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Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: A Guide to Earning & Redeeming Virgin Points
Looking for a flight to Europe? Not just London, but almost anywhere in Europe? Or even Japan or New Zealand? Virgin points can probably get you there for less. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is the...
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Norse Atlantic, Starlux Among 4 New Additions to TSA PreCheck
You'll be able to use TSA PreCheck – the shorter security lanes allowing you to leave your belt and shoes on and keep electronics and liquids in your bag – flying with even more airlines, including a...
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Iceland Volcano Eruption: What it Means for Travel
After weeks of anticipation, a volcano began erupting on Iceland's Reykajanes Peninsula on Monday, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The 2.5-mile-long fissure eruption is close to the...
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Worried About an Expiring Passport? You’ll Now Get an Email Reminder to Renew
Even the most organized traveler has probably pulled out their passport before a trip only to discover it's expiring soon … or already has. The federal government might have a fix for you. After a...
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Capital One Venture X Card Review: Get 75K Miles, Lounge Access & More
Most flyers dabbling in travel credit cards wind up facing a choice: Spring for a premium travel card to unlock benefits like airport lounge access and money-saving travel credits that cost a small...
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Delta SkyMiles Flash Sale to Cancún From Just 16K+ SkyMiles!
Super cheap Delta SkyMiles flash sales have made a comeback to close out 2023. And the latest one could put you on the beaches of Cancún this winter for under 20,000 SkyMiles. We recently unearthed...
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Aloha: 5 Ways to Book Flights to Hawaii with Points & Miles
Hawaii is a dream destination for many travelers, with its crystal blue waters and unbeatable white-sand beaches. Especially as most of us descend into the cold, dark winter months, a trip to the...
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Record Crowds & (Mostly) Smooth Skies: What to Expect Flying for the Holidays
It's already been one of the busiest years for travel on record. The hectic holiday travel season will end it with an exclamation point. Airports and airlines are bracing for the busiest stretch of...
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Transferred Points to Book Air France/KLM’s Mistake Fare? Get Your Points Back!
Air France and KLM didn't make many friends when they decided to cancel dirt-cheap business class awards to Europe this week, insisting those 13,500-mile lie-flat flights to Croatia and 5,000-mile (or...
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The Best Ways to Use Air France/KLM Flying Blue Miles
Looking for a fare to Europe, North Africa, a Delta flight, or maybe even … a trip all the way to Madagascar? With a stash of Flying Blue miles, you can stamp your ticket – and earning those miles may...
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Zen in the Old Capital: A Review of the Park Hyatt Kyoto
Back in October, I made my second trip to the incredible country of Japan. The first time around, I never made it beyond the capital city of Tokyo so from the second we booked our flights, we had plans...
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Attention, Delta Flyers: Use (Or Lose) Your Delta eCredits ASAP!
After canceling flights during the worst of the pandemic or simply rebooking after prices drop, Delta flyers are flush with Delta eCredits. But for many of them, the clock is ticking. Delta repeatedly...
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Turkish Airlines Promo: Biz Class to Europe & Beyond for 31K Points!
Turkish Airlines is one of our favorite ways to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and their miles are incredibly valuable, to boot. A new promo makes that case even stronger if you want to fly economy or...
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The Perfect Two-Card Combo: Chase Sapphire Preferred & Capital One Venture X
Ever heard the expression, “It takes two to tango?” Or how about, “two peas in a pod?” Whatever your favorite idiom, the point is all the same: Some things are just better together … like the *chase...
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The Craziest Flight Deals We Found in 2023
We spend all day, every day looking for flight deals for our Thrifty Traveler Premium members and 2023 has been a banner year of amazing deals. In fact, narrowing down this list to just a handful of...
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Bilt Rent Day Transfer Bonus Trio: Up to 150% More Points
Happy New Ye … err, Rent Day! Bilt Rewards is kicking off 2024 with a bang: Offering an up to 150% bonus on point transfers to not one, not two, but three popular loyalty programs simultaneously on...
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The Big Stories & Trends That Shaped Travel in 2023
If 2022 was the year Americans began turning their attention back toward travel, we were all laser focused in 2023. That's the undercurrent behind a year full of changes – good and bad – in the travel...
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The Best Credit Cards for Airport Lounge Access in 2024 & Beyond
Nothing makes a trip or long layover better than getting airport lounge access. At the very least, you'll find comfortable seating with a place to charge your devices, high-speed Wi-Fi, and free food...
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Getting High on Our Own Supply: Our Team’s Favorite Flight Deals of the Year
Scarface and the Notorious B.I.G. famously warned to “never get high on your own supply,” but we're in a very different business than Tony Montana or Biggie. We're in the flight deal business. And here...
View ArticleWe’re Hiring (Again)! Join Thrifty Traveler as a Marketing Manager
Travel is booming, and so are we. Now, we're looking to fill a critical role on our team. We're aiming to hire a savvy and experienced marketing manager to help us reach and assist even more travelers....
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