The Offer As I was sitting at the rooftop bar at my hotel in the heart of Madrid back in August, I got a notification from Air France for my flight the following day. If you’ve been reading along about my adventure of getting to Madrid this summer, you might read this with a tinge …
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Showing: 1 - 8 of 8 ArticlesHow to Get Good Sleep on a Plane
We’re sharing the best ways we’ve found to get sleep on a plane. Good sleep is important no matter where you are, so have the plan the next time you fly.
Approved: An Easier Way to Travel – TSA PreCheck & Global Entry
You’ve heard us drone on for over year now about our favorite travel hacks, time savers, favorite products, and money savers, but let’s talk about our favorite, TSA PreCheck & Global Entry.
Using Points and Miles to Get You that Free Trip
We like to travel, and if you’re reading this blog, odds are you like to travel, too. Or maybe you like reading about travel? Either way, you’re among friends. Unfortunately, travel is, for most of us, expensive, and if the recent trends in inflation are any sign, those trip prices aren’t going down anytime soon. …
Fee-based Credit Cards: Are They Worth It? Part One
This post contains credit card referral links.We may earn points or miles based on clicks and sign-ups.Thank you for helping us travel the world. In other posts we’ve talked generally about the different kinds of fee-based credit cards we use that allow us to gather points and miles to travel the way we like. All …
Exclusive access: The (relatively) unknown world of airport lounges
Ever heard of airport lounges? Sure, us, too. Ever been to one? No? Same. Well, until recently. We’ve talked before about the different credit cards we routinely use and why. We’ve also talked about some of the benefits that come with those cards, particularly the Chase Sapphire Preferred and, even more, the Platinum Card from …
Pick It and Stick (with) It – When Loyalty Matters More
When we first started travelling our usual process was to search places like Kayak.com for flights and Hotels.com for our hotels. Seems logical enough: when trying to save a little cash we’d go to the places that made it easy for us to find lots of results at reasonable prices. Same? Okay, good. What we …
Travel Lessons – How to breeze through the airport
Okay, let’s talk about traveling, especially in the midst of a pandemic. First, let’s separate traveling (getting from Point A to Point B) from exploring (seeing all there is to see in Point B). We like to do both, but more the latter than the former. Travelling isn’t what it used to be, and for …