Posts on the Cheapest Destinations Blog about the travel industry and how aspects of it impact how much you pay for flights, hotels, rental cars, and vacation apartments. Advice on how to buck the system and find the best deals each time you travel internationally or in your home country.
Before you take off traveling abroad this year and next, you may need to add a little to your budget for tourist fees and extra taxes. After the most popular travel destinations got a much-needed break from the crowds in 2020 and 2021, the past two years have seen tourism numbers return to their peak …
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A travel industry friend recently asked a question on Facebook about which airline his friends thought was “the best.” When you removed the answers influenced by loyalty status perks, it was a pretty short list: Southwest and Alaska Air in the USA, Emirates, Qatar Airlines, and Singapore Airlines internationally. If he had really wanted to …
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A few months ago I published a strange combination of ranting about Google’s awful search results lately and unearthing very old (and too short) posts of mine to show a history of the Cheapest Destinations Blog. This old-school post did rather well. The boss of the internet will never rank it, but enough followers cared, …
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While the state of Florida has gotten more and more conservative in its politics, it’s a surprisingly progressive state in one transportation aspect: its train system. Florida train rides can get you to a surprisingly high number of destinations in the Sunshine State, including several airports and downtown Tampa. This comes as a surprise to …
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