Want to travel around but don’t have a travel buddy? Traveling alone can come with single surcharges and not having someone to share costs with can make solo travelers blow through their budgets quickly. On the latest episode of PennyWise, host Nat Cardona is joined by Sally French of NerdWallet with tips for solo travelers … 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
You may be focused on your Labor Day or September getaway right now. But that’s not the only travel you should be thinking about. It’s also time to get holiday travel plans locked down. Travelers we found heading out on their end-of-summer trips are not looking forward to holiday season flying. Susan Halstead says prices … 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