "shoes on" people are tracking into their homes ...

I’ll try to remember the advice of the etiquette professionals — keep my shoes on, especially when I’m using the bathroom. Take them off only if it’s safe (and by safe, I mean it doesn’t ...

Jackie Wong: ‘Across the board, we are shoes-off people’ I grew up in a big, multi-generational Chinese Canadian family in Vancouver. Across the board, we are shoes-off people.