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  • Points & Miles

    How to Avoid Delta SkyMiles’ International Surcharge on Award Trips

    by joeheg January 17, 2025
    by joeheg January 17, 2025

    If you’re serious about maximizing points and miles, you’ve probably picked up a treasure trove of tricks and tips along the way. You know the best credit cards for earning …

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  • Airports

    How Accurate Are the Scales That Weigh Your Luggage at Airports?

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025

    When traveling, making sure your bags are no more than the maximum weight allowed is pretty important. If you’re over that 50-pound limit (well, 40 pounds for Frontier, Spirit and …

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  • Airlines

    Why Planes Don’t Fly Over The Pacific Ocean

    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2025

    Have you ever seen the flight patterns of flights from Japan to the United States? They never go directly across the Pacific Ocean to get to, say, San Francisco. They …

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  • Hotels

    Why Resort Fees Annoy Travelers and Why Hotels Keep Charging Them

    by joeheg January 15, 2025
    by joeheg January 15, 2025

    One of the most annoying expenses among travelers is hotel fees. This is the additional amount a hotel charges you to stay at the property over the room rate. The …

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  • Airports

    Popular Packing Hack Could Be Thwarted by TSA

    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2025

    People are always looking for hacks to bring as much as possible when traveling, preferably without paying for it. We’ve gone through some of them in the past (Spoilers: some …

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  • Points & Miles

    What’s An Open-Jaw Flight & Why Should You Care?

    by joeheg January 14, 2025
    by joeheg January 14, 2025

    The simplest round-trip airfare consists of flying to one city and then flying back from the arriving airport to your origin airport. An example would be flying from New York …

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  • Lounges

    Is Airport Lounge Access Worth It? Realities & Misconceptions

    by joeheg January 13, 2025
    by joeheg January 13, 2025

    For travelers just starting to explore the world of credit card perks, the allure of luxury travel can be irresistible. I remember reading about lie-flat business class seats and stays …

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  • Airlines

    The Boarding Pass Code That Could Be Worse Than SSSS

    by SharonKurheg January 12, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 12, 2025

    When you’re prepared to fly and have your boarding pass in hand, you’ll see there’s a bunch of gobbledegook that’s on it. They’re all code that gate agents and flight …

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  • Points & Miles

    How Diversifying Your Hotel Points Portfolio Makes Travel Smarter and Cheaper

    by joeheg January 12, 2025
    by joeheg January 12, 2025

    When we decided to take a 15-day road trip through the Southwest, we knew we wanted to make the most of our travel budget. The good news? We were able …

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  • Travel Equipment

    This Has Got To Be The Most Stupid Piece Of Luggage Ever

    by SharonKurheg January 11, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 11, 2025

    I’ve been traveling regularly since the early 1990s. I had my favorite piece of luggage ever, in the form of a Samsonite Silhouette EZ Cart, and man, that thing went …

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