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30,000 Bonus Starwood Points With American Express

July 26, 2010

I’ve never hid the fact that I love to get free travel.  One of the best ways I’ve found to help build points account balances is credit card rewards.  It’s not just about getting the credit cards, but about signing up when they have the most lucrative rewards. This is one of those times.  American [...]

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First Time Flying? 17 Things You Must Know

May 26, 2010

Attention first time fliers! I read this on one of my facebook friend’s statuses today: (Please excuse any incorrect grammar or lack of consideration in the post!) “Note to people who dont fly much– when the plane shakes a little, do not put your head on your knees, grab my shoulder and start repeating oh [...]

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Airline Frequent Flyer Points: Are They Useless?

April 12, 2010

For years and years, I’ve collected airline frequent flyer points.  Like any good traveler, I’ve looked at the award charts and come to the fortunate conclusion that with only 25,000 miles I can get a free roundtrip to anywhere in the United States.  Cool. The Problem with Airline Frequent Flyer Points 1. Flight Availability The [...]

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Keeping American Advantage Miles Active

February 10, 2010

A reader recently wrote in asking about keeping his American Airlines Advantage miles active: We have a Citibank American Advantage card in order to accumulate miles.  The problem is that it has an annual fee of $85, so I’ve scheduled to cancel it this April.  Our predicament is that we haven’t found a way to [...]

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How To Buy Foreign Currency on Vacation Overseas

January 25, 2010

Since people are travelling overseas at increasing volumes, there is also an increasing number of ways to buy and sell foreign currency. When purchasing foreign currency two opposing factors need to be thoroughly considered: Convenience and cost.  In some cases, the most convenient way to buy foreign currency is also the most expensive.  For example, [...]

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Hotwire Car Rental: Advantages and Disadvantages

November 5, 2009

Hotwire.com is a premier source for all things travel.  In fact, Hotwire consistently has some of the best travel deals for airfare, car rental, and hotels. While flight bookings offer a deeper level of inconvenience there is very little inconvenience involved in renting from Hotwire. Hotwire Car Rental Disadvantages You will not know the exact [...]

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