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Favorite Travel Stories | How we got 210,000 US Airways miles for one flight

by Jeri September 8, 2010

Since we got married in 2000, we’ve been able to do a lot of fun traveling.  Sometimes we’ve traveled as a couple, and other trips we’ve taken with friends or family.  I’ve taken time to put our memories into a travel scrapbook, but I realized that I haven’t really written much on our travel blog [...]

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Book Your Travel Here at Help Me Travel Cheap

by Craig September 6, 2010

Well, I finally did it. For a long time, I’ve thought I should add a page where you can book your travel through Help Me Travel Cheap. For some time, we had affiliate relationships with travel companies, but I’ve never been organized enough to get all those partners onto a booking page – until today! [...]

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Expedia Changes Partnership with ThankYou Rewards

by Craig September 1, 2010

For several years our family has slowly been accumulating ThankYou Rewards points.  ThankYou Rewards points have never been a primary focus because they typically only offer a decent rate of return for points.  However, one of the things we always enjoyed is the rewards flexibility.  You can use your points for anything from gift cards [...]

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How to Get a Certificate of Birth Abroad

by Jeri August 30, 2010

I am an American citizen and my husband, Craig, is Canadian.  This can sometimes complicate things when it comes to issues of immigration.  It seems like we ought to be experts by now when it comes to filling out legal forms, such as getting a passport for kids.  We’ve done more than our fair share [...]

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Best Travel Tips: Intercontinental brand reimbursing (some) airline baggage fees

by Craig August 29, 2010

Yes.  This bi-weekly round-up is a little late.  I’ve been focusing my energy on promoting my eBook – The Secret to a Successful Budget.  It’s a book that teaches people how to budget.  The price goes up at midnight on Augusts 31st, so if you’re interested in the book, get your copy soon. Money Saving [...]

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Want to Travel? Make a Budget

by Jeri August 23, 2010

Are there times you wish you could travel the world, go on a cruise for your family vacation, or even just be able to attend that next family reunion?  With the help of a family budget, traveling is possible.  Sure, some of these things may seem out of your reach or nearly impossible. But with [...]

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Ulumani Treetops Rainforest Lodge

by Jeri August 18, 2010

If you ever get the privilege of visiting Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea, you’ll be amazed at the beauty of it all.  Sometimes I just have to pinch myself to make sure this is really my home.  We have been trying to take advantage of the area since we don’t have to pay [...]

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Starwood American Express Increases Prices | Keep it or Cut it?

by Craig August 16, 2010

Upgrade to better travel reported that the Starwood American Express is increasing their fees.  Since I’ve written about the Starwood AMEX and it is one of my favorite points programs, I thought I would share my thoughts on the change. I still have not received my note about the fee increase, but I’m guessing it [...]

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Best Travel Articles and Deals: Aug. 13th Edition

by Craig August 13, 2010

First, let me apologize – profusely.  This week, neither Jeri nor myself had a post here at Help Me Travel Cheap.  While I can’t really offer any good reasons, I’ve got a plethora of excuses.  Perhaps the two biggest excuses are that (1) I’m getting ready to launch an eBook called The Secret to a [...]

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