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I’ve been running this Cheapest Destinations Blog since 2003 so you’d think I would have covered international car rental plenty of times, but I haven’t really written much about driving in a foreign country. If my memory is correct though, I’ve rented a car in at least 10 foreign countries, from Argentina to Canada, Greece …

Earning free flights and complimentary hotel rooms doesn’t require riches or celebrity. The pursuit of this also doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s my Travel Hacking 101 guide for those who like to travel for free but are afraid they will have to make it an obsessive hobby.  I’m currently traveling around Europe, where I’ve …

Some people aren’t so stressed when they head to the airport or the hotel on their next trip because they have status as a travel VIP. Then there’s everyone else. The good news is, you don’t have to be a billionaire to have status in the travel world. There are strategic ways to earn it …

If you really want to travel more, then get ready to have all your excuses removed. Too many times I hear, “I wish I could travel more, but I can’t afford it.” The thing is, I haven’t heard this common excuse from a homeless person or someone who has been out of work for years. …

Remember when you used to earn frequent flyer miles by flying halfway around the world or taking lots of segments? If you haven’t flown for a while, you may need to relearn the system. Now they’re called frequent flyer points because miles have nothing to do with them and as you’ve probably guessed, the changes …