Loyalty points

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 …

What’s my favorite hotel brand? The one where I’m getting free hotel stays, whichever one that happens to be when I’m traveling.  There are a dizzying number of corporate logos out there in hotel land. Even someone immersed in the industry like me has a hard time remembering which one belongs to which corporation, especially …

Which are the best cheap hotel chains in the USA? According to the most reputable consumer satisfaction survey out there, it would be Drury Hotels, Sonesta Simply Suites, Wingate by Wyndham, and Woodspring Suites in the four lowest-priced tiers.  It was a close race in some of the categories though, plus it’s always fun to …

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 almost that long: John DiScala, better known as Johnny Jet.  Take it away Johnny! …

Are you getting something back every time you book a flight, a hotel, a rental car, or a local tour? If not—by at least one method—then you’re leaving money on the table when you travel. You’re giving up the opportunity to earn money back from your travels that you can use for future trips. No, …