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If You Have To Fly | You Must Choose One Of These Airlines

If You Have To Fly (To Las Vegas Or Anywhere Else), You Must Choose One Of These Airlines

Mike FriedmanJuly 21, 2020

In our previous lives, which now feel like a few decades ago, choosing an airline was simple: You found who had the cheapest fares, best loyalty program or most convenient times, and you bought a ticket. If you had mentioned safety as a concern, you risked being laughed at. In 2020 it's not unusual to hear the statement "if you have to fly...."...

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Airline Cancelled Your Flight? You Can Get A Refund. Just Don’t Ask When.

Mike FriedmanApril 8, 2020

Flight Cancelled? Refunds for all? Sort of. The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued an enforcement notice to "remind" the airlines that they have to provide refunds for cancelled flights. ...

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JetBlue Mint - Best Domestic First Class

JetBlue Mint – The Best Domestic First Class Comes From A Low Cost Carrier

Mike FriedmanJanuary 16, 2020

If you're not quite sure what you're saving your points for, here's a suggestion. This review of JetBlue Mint - The Best Domestic First Class is based on a flight from San Francisco to Boston with my family of four. ...

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Fare Bucket Pricing | Booking Airline Tickets For Multiple People? Be Sure To Use This Trick…

Mike FriedmanDecember 2, 2019

So you're booking airline tickets for your family of four from Boston to Minneapolis and go looking for the best deal. The novice traveler will immediately go to their favorite website, input the origin & destination, choose "four passengers" and then book their tickets. And by leaving out one essential step, they may have just cost themselves hundreds of dollars. ...

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How To Survive Bad Weather When You Are Traveling

Mike FriedmanNovember 25, 2019

Airline delays are never fun, but I find weather delays and bad weather to be the most frustrating of all. Maybe it has to do with assessing culpability. Unlike a mechanical issue, which is on the airlines, there’s simply no one to blame and your rights are few and far between. ...

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JetBlue Bad News – JetBlue Blue Basic Fares + Consumer-Unfriendly Changes

Mike FriedmanNovember 13, 2019

Passengers tend to book flights based on the lowest fare and worry about the ancillaries later. Today, we discuss some JetBlue bad news, or shall we say changes that are consumer-unfriendly....

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Using US Airline Miles For Free Flights When Abroad

Mike FriedmanAugust 21, 2019

Last week, we had a discussion of using British Airways miles in the United States to maximize your reward value. Today, we're going the other direction. How do you get the most value out of your US carrier miles? Send them abroad!...

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Redeeming British Airways Avios Awards | Miami

Why Redeeming British Airways Avios Is A Great Option. Even In The US.

Mike FriedmanAugust 15, 2019

Intra-US reward flights are becoming increasingly difficult. Not only can it be hard to find availability but the new variable cost structures also mean that you need an unlimited supply of miles. One option you might not have thought about are British Airways Avios....

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SeatGuru: Find The Best Seats On The Plane

Mike FriedmanAugust 13, 2019

One of the more stressful parts of booking a trip is choosing seats. Sure, you know that you probably don’t want the window seat in the last row of the plane, right in front of the lavatory. But what other factors do you need to look at?...

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