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    Can Bilt’s Travel Portal Compete With Booking Direct? I Tried It

    by joeheg May 14, 2026
    by joeheg May 14, 2026

    I finally had a reason to try the Bilt Travel portal. And honestly, I expected it to be worse. When Bilt first launched its revamped travel portal, I took a …

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    The U.S. Said These Travelers Needed Visa Bonds. Then FIFA Got Involved.

    by joeheg May 14, 2026
    by joeheg May 14, 2026

    The U.S. government spent the past year saying certain travelers posed a sufficient overstay risk that they needed to post bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the country. But …

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  • Hotels

    The Airport Hotel That Saved Our Trip After A United Cancellation

    by joeheg May 13, 2026
    by joeheg May 13, 2026

    Normally, I wouldn’t go out of my way to write a review of an airport hotel where we spent less than nine hours. But sometimes a hotel deserves recognition not …

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  • Credit Cards

    Why We Still Keep The JetBlue Plus Card

    by joeheg May 13, 2026
    by joeheg May 13, 2026

    JetBlue is one of the airlines we fly most often, largely because they have so many nonstop flights from our home airport in Orlando. Even as the airline industry keeps …

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    We Booked A Mozart Concert In Vienna. Then Eurovision Happened

    by joeheg May 12, 2026
    by joeheg May 12, 2026

    Needless to say, Mozart sounds a little different when techno beats are shaking your seat. That’s how we ended up spending one of our nights in Vienna. What we thought …

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  • Rental Cars

    Do You Really Need An International Driving Permit In Europe? My Real Experience

    by joeheg May 12, 2026
    by joeheg May 12, 2026

    I’ll admit it: I obsess over travel planning. Not just the big stuff like flights and hotels. I mean the tiny details that probably won’t matter…until they suddenly do. That’s …

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  • Credit Cards

    Why I’ll Always Travel With A PIN-Capable Card Again

    by joeheg May 11, 2026
    by joeheg May 11, 2026

    I used to tell people that Chip + PIN cards weren’t nearly as important for international travel anymore. And for years, I honestly believed that was true. Most of the …

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  • Airlines

    I Thought I Saved Our Germany Trip. Then Our United Flight Headed Back to Washington DC

    by joeheg May 11, 2026
    by joeheg May 11, 2026

    After surviving a Lufthansa strike and scrambling to rebook our flights to Germany, I thought the hard part was over. It wasn’t. In Part 1 of this saga, I explained …

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    Why the Chase Ink Business Preferred Is Still Worth a Look in 2026

    by joeheg May 10, 2026
    by joeheg May 10, 2026

    If you have a business—even a side hustle—business credit cards can open up an entirely different world of points and miles opportunities. That said, I’m not going to tell you …

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    The Best Credit Cards You Can’t Apply For Anymore

    by joeheg May 10, 2026
    by joeheg May 10, 2026

    One of the strange things that happens when you’ve been collecting points and miles long enough is that eventually, one of your favorite credit cards disappears. Not from your wallet. …

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