Regardless of where you’re traveling, a person’s gotta eat. And if you’re in a touristy area, there will be restaurants that specifically focus on tourists. Not that there’s anything wrong …
travel tips
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Airlines
This Friday, August 23rd is “Cheap Flight Day.” Is it Worth the Wait?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOver the years, people have come up with a “day” for every day of the year. Case in point, this Friday, August 23rd, is: Buttered Corn Day Daffodil Day (in …
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Rental Cars
Does Autoslash Still Gives The Lowest Price? Here’s What I Discovered
by joehegby joehegFor trips when we needed to rent a car, I had become complacent while searching for the best prices. Although I had written about ways to find the lowest price, …
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Airports
7 Activities That Could Earn You a Secondary TSA Security Screening
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNo one wants to spend any more time at the TSA security checkpoint than they have to. That’s why we’ve given so much advice about that very thing over the …
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Airlines
No, This Loophole Won’t Outwit An Airline’s “No Name Change” Policy
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot long ago, we wrote a piece about the airlines that do and don’t allow you to transfer plane tickets to someone else. Of course, there are many more airlines …
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I bet you’ve read a hotel review that sounded like this. We checked in at the elite line, and the agent advised us that we had been upgraded to a …
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Choosing a rental car is not the most glamorous part of vacation planning. When we travel, it usually doesn’t matter what type of car we have. I want something not …
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You’ve arrived at your destination safely, gotten to your hotel or cruise cabin, checked into your room and unpacked. All your clothes are in the closet and drawers, and your …
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Points & Miles
Award Ticket Guide: Who You Gonna Call? (Or Which Airline’s Website Should You Use)
by joehegby joehegUsing your miles to book airline tickets seems like a straightforward process. You earn miles and then redeem miles, a process points and miles people call “earn and burn.” Hopefully, …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Discovering the Ultimate Hack for Paying Transit Fares with iPhone
by joehegby joehegWhen my wife Sharon and I travel to a big city, we try to depend on mass transit when we can. This keeps us from having to pay the hotel …