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Absolutely have to be somewhere?

Follow this advice to avoid flight disruptions. Last year was a bad one for flight disruptions. Official data shows flight cancellations hit 2.8%—nearly 50% higher than the historical average—and that doesn’t even include the recent Southwest debacle. There’s a...

You bought travel insurance and had a loss—now what?

Compensation, Flights, Money, Refunds, Travel Advice, Travel Insurance

Here’s how to file a claim, plus nine pitfalls to avoid. With delays, cancellations, and lost luggage plaguing airline passengers, not to mention hotels operating over capacity, many travelers are buying travel insurance. But what to do when you have to make a claim?...

Flying Southwest?

Flights, Flights, Money, Planning, Refunds, Tickets, Travel Advice

This hack could save you hundreds of dollars. It can be frustrating to book a flight and then later see the same ticket on sale for significantly less. With most airlines, there’s nothing you can do about a fare drop except pout. If you’re flying Southwest Airlines,...

Caught in the recent flight cancellation and delay chaos?

Accomodation, Flights, Hotels, Tickets, Travel Advice

Check out this old-school trick to bypass airline phone hold times. This travel tip may be coming too soon (or too late!) for travelers who just experienced the Southwest meltdown over the holidays or the flight cancellations of earlier this week after the FAA’s NOTAM...

Don’t want to wait in the TSA line?

Flights, Travel Advice, TSA

Make a free reservation and skip the TSA line at these airports. Want to skip long airport security lines but don’t want to pay the fee for PreCheck? At some airports you can now make an online reservation and virtually secure your spot in line—for free! How Does It...

Flying Economy

Miscellaneous, Travel Advice

A flight across the Atlantic in 12 sketches. And now, for something completely different… Christoph Niemann, renowned sketch artist, documented his flight across the Atlantic in economy, one great drawing at a time.Fellow economy fliers, this man feels our pain....

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