Can it really be the end of the month already? Wow! Besides being the month of YMMV’s “birthday” (our blog turned TWO YEARS OLD on January 17th, y’all!), January was a record-breaking month for us in terms of readership – THANK-YOU, travel friends!
Here are our most popular posts for January 2019. Many of them were actually written before January (several were written QUITE a while before), so take a look so you don’t miss any of the good stuff:
AIRPORTS & AIRLINES
- The lounges of Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- What are “preferred” seats on Delta and why pay extra to sit there?
- Here’s how you can get into airport lounges when flying JetBlue from New York to Orlando
CAR RENTALS & GROUND TRANSPORTATION
- How to avoid crazy toll charges when renting a car in Orlando
- What to do when your Uber charge is higher than expected
- How to get from JFK airport to Manhattan via AirTrain and subway
CREDIT CARDS
- Why I cancelled my American Express Platinum
- What’s the big deal about metal credit cards?
- A year of retention offers
DISNEY THEME PARKS
- What does Walt Disney World do with its leftover food? The answer might not be what you’d think
- Staying at Walt Disney World with no car? Make sure Disney doesn’t charge you for overnight parking
- That way not everyone knew about how to bypass Disney’s Advance Dining Reservations? It’s (mostly) gone
- What’s up with all the Brazilian tour groups at Disney & in Orlando (and some advice about them)
- When is the best time of year to go to Walt Disney World?
FUNNY STUFF
- Spirit has a lot of issues but you can’t say their flight attendants don’t have a sense of humor!
- Fart smell causes plane evacuation. Or not. Either way, TV broadcaster can’t keep a straight face
- Famous last words on a plane: “Don’t you know who I am?” (#rolleyes)
HOTELS
- How to override hotel thermostat settings
- Understanding hotel taxes, resort fees and deposits for incidentals
- What’s that hotel being built at the edge of Walt Disney World property?
MISCELLANEOUS
- Bedrock City is closing! It’s your last chance to visit this bit of nostalgic kitsch
- Locked the zipper on your suitcase? Thieves can still easily get in. Here’s what to do about that
- The most brilliant travel question I’ve ever heard
NON-DISNEY THEME PARKS
- Opinion r.e.: lawsuit against Universal Studios Orlando due to warning signage
- Did SeaWorld Orlando’s parking fees just go up by nearly 50%? Yes. Sometimes.
- Nara Dreamland theme park: the lost video footage
POINTS AND MILES
- Reasons you should merge your Starwood (SPG) and Marriott accounts
- How to get the most reward points when buying amusement park tickets
- The basics of how to get started earning points and miles balances
SAVING MONEY
- Theater fan? Here’s how you can get Broadway tickets for half price (limited time offer)
- Why do hotels charge a resort fee and how can you get out of paying it?
- You want discounted tickets to Walt Disney World? Where to look – and where not to!
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