Tag: Travel
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Southwest Offers Free Changes and Reimbursement
Southwest’s meltdown is still going on and on. Today,December 29th, Southwest has canceled 58% of its flights, which is an improvement from the last couple of days. Southwest is finally taking some responsibility for the cancellations. The airline is offering extended flexibility for travel changes through January 2. Anyone with travel plans with the airline…
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Hilton replaces breakfast benefit for elite members in the United States
As reported on frequentmiler.com during December, the Hilton Honors T&C’s changed their terms and conditions for their elite members from: To: What this means As reported on many sites, it looks like the temporary change of the complimentary continental breakfast for elite members is now a permanent change. This severely devalues the elite status as…
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Stacking Hilton Offers
If you’re planning on staying at any Hilton branded hotel, I highly suggest you look into adding any applicable Hilton promotions to your Hilton account. In the last few years there is rarely a time that Hilton does have a promotion to receive more points or other perks from hotel reservations. These offers let you…
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Stay in a Castle with Curio Collection by Hilton
What a cool addition to the Curio by Hilton collection, the Netherlands’ first Curio Collection at a 14th Century Castle. What is not to like about staying in a 14th century castle!? A unique experience is an understatement. What is the Curio Collection by Hilton? Curio Collection by Hilton is an upscale hotel brand within…
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December, a Great Time to Open a Credit Card
The month of December is a great time of the year for opening credit cards with calendar year benefits. If you’re looking at a credit card in particular that has calendar year benefits, look no further than December as to when it likely is the best time to apply for the card. Card member year versus calendar year…
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How to Not Pay for Checked Luggage
Regular fares in the continental USA (except southwest) charge $35 per checked bag. This per bag charge adds up quickly when you realize it is one way, so a round trip will cost you $70 per checked bag. If you have status with an airline, (usually from spending a lot of money), you can get…
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2023 Double Up & Explore Offer from Hilton
Hilton recently released a new offer for Double Points on all stays from January 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023, in addition to receiving 1000 bonus point for every brand stay during this period. The timing of this offer is great as the current 2022 Double Your Stay offer from Hilton ends on December 31,…
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Award Travel is Free?
Travel using points, free certificates, and earned nights is always a tricky topic to discuss in terms of if the travel is truly “free”. The people over at Frequent Miler have a great video from their point of view. What I really like about this video is they don’t fully agree with each other so…
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REAL ID Deadline Extended to May 3, 2025
I think many travelers correctly surmised that the REAL ID deadline was being pushed out due to COVID-19 extending many other government deadlines. REAL ID deadline extended Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline. The new deadline for REAL ID enforcement is…
Wealth Hacking Wednesday 