Hard Truths About What to Pack as a Digital Nomad
The pandemic has transformed nomadism from an idea into a reality for many. And whether you’re just daydreaming about hitting the road full time or already doing it, you might…
Sam Kemmis
Sam is a travel rewards expert at NerdWallet specializing in airline and hotel loyalty programs. In 2017, Sam founded MyTravelNerd (no relation), a personalized travel email newsletter. Sam's work has been featured by The Points Guy and Fast Company. He has spoken about travel rewards at CardCon, the Altitude conference and AwardWallet's Award Travel 101 podcast. Email: [email protected]
Posts by Sam Kemmis:
Travel Cancellation Refunds and Vouchers: The Basics
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many casual travelers to the confusing world of refunds, vouchers and cancellation policies. Expecting to receive cash refunds for canceled flights, many were surprised to receive…
5 Considerations Before Becoming a Digital Nomad in the U.S.
Where would you live if you could work from anywhere? The idea of geographic independence had remained just that for many workers — an idea — until the pandemic offered an…
When to Fly on Low-Cost Carriers vs. Full-Service Airlines
Shopping for airfare is tough. Between hidden fees, basic versus main economy and dozens of airlines, each with its own terms and rules, it’s hard to know where to start.…
How to Shop for Flights
Here we share our best, hard-won wisdom, offering a step-by-step guide to shopping for cheap airline tickets. Even if you employ only a few of these tips on how to…
Ask a Travel Nerd: Are Airline Fees Fair?
As we peek out from underneath the COVID covers and contemplate booking travel for later this year, many of us are being reminded of a hard truth: Shopping for airfare…
How to Decide If Loyalty to a Hotel or Airline Is Worth It in 2021
After months of crunching and recrunching data as the pandemic upended travel, NerdWallet has released its best travel rewards rankings for 2021. And, although travel in 2021 will be different…
Ask a Points Nerd: Should I Book Award Travel for 2021?
There’s finally light at the end of the … tunnel? Year? Air cabin aisle, indicating an emergency exit? Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, and other…
New Credit Card Benefits We’d Love to See for 2021
The travel world as we knew it won’t be back for some time and credit card issuers had to zig and zag their way through 2020 to bring value to…
How to Realign Your Travel Reward Strategy for 2021
Although the pandemic remains as disruptive as ever, the vaccine rollout has opened the possibility that travel could resume sometime in 2021. Maybe. We won’t go into speculation about when…
