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Thanksgiving Weekend: When to fly to avoid flight delays
Airline passengers have grown all too accustomed to long flight delays, especially when they have to fly during peak travel periods like the Thanksgiving holiday. NerdWallet.com, a personal finance and credit card website, analyzed on-time arrival statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (part of the U.S. Department of Transportation). The review sheds some…
Staying at a B&B? Insider tips from an innkeeper
Staying at a B&B (bed-and-breakfast) isn’t the same as staying at a large, anonymous hotel. The owners of a B&B have graciously opened their home to you as a guest, and you are likely to have a far more personal experience. While most travelers are familiar with the “rules” when they check in at hotels…
How to plan your next trip online
Being your own online travel agent, while empowering, can also be daunting. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number and dizzying array of websites. According to phocuswright.com, an industry analyst site, about one-third of travelers consistently book their trips online, and 76 percent use one or more websites to choose a destination. Where…
9 Tips: How to save on restaurant and travel flash sales
Everyone loves a good deal, especially when it comes to luxuries such as vacations and eating out. Online marketers know that too. That’s why you’re seeing seductive invitations for online flash sales for travel and restaurant meals. The Cornell University Center for Hospitality Research, in a research snapshot from August, reported that flash-sale travel deals…
Saving money on vacation rentals
A growing number of websites are cropping up linking travelers directly with private individuals who rent out their homes, apartments, or spare bedrooms for short periods of time. Peer-to-peer vacation rentals attract value-conscious consumers because they don’t involve hefty brokerage fees and help them avoid more costly hotel stays. Another benefit: They allow travelers a…
Before your next trip: The perfect travel manicure
Forget about washing dishes. Any frequent traveler will tell you that packing and fiddling with suitcase zippers wreaks havoc on your nails. Even when I’ve managed to carve out the time for a manicure a day or two before a trip, I wind up with at least one chipped nail before it’s time to board…
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