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Save Money by Changing your Point of Sale on Air Travel
There is a simple trick to save money by changing your point of sale on air travel. You…
Save Money on WestJet by Booking with a Travel Agent
Learn why WestJet flights can be cheaper through a travel agent rather than booking directly on their website. You can easily save plenty of money, but you must also be aware of some pitfalls by booking the cheaper fare.
Helping Book a Fall Trip for Family: An Award Travel Win
I’ve now been into travel rewards for more than a decade. While I don’t have a tally of how many miles and points I’ve redeemed in that time, it’s certainly in the millions. Award travel has become old hat in ways. One thing that never gets old, however, it helping others put a trip together with points and miles.
Vacasa: The Best Way to Use Wyndham Points
Wyndham first turned my head when they rolled out a flat-rate redemption structure where a free night at…
Topiary Characters at EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival (2023)
I visited EPCOT earlier this year. I’ve visited once before, but it was at least a decade ago. …
Savannah B&B Review: Eliza Thompson House
Background: On my first trip to Savannah, Georgia, I wanted to get a taste of a bed and…
EPCOT’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Will the ride make you queasy?)
Let me cut to the chase. If you are prone to motion sickness/queasiness: I would not recommend EPCOT’s…
Are Fantasmic! Dining Packages at Disney World Worth It?
Are the Fantasmic! Dining Packages at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Worth It? My family visited Disney World last month.…
How It Feels Being a “Travel Agent” for Family and Friends
After being in the award travel hobby for over a decade, I've become the de facto travel agent of the family. I love being able to help, whether it's providing a strategy for earning miles for a summer vacation, to rebooking my family in real-time when they have a travel mishap. This is a passion of mine, and I want to do the best I can for others with the skills I have.
Visiting Maine (and L.L. Bean) with a stay at Holiday Inn Portland-by-the-Bay
It has been years since I last visited the L.L. Bean headquarter in Freeport, Maine. Earlier this year,…