It’s happened. With 2020 in the rear view and the hope of pulling out of the darkness rising, it’s once again time for Sharon and me to look at long-term…
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When it comes to using credit cards to pay for travel, the earning of the points is the easy part. Booking award travel is where the process gets complicated. This…
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When visiting New York City, you’re dependent on a combination of ride-sharing services and public transportation to get around. Google Maps makes navigating the combination of trains, subways and buses…
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I typically do everything I can to keep points from expiring. The only exceptions are when keeping the points active aren’t just worth the trouble, at which point I’ll look…
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If there’s one thing that’s universally accepted as “security theater,” it’s the requirement to sign a receipt when using a credit card. What was this supposed to do? I imagine…
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If there’s one thing you should do before you start gathering points and miles, it’s make sure you have a goal. That goal will be different for everyone. Some people…
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Back in the day, I had a list of things I needed to do before going on a trip. Among other things, I had to print out the itinerary, pack…
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When we go on vacation, we usually like to patronize the local restaurants. We don’t want to be the people who go to Manhattan and eat at the Olive Garden…
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Most of the worldwide hotel chains have a policy wherein your account becomes inactive if you don’t have any activity over a certain time-frame. If you allow that to happen,…
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If there’s anything we’ve learned from 2020, what we need when we travel will be different for the near future. When we were flying across the country and around the…
