Savvy travelers have looked beyond hotels to apartment and home rentals for years; rentals typically offer much more space, kitchens, and in some cases, laundry facilities. Rental aggregator Rentmix offers a quick and painless way to find rentals from around the world: Rentmix aggregates rental listings from AirBnB, HomeAway, FlipKey, and other short-term rental services, [...]
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The deal: Buy US Airways miles from the airline and receive a 100% bonus up to 40,000 miles (e.g., purchase 20,000 miles, receive 40,000 miles total). Expires: December 31st, 2011 Best for: Perfect if you have an upcoming international trip Airlines involved: US Airways and any available Star Alliance flights More info: read Gary Leff’s [...]
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Leaving Houston Sunday morning after a golf weekend, I put a TSA-approved lock on my golf travel bag’s zipper pulls as I was loading up for the trip home. One of my friends mentioned the lock, and indicated he thought locks weren’t allowed on luggage. I explained the “theory” behind the TSA locks, and kiddingly [...]
We’ve written about this topic before, but it’s certainly worth revisiting: booking and flying on the optimal days and times can save you hundreds of dollars. I recently stumbled on an excellent article on the subject topic at FareCompare, and wanted to share it with you. Cheapest days to fly and best time to buy [...]
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Google just launched Google Flight Search, and although the service is promising, there are a few issues to be worked out. Embedded within Google Maps, the service returns flight search results instantly. You can easily set search parameters, and navigating the interface is fairly intuitive. That’s the good news. The bad? I happen to be [...]
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American Express occasionally offers a 50K rewards bonus point promo, and it’s back right now via a co-branded deal with Mercedes Benz. Spend $1000 during your first 3 months with your Platinum MB card, and you’ll receive 50,000 Membership Rewards points plus free access to Delta Sky Club and US Airways Club locations around the [...]
This offer has been available for a while, but only with a referral; now Starwood and American Express have opened it up to the public. The deal is straightforward – get 10,000 miles at the outset, and another 20,000 when you spend $4500 in the first 3 months with the card. Although the spend requirement [...]
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