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Winter 2012 Travel Plans

Winter 2012 Travel Plans

Last night Kyle and I booked our Christmas flights!  Against my wishes, we have fallen into an every-other-year visitation pattern with our parents regarding Christmas, and this is a California year.  I’ve been checking prices for about six weeks and the prices were far higher than I expected.  I always strive to buy cross-country flights for around $400 but they were around $550-600.   Finally last night we were able to score flights for under $400 by … Read entire article »

Filed under: targeted savings, travel

Frequent Flyer Programs: Have We Been Missing Out?

Frequent Flyer Programs: Have We Been Missing Out?

While I have been flying several times per year for the last nine years, I never considered myself loyal to any one airline.  We are almost always flying for weddings or other events so our dates are inflexible and we choose flights strictly based on timing and price, not what airline is operating the flight.  (Although I do love when a direct flight on Jet Blue or Virgin is the cheapest!)  Because I never practiced … Read entire article »

Filed under: personal, travel