If you travel a lot, and especially if you’re brand loyal (granted, we’re not and we kind of love it that way), a hotel room is a hotel room. But …
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Travel
Fines For Tourists’ Everyday Activities Increasing in Europe: How to Not Get Charged
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen people travel – particularly if they’re on vacation – they can sometimes cause problems. Thinking that what is OK at home is OK where they’re visiting, behaviors caused by …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
How to Use the DC Metro to Get Between the City, Dulles, and National Airports
by joehegby joehegOn a recent trip to Washington, DC, we flew into Dulles Airport and returned home from Washington National (DCA). This worked well because we stayed near Dulles initially, then moved …
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Travel
Is Global Entry Worth the Cost and Effort Compared to the Free Mobile Passport Control App?
by joehegby joehegWe’ve had Global Entry for over a decade, and when we first applied, it was nothing short of a game-changer. Back then, it felt like we’d unlocked a secret VIP …
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Credit Cards
How to Earn and Use the $200 Flight Credit from the Delta Gold Amex
by joehegby joehegI recently met the $10,000 spending requirement on my Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card, which unlocks a $200 Delta eCredit. The timing was quick — as soon as …
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Airports
Why Do So Many Airports Have Rocking Chairs? And Which Airport Have Them?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirports are probably one of the most high-tech structures in modern times. Depending on the facility, it could employ solar-paneled rooftops, energy-efficient everything, baggage carousels that reduce carbon dioxide emissions, …
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If you’ve ever rushed through an airport only to see a Starbucks line snaking into the concourse, you know the sinking feeling — will you make your flight and get …
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Airports
18th Airport Now Allowing Unticketed People Through TSA Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEvery time another airport announces that people without a flight that day can now go to the airside to meet/accompany their family, it makes me smile. Y’see, way back when …
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On our way to Aruba, we had a 2½-hour connection in Miami. We don’t often fly through MIA, but on short notice, this was the best routing we could find. …
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Singapore Airlines is known for its exceptional service no matter where you’re flying from — but if you’ve ever taken one of their long-haul flights from Singapore itself, you might …