Travel industry

The USA is dealing with all kinds of problems and some are about to get worse. But there’s one thing that is sure to be a safe conversation starter in any situation: talking about high gas prices and what it costs to fill up your tank. As I write this, a gallon of gas is …

I haven’t talked about this much on here, but I’m the editor of the Nomadico weekly newsletter on Substack.  It has grown from nothing when we launched it in 2022 to a round-up that serves 11,500 readers (so far) and actually makes a decent profit from advertisers. If you’re a remote worker who likes to …

“Return ticket please,” the gate agent said when I approached to board my flight from Mexico to Costa Rica.  “But I have your annual pass,” I told the Volaris agent. I can only book a flight back three days or less in advance.  “You can’t board without a return ticket,” she said, falsely telling me …

I do a lot of media interviews and write a lot of short travel articles for other publications on how to get good deals on travel. Many times the editor or person interviewing me is looking for insider, little-known advice they haven’t seen before. What they really really want is some secret travel tip that’s …

Have you ever stayed somewhere that you regretted booking as soon as you’ve dropped your bags? Or it looked fine upon arrival but then got worse and worse? I’ve been traveling since the first days you could book a place to stay online, so I’ve learned a few things about choosing a hotel or Airbnb …