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Capital One Airport Lounges: Locations & How to Get In
Capital One is officially in the airport lounge business … in a big way. The company behind the popular *capital one venture card* and the premium *venture x* opened its first branded airport lounge...
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Positioning Flights: The Secret to Saving Hundreds on International Airfare
Most travelers searching for airfare start and stop with their home airport. Unless they get lucky with a great deal, they may be forced to choose between swallowing a higher price to fly abroad … or...
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How to Quickly Earn 175K+ Miles & $500 in Capital One Travel Credit
Considering the popular *capital one venture card* earns unlimited 2x miles on all purchases, it's easy to rack up Capital One miles on your everyday spending. But if you want to get a whole bunch of...
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The 5 Best Ways to Use Your Points & Miles to Fly to Europe This Summer
If you want to fly to Europe this summer (and who doesn't?!), you might be staring down airfare that's $1,200 roundtrip or more. When you see sky-high fares like that, it's time to flex those points...
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Bilt Transfer Partners: How & Where to Use Your Bilt Points
Bilt is a relative newcomer to the world of travel rewards, but in short order, the company that set out to give travelers a way to earn transferable points for paying rent and soon for their mortgage...
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Our Favorite All-Inclusive Resorts You Can Book with Points in 2025
Why stress over every little detail on vacation when you can kick back at an all-inclusive resort instead? With meals, drinks, activities, and sometimes even airport transfers covered, all you need to...
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Sub-$100 Roundtrip Flights: Where to Look for the Cheapest Domestic Fares
Cheap flights are the best, and it doesn't get better than when you can get somewhere for less than $100 roundtrip. We search for cheap flights all day, every day for our Thrifty Traveler Premium...
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The Perfect Two-Card Combo for (Most) Delta Flyers
After the slew of changes Delta has made to the airline's co-branded American Express credit cards, earning elite status, and most recently, entering Sky Club® lounges, many frequent Delta flyers are...
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A Sneaky Way to Purchase Disney Tickets with Credit Card Points
They call Disney World the most magical place on earth. But one part of any trip to Disney is far from magical: the cost. Sure, there are ways to save on a Disney vacation. But there's virtually no way...
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A Quick Trick for Extending Your Flight Credits Before They Expire
Got a travel credit from a canceled or rebooked flight that's about to expire? Good news—there’s a sneaky workaround that can buy you more time to use it for a future trip. One of the few silver...
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Our (Almost) Foolproof System to Get Over Jet Lag
Taylor Swift said it best: “Jet lag is a choice.” We think she's right. Sure, jet lag can be an absolute killer – no one wants to spend their vacation sleeping the day away when they should be out...
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Flight Prices are Dropping: Check Now, Rebook Your Flights & Save Even More!
We've all been there, wondering the exact same thing: “Should I book my flight now? But what if prices go down afterward?” Whether you're waiting to pull the trigger or you've already got flights for...
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New Offers: Earn Up to 185K Points (or 3 Free Nights) with a Marriott Credit...
Staying at Marriott hotels and wondering if you should get one of the chain's co-branded credit cards? With six different cards currently available (from not one but two different banks), there's...
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After Axing Free Bags & Blowing Up its Brand, Southwest Turns to Trolling
Southwest Airlines went where its flyers believed it never would – doing what even its CEO promised just months ago was absolutely off-limits – when it eliminated free checked baggage from nearly all...
View ArticleThe Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 1: The Best Bets for Flight Deals in 2025
It's finally here: Welcome to the Thrifty Traveler Podcast! In our inaugural episode, your hosts – Gunnar Olson and Kyle Potter – kick things off by focusing on the cheapest destinations for a trip in...
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The Master List of Credit Card Transfer Partners
Credit card points from banks like Amex, Chase, and Capital One are more valuable than any single airline mileage program for one simple reason: You can transfer them to a dozen or more different...
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Last Chance: Get a 25% Bonus Transferring from Amex to Hilton
If you've got a stash of Membership Rewards points from cards like *amex platinum* or *amex gold*, we've got good news: Amex is out with a 25% bonus when transferring to Hilton Honors … but not for...
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Buyer, Beware: Business Class Seats That Aren’t Worth the Points
Flying business (or first) class is about as good as it gets – especially if you're using points to book it. But not all business class seats are created equal … not even close. Lucky for you, there...
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8 Underrated Benefits of the Delta American Express Cards
Delta's co-branded American Express credit cards routinely offer big welcome bonus offers, but the real value of opening and keeping one of Delta's credit cards goes far beyond a big mileage bonus....
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Flying Boo: Air France/KLM’s Still Being Stingy with Award Space
Air France/KLM kicked off 2025 in the worst way, raising award rates by as much as 25% without warning … whether you're flying KLM economy across the pond or in Air France business class. But there was...
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