Credit card companies don’t reimburse for passports. And that’s a shame because in the United States, a new passport for an adult costs $130 for the application fee and $35 …
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Weekly Recap
Two 1-Way Tickets vs. One R/T?, A Window Seat Nightmare, Why Indian-Americans Own So Many Motels
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. Some of our recent most-read posts have been: Is it …
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The best of the best. That’s what usually comes to mind when you think of luxury hotels that have the best ratings. Everything about those hotels – the property, service …
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When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG One Rewards is one of the simplest to understand. You earn points that can be redeemed for hotel rooms. There’s no need …
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San Francisco International Airport is good at innovation. In more recent years alone, it’s won awards for things such as its TaxiVQ app, its video production, and its pop-up concession …
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Airlines
Why a Flight Crew Refused to Say Where the Plane Was Headed
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you fly often enough, you see and hear some things so often that you may not even notice them anymore. Yet if you pay attention, you hear that yes, …
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Sharon and I disagree about the optimal temperature of a hotel room. While we’ve reached an agreement on the daytime and evening thermostat temperature at home and if/when we’ll turn …
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New York City
700+ Cool, Hidden & Unusual Things To Do In New York City
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you visit a city enough times, you may get to the point where you feel like you’ve “seen it all.” Such was the case for Joe and me in …
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For years, my father has been listening to me tell stories about how Sharon and I go on amazing trips with the help of points we get through credit cards. …
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Erick Tseng is a former Google executive, where, as the Lead Product Manager, he helped launch and grow Android. He then became a bigwig at Facebook; he was hired to …