Travel
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Travel Tuesday: Flight Tracking App Flighty Says This is the Most-Delayed Airline
Imagine this: you’re waiting for your flight, checking your watch, and confirming your boarding time. Yet, when that time arrives, the gate agent comes on the P.A. and announces a delay. Worse yet, you have a connecting flight to catch, which suddenly seems in jeopardy. Unfortunately, these types of delays are all too common. In…
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Travel Tuesday: Donating Your Travel Currency on Giving Tuesday
Lest you think we’re done with the retail holidays, today marks another — albeit quite different — one: Giving Tuesday. For those unaware, this is the day that emphasizes charitable donations over retail purchases. Actually, in addition to Giving Tuesday, today has also become known as Travel Tuesday (no relation to this column). Notably, while…
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Halfday Roamer Backpack Review: Another Clever Travel Solution
Two and a half years ago, after coming across the Halfday Garment Duffle on Instagram, I ended up ordering one and giving it a shot. Since then, Halfday has continued to expand its brand, not only making updates to that original duffle but also debuting new bags and styles. Among them is the Roamer Backpack,…
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Travel Tuesday: My Hotel Stay Pet Peeves and Annoyances
When I was a kid, I remember that getting to stay in a hotel was always a fun and exciting prospect. As I got a bit older, I even recall hearing some celeb complaining about living in various hotels and thinking, “Why? Hotels are amazing!” Well, although I do still occasionally get giddy about a…
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Travel Tuesday: Airline Rewards Debit Cards Have Entered the Chat
Want to earn airline miles but hate credit cards? I have some great news for you. In just the past couple of weeks, two major airlines have unveiled co-branded rewards debit cards. In fact, both Southwest and United have teamed up with the same company to make these cards a reality: Galileo. Given this emerging…
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Travel Tuesday: Hyatt Regency Portland (at OCC) Hotel Review
Last month, I headed out to my fourth in-person FinCon — this time taking place in Portland, Oregon. Shortly before heading out to the West Coast for the event, I booked my room at the official event hotel: Hyatt Regency Portland. Did this end up being a smart move? Let’s take a look at my experience…
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Travel Tuesday: Capital One and Bilt Rewards Keep Adding Travel Transfer Partners
When I first started getting into rewards credit cards, I loved the way I could earn cashback on my purchases and then spend those funds on pretty much whatever I decided to earmark them for. Then, as my travel started to pick up, I began learning more about different credit card currencies beyond cashback and…
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Travel Tuesday: Amex Adds Hundreds of Properties to Fine Hotels & Resorts Program
American Express has apparently expanded its Fine Hotels & Resorts program as well as the similar but different Hotel Collection. According to a press release, 400 new properties were recently added across these two programs. In total, there are now more than 3,100 options in 114 countries! With the Fine Hotels and Resorts program, Amex…
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Travel Tuesday: Intercontinental Indianapolis Hotel Review
Last week brought me back to Indianapolis as I attended my third Gen Con. After having previously stayed at two other Downtown Indy hotels, for my 2025 stay, I ended up at the Intercontinental. Incidentally, when I saw this list on the site, I was wondering how I hadn’t come across it in prior years.…
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Travel Tuesday: 21c Museum Hotel (Bentonville, Arkansas) Review
Last month, my wife and I decided to take a short but real vacation. So, after a stop in Oklahoma, we set off for a couple of nights in Bentonville, Arkansas — with the main goal of checking out the beautiful Crystal Bridges Museum. When looking for accommodations in the area, one spot in particular…
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Travel Tuesday: River Bend Casino Hotel Review (Wyandotte, OK)
A few weeks ago, my wife and I set off for what we dubbed an actual vacation. In short, this meant we’d be doing absolutely no work and, for the first time in a very long time, would be headed to a destination that didn’t have a Disney theme park! Originally, I thought that we’d…
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Travel Tuesday: The Venetian Surveying Guests on Possible Rewards Credit Card
Late last year, I had a chance to cross another Las Vegas Strip property off my list with a stay at The Palazzo at The Venetian. Whether because of that or because I opened a players club card with them as well, this week The Venetian sent me a survey regarding a potential rewards credit…
