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Where Your Flight Could Be Delayed: Worst Airports and Airlines
on: by Tim Leffel
As I write this we’re heading into the fourth quarter of the year, with the notable packed U.S. airport times of Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up. The end of the year is also crunch time in Europe, creating plenty of airport
How to Get Around Spirit Air’s Baggage Extortion
on: by Tim Leffel
Spirit Airlines is the airline that seems to invite everyone to hate it, partly because of doublespeak press releases that accompany every customer-unfriendly move. Here’s the one they put up at the beginning of the decade when first announcing new bag
5 Ways Travel Has Changed My Life
on: by Tim Leffel
I’m posting this guest article on Labor Day, a day it seems fitting for me to take a break from writing new posts on this blog, which I’ve been doing since 2003. I’m giving the floor to a friend I’ve known
The Basic Strategy Guide to Free Flights and Hotel Rooms
on: by Tim Leffel
Earning free flights and complimentary hotel rooms doesn’t require riches or celebrity. It also isn’t all very difficult or complicated if you have a decent credit rating. It’s easiest in the USA, where the whole “perks for loyalty” idea got codified
For a Better Flight Experience, Avoid the Deceptive U.S. Legacy Airlines
on: by Tim Leffel
If you fly to Panama on American Airlines, you will not pay to check a bag on your economy class international flight. If you fly to Costa Rica you will. Flying to South America with a checked bag does not incur