budget travel

Hotel prices in Manhattan have continued to climb — and they’ve now surpassed the already sky-high rates we were seeing in late 2023 and early 2024. During our most recent …

When planning a trip, you obsess endlessly about saving every single penny. You make sure that you get the best deal on airfare, whether by paying cash or using your …

Through the years, many places – and I mean MANY places – have taken to charging for parking. Here’s why. And there’s probably no place more indicative of that than …

If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the radio commercials for Motel 6. They were full of folksy music (a tune composed by Tom Faulkner, performed by him …

My husband Joe and I have been married for over 20 years, so it’s been a long, long time since we shared our hotel room with anybody else. But back …

Every once in a while, your feed will light up with headlines about an unbelievable flight deal. Maybe it’s a transatlantic business class ticket for a few hundred dollars or …

I have a love/hate relationship with companies that reinvent themselves. I don’t mean like when a Marriott-branded hotel is sold and suddenly becomes a Hilton-branded one. I mean when they’re …

Although it’s relatively easy to find motels that offer free parking, the same can’t be said for hotels (here are other differences between the 2 types of accommodations). Sure, you’ll …

I recently earned a Southwest Companion Pass again, thanks to a credit card sign-up bonus. It had been several years since I’d last had one, so I figured I’d dust …

Everyone will agree that when you travel by air – whether it’s personal or business travel – your hotel and airfare are probably the most expensive parts of the trip. …