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How to Get Free Hotel Room Upgrades
Room upgrades are a perk most commonly associated with elite status, but it’s possible to get upgrades even if you don’t have status. Ready for the secret trick? Here is it: Ask! Yes, it really is that simple. It won’t work every time, especially if you are traveling during peak times when the hotel’s occupancy
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When Travel Hands You Lemons, Make Lemonade: Requesting Compensation
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong, will. While I’m not so much of a pessimist as to apply this to travel writ large, it is true that the more you travel, the more chances there are for travel mishaps. Fortunately, there are things you can do to mitigate your losses when travel
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Anniversary Getaway: Fort Lauderdale on Points
My partner’s and my anniversary is in December, just a few days before Christmas. This is not an optimal time to celebrate. It’s cold here in North Carolina at that time, and we’re always too busy with holiday events to do much. This year, we decided to take advantage of an existing winter break trip
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Wellness on Points: Miraval Resort and Spa
When you think of all-inclusive resorts, you probably think of unlimited piña coladas poolside with a DJ somewhere in the Caribbean. Most people will tell you that there aren’t any true all-inclusives in the United States, and that’s technically true. However, there is a small chain of domestic mostly-inclusive resorts that are very different from
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How I’ve Made the Most of Positioning Flights
The term “positioning flight” typically refers to a short domestic flight you take to get “into position” for a big international flight. I live in Raleigh, but if I’m trying to get to Europe, I’m going to have a lot more options out of a major hub like IAD, JFK, or BOS (although I actually
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San Diego Family Vacation: Spring Break on Points
I grew up in Southern California, and San Diego holds a special place in my heart. It has that amazing Mediterranean climate, without the traffic and density of LA. I take my son back with me to California every year to visit my family, and this year, I decided we’d bring my daughter too, and
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