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    100 of The Most Stupid Questions Ever Asked of Travel Agents

    by SharonKurheg September 7, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 7, 2025

    Some travelers like to use a “do it yourself” approach and book all their travel on their own. Others prefer to use a travel agent (TA). Either method is fine, …

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    Do You Need A Travel Agent To Plan A Trip? (This Is Not Written By A Travel Agent)

    by SharonKurheg June 22, 2024
    by SharonKurheg June 22, 2024

    If you travel a lot, planning your trip is probably a matter of old hat and might even be an exciting challenge for you (Fun Fact! If you look up …

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  • Travel

    Can You Save Money By Using A Travel Agent?

    by SharonKurheg September 18, 2023
    by SharonKurheg September 18, 2023

    We’re aware that a lot of the people who read our travel blog are frequent flyers who know almost everything there is to know about travel. And we get that. …

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  • Travel

    Travel Agent vs. Travel Advisor: What’s The Difference & How To Decide If You Need One

    by SharonKurheg August 10, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 10, 2021

    For years, there have been two camps when planning travel: going the DIY route or having someone else do all the work. Some people, like my husband, thrive on doing …

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  • Travel Tech

    Hipmunk Was Bought, Then Closed By Concur. The Founders Are Back With Flight Penguin

    by joeheg April 12, 2021
    by joeheg April 12, 2021

    I haven’t really had time to realize how much I miss Hipmunk. The website was shut down in January 2020, just before the pandemic left me spending time canceling trips …

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  • Hotels

    Trump Hotels Quietly Removed From Luxury Travel Agency Network

    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2021
    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2021

    Without announcement or fanfare, one of the travel industry’s most prestigious network of travel agents and advisors has dropped all Trump-branded hotels and resorts from its elite services. Virtuoso Travel …

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  • Travel

    How You Can Support Your Travel Agent When You’re Not Traveling

    by SharonKurheg June 22, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 22, 2020

    With rare exceptions, Joe and I generally don’t use travel agents. When using points for the hotels and miles for the flights, I don’t know how much a travel agent …

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  • Weekly Recap

    New Safety Guide For Vegas, Disappointing Tourist Attractions, Dumb Questions TAs Get, Aftermath Of Guy Arrested At Disney

    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2020
    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2020

    Hello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …

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  • Travel

    Booking.com Planning Layoffs Days After Securing $4 Billion Loan

    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2020

    Just days after securing a $4 billion loan, the chief executive of Booking.com has told the employees that layoffs in the coming months are “probable.”

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  • Weekly Recap

    Similar American & Alaska Planes Feel Different, How WDW/DL Fool You, Countries You Can’t Enter If You’ve Had A DUI, How Hotels Plan Room Assignments, & More!

    by SharonKurheg February 29, 2020
    by SharonKurheg February 29, 2020

    Happy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …

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