And in the blink of an eye, we’re already well into the first week of September. Time goes by so quickly! Anyway, here are our most popular posts for August 2019. Some of them were actually written before August (heads up that rules and offers change and we can’t guarantee that those older posts are still accurate), so take a look to make sure you didn’t miss any of the good stuff:
AIRLINES/AIRPLANES
- I pimped our flight – what it’s like when you buy “The Works” upgrade package
- Lawsuit: American Airlines kicked black man off plane so dog could fly first class
- I’ve never been happier about spending $19 for a service I didn’t use
AIRPORTS
- The U.S. airports with the longest & shortest TSA security wait times
- Come see MCO grow (based on what we’ve seen so far, the new terminal is going to rock!)
- How bad is it at LGA? People are leaving their cars & walking to the airport
CAR RENTALS & GROUND TRANSPORTATION
- The train station that has no stairs, ramps, ticket booths, entry or exit
- How to avoid crazy toll charges when renting a car in Orlando (Updated August, 2019)
- How to bring your Sirius-XM subscription into your rental car
CREDIT CARDS
- The end of an era – saying goodbye to our SPG AMEX cards
- Eight commonly heard questions regarding Chase’s 5/24 rule for new card applications
- Amex sent me a great referral offer for the Everyday Preferred but there’s one catch
DISNEY THEME PARKS
- What’s up with all the Brazilian tour groups in Orlando (and some advice about them)
- Disney Rash: what it is, how to treat it & how to prevent it in the first place
- How Disney’s Tower of Terror works, from before the 5th dimension to the fall
HOTELS & PLACES TO STAY
- How to override hotel thermostat settings
- Have you ever seen a hotel ad that was as ridiculously accurate as this one?
- Here’s one more thing that can go wrong at hotels with bulk toiletry containers
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
- Travel warnings other countries have about visiting the U.S. (wow, do they have us pegged!)
- Ten gestures that are innocent in the U.S. but offensive in other countries
- A lesson in why you need to get your passport stamped when you enter a foreign country
MISCELLANEOUS
- Comparing the iPad Pro vs. Macbook Air for working on the road
- Ten really cool places for geeks & nerds to visit in NYC
- These are America’s most hated travel companies
POINTS & MILES
- Why did frequent flyer programs start?
- How a stupid mistake cost me thousands of points
- How you can earn double Skymiles (or more) on your Delta flight by checking a bag
TSA RELATED
- My new advice when choosing between TSA Precheck or Global Entry
- Global Entry & TSA Precheck: they’re not just for Americans anymore
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