With flights getting more expensive around Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, you may be inclined to use accumulated points and miles to try to save some money. About 30% of holiday travelers plan to use points and miles to pay for travel expenses in 2023, according to a NerdWallet survey conducted by The Harris Poll … Read more
With flights getting more expensive around Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, you may be inclined to use accumulated points and miles to try to save some money. About 30% of holiday travelers plan to use points and miles to pay for travel expenses in 2023, according to a NerdWallet survey conducted by The Harris Poll … Read more
After a summer that saw U.S. airports at their busiest ever, autumn’s calm is finally upon us. The slowdown started the six days after Labor Day, when TSA agents screened about 11% fewer passengers than they did on those same days one month earlier, in August. And smaller crowds can help trigger more affordable prices … Read more
By Meghan Coyle NerdWallet If your swimsuit is still drying from your last trip or you’re on a Labor Day getaway, traveling for Thanksgiving or the winter holidays probably isn’t top of mind. And remember last year when people were procrastinating and finding last-minute holiday travel deals? Well, the surge in air travel this year … Read more
If your swimsuit is still drying from your last trip or you’re packing for a Labor Day getaway, traveling for Thanksgiving or the winter holidays probably isn’t top of mind. After all, it’s not even September. And remember last year when people were procrastinating and finding last-minute holiday travel deals? Well, the surge in air … Read more
By Sally French NerdWallet European travel is — by some metrics — bigger this year than it was pre-pandemic. In the first six months of 2023, 43% more Americans flew to Europe compared to the same period in 2022 and 4% more than the same period in 2019. Those figures come from the U.S. Department … Read more
By Sally French NerdWallet U.S. airlines aren’t required to compensate passengers for flight delays. Refunds are only guaranteed for entirely canceled flights (assuming the passenger opts not to be rebooked by the airline). There’s also no legal requirement for airlines to offer additional flight delay compensation. That said, most U.S. airlines have pledged to provide … Read more
U.S. airlines aren’t required to compensate passengers for flight delays. Refunds are only guaranteed for entirely canceled flights (assuming the passenger opts not to be rebooked by the airline). There’s also no legal requirement for airlines to offer additional flight delay compensation. That said, most U.S. airlines have pledged to provide additional services or amenities … Read more
Bundling is a practice popularized by third-party, online travel agencies, like Expedia, Priceline and Kayak, that encourages booking flights, hotels and rental cars in the same reservation. The option to bundle is also often offered through travel providers (such as when a popup surfaces on an airline’s website asking you to book a rental car, … Read more
When I first became a digital nomad in 2018, I expected a life of adventure and ease. “No more commuting!” I thought. “No more parking tickets or forgetting to water my plants!” Yet far from making my life simpler and better, solo travel was tough at first. For one thing, the way I was doing … Read more