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Kevin Berry & Meghan Coyle
Dec. 16, 2020

Dec. 16 – IHG Extends Anniversary Night Certificates IHG co-branded credit card holders have extra time to use their Anniversary Night certificates. Now, members with free night certificates that were…

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Sometimes the way to escape cabin fever is by visiting an actual cabin. At least, that seems to be the thought process behind some of the latest travel trends. Airbnb…

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Meghan Coyle
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For the past few months during this coronavirus pandemic, my only mode of travel has been through my television. Once stay-at-home orders pulled the curtain on my real-life travel plans,…

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As summer travel slowly picks up, some hotel brands are providing bonus award points and other perks to draw customers. While none of these promotions offer can’t-miss deals, each provides…

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Travel has slowly started picking up again since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The Transportation Security Administration reported a total of 2,137,505 travelers passed through airport checkpoints in the…

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June 3, 2020

Summer isn’t canceled. If we’ve learned anything about life from the past few months of staying in, it’s that we can adapt to new ways of working, playing, parenting and…

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How to Earn American AAdvantage Miles by Saving Money, Not Spending

Meghan Coyle
May 6, 2020

Earning miles is usually based on spending, whether it’s buying plane tickets or making purchases with a travel credit card. But with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, you…

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Meghan Coyle
May 5, 2020

Traveling any farther than your local grocery story might seem like a distant memory right now, but Orbitz wants to jog your memory (and help you make some new ones,…

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Meghan Coyle
April 23, 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is giving frequent international travelers more time to use their Global Entry membership before it expires. Global Entry is a program that allows preapproved travelers…

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AAdvantage Members Can Now Earn Miles on All Alaska and Royal Air Maroc Flights

Meghan Coyle
April 2, 2020

When the world can travel again after the coronavirus pandemic recedes, members of American Airlines’ loyalty program will have two new ways to earn miles, and one new way to…

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