Chase offers two personal credit cards that are marketed to those who want to earn travel rewards. There’s the Sapphire Preferred, which is great for those getting into the points…
Cancellations
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I have an upcoming stay at a Hyatt property and am completely confused by their “deposit” policy. I understand some hotels require a deposit upon booking, even if you make…
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Airlines
Southwest Blames Weather For Its Troubles. Here’s What Staff Says
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSouthwest Airlines has been in a downward spiral since the huge amounts of snow, wind, ice and bitter cold covered the majority of the continental U.S. in the days before…
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Airports
Study: When Flights Delayed/Canceled, Many Travelers Watch Porn
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf there’s been one consistent theme in the travel industry this year, it’s flights that have been delayed or outright canceled. Reasons run the gamut from weather to short staffing…
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Travel
My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Travel Day (With A Happy Ending)
by joehegby joehegTypically, our travels are pretty straightforward. We fly from home to where we want to go, and back home again. For one particular trip that happened a couple of years…
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Flashback to September 2020. I was sitting in this same chair, looking at a similar computer, and canceling our flights to Japan. It’s September 2021 and once again I had…
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Psychologists say that people often get more satisfaction from planning and dreaming about a trip than from the trip itself. That’s because we spend way more time planning a trip…
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When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the US, major hotel chains responded by changing their cancellation policies. For starters, they allowed people to cancel reservations even if they booked…
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Airlines
I Hope Delta Thought Of This Before Removing Redeposit Fee On Award Tickets
by joehegby joehegDelta Air Lines made news when they removed all fees when changing or canceling SkyMiles award tickets. This eliminates the $150 fee that Delta was charging all but its highest…
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Points & Miles
I Still Won’t Fly With United, But They Did Make It Easy To Cancel An Award Ticket
by joehegby joehegIt was in June of 2018 that we decided that we would no longer fly on a United plane. There were just too many things wrong with the airline that…