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Frontier Airlines Baggage Fees & Policy: Everything You Need to Know
Want to come out ahead flying Frontier Airlines? Then you need to understand Frontier baggage fees. Much like every other ultra-low-cost-carrier, Frontier sells dirt-cheap fares but charges additional...
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What’s the Difference Between Amex Points and Delta SkyMiles?
Transferrable credit card points and airline miles are not synonymous – and they're not created equally. And despite their (incredibly close) relationship with co-branded credit cards, American Express...
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Why Travelers Should Learn to Love Basic Economy Fares
Basic economy has spread like wildfire across the globe among the major U.S. airlines and even international carriers, luring in consumers with the cheapest price … in exchange for a bunch of...
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How to Transfer Avios Between British Airways, Qatar, Aer Lingus & Iberia
If you’re looking to use points and miles to fly on airlines like Qatar, Aer Lingus, Iberia, or even American or JetBlue, you’ll want to become familiar with Avios. Avios is the points and miles...
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Last Chance: Get a 30% Bonus on Amex Transfers to Virgin Atlantic!
This is one of the best transfer bonuses for American Express Membership Rewards points – and it could be one of the best ways to use your Amex points, period. But it won't be around for much longer....
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Final Call, 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 – and ticking...
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Our Top 10 Most-Read Stories from 2023
Another year of travel is in the books, and we're ready to close out another year of covering the constantly changing world of travel, airline news, and flight deals. I might be biased (note to...
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Lie-Flat Seats, Unicorn Alerts & Fire Emojis: The Best Points & Miles Deals...
Have a bunch of points and miles saved up but not sure how to use them best? You've come to the right place. Our Thrifty Traveler Premium flight deal alert service digs up the best cheap cash fares and...
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4 Ways I’ve Changed How I Travel in the Last Year
As I write this, it's been exactly one year to the day since I started here at Thrifty Traveler. I've covered Southwest's historic meltdown, problems getting passports, and all the tips and tricks...
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Ending Soon: Earn a 90K Bonus With the Chase Ink Unlimited & Cash Cards!
All good things must come to an end … and the current offers on both the *Ink Unlimited* and the *Ink Cash* are a really, really good thing. Chase just announced that the increased bonuses on the Ink...
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Use Positioning Flights to Save Hundreds on International Travel
Most travelers searching for airfare start and stop with their home airport. And unless they get lucky with a great deal, they may be forced to choose between swallowing the high price or frowning and...
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Cheap Flights to Hawaii Are Back Just in Time for Winter
Everyone wants to go to Hawaii and that means there's high demand for flights to the picture-perfect Pacific islands. But that demand is met – and often overmatched – by hundreds of daily flights that...
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Don’t Wait, Earn Up to 180K Points with New Hilton Card Offers!
Last fall, Hilton and American Express made some big changes to a couple of their most popular co-branded credit cards … and rolled out bigger welcome offers to go with them. Now that the calendar has...
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Did Delta Actually Make Earning Medallion Status … Easier in 2024?
Diehard Delta flyers spent weeks railing against the unpopular revisions to earning Medallion Status – and even after forcing the airline to backtrack, many still weren't happy. But now that the...
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Earn up to 90K Points with Massive Amex Gold Referral Offers (Targeted)
The American Express® Gold Card is one of the best all-around travel cards out there to rack up points on your everyday spending. And one of the best welcome bonuses we've ever seen has made a comeback...
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Great Availability to Book the Conrad Bora Bora Nui with Hilton Points
Got a stash of Hilton Honors points, Hilton free night award certificates from credit cards like the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, or both? Here's your chance to book a tropical getaway...
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Delta Baggage Fees in 2024 (And 7 Ways to Avoid Them!)
The days of getting a free checked bag on every flight are long gone – unless you're flying Southwest Airlines. These days, U.S. airlines generally charge at least $30 for your first checked bag, and...
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Chase Makes Earning a Sapphire Card Referral Bonus Easier
Whether you're out for dinner with friends or scrolling through the comments on your latest Instagram post, I'm sure you've been asked … how can you afford to travel so much? Like many savvy travelers,...
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Cash or Miles? New Google Flights Plugin ‘Points Path’ Helps You
It's the question that dogs many everyday travelers: Should I just pay cash or use my airline miles? And how many miles will this flight cost, anyway? Now they can get some easy answers … without even...
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Get into National Parks for Free 6 Days in 2024, Including Next Monday
If you resolved to spend more time outdoors in 2024, there's no better place to go than one of our amazing U.S. National Parks. Want to get some fresh air at one of our country's most treasured sites?...
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