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Category Archives: Travel

Travel

Airlines Fuel Hedging During Record Oil Prices

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 12, 2022 5 Comments
fuel hedging

Airlines have long used fuel hedging (buying in bulk at a committed price) to give themselves an advantage for their largest expense. How are those hedges performing now? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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Travel Plans Complicated By Selfish Boyfriend’s Guilt Trip

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 11, 2022June 11, 2022 23 Comments
Dear Abby Travel Advice

A “Dear Abby” travel-related question caught my eye and think it merits further discussion. Travel Advice: Don’t Give Into Selfish Boyfriend On Travel Here’s the letter: DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is 60 and has an autoimmune disease. He’s dependent...

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Deep Sea Fishing On A Wicked Tuna Boat

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 5, 2022June 5, 2022 10 Comments
Deep sea fishing little shell

Deep Sea Fishing charters can be expensive, but the chance to do it on a Wicked Tuna boat is a unique and unmissable opportunity. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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Travel

2022 Freddie Awards – I Met A Hero

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 22, 2022 9 Comments
2022 Freddie Awards

Last night I attended the Freddie Awards, which offered a great opportunity to re-connect with fellow bloggers, industry insiders, and meet one of my heroes. 2022 Freddie Awards In New Orleans reated in 1988 by Randy Petersen to recognize the...

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Travel

Unreliability Means Booking Two Tickets For Same Trip

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 17, 2022April 16, 2022 14 Comments
second ticket klm 777 slant

Following a weekend of delays and cancellations, I simply do not trust any carrier to get me where I am going – so now I am booking two tickets for the same trip.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up...

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Travel

My Speedy Recovery: Food Poisoning Abroad Is Still A Thing

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 16, 2022April 16, 2022 33 Comments
Food Poisoning Abroad

Just an update to my personal health trials. Earlier in the week, I wrote to you from my bed at the Four Seasons in Istanbul, sick as a dog. I’m happy to report I recovered very quickly and have...

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Travel

Why I Don’t Like The Frontier-Spirit Merger

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 10, 2022April 10, 2022 8 Comments
Frontier Spirit merger

In a post earlier today, I laid out the factual reasons why the JetBlue acquisition is better than the Frontier-Spirit merger. Here are a few reasons off the cuff.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...

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Travel

Woman Blames Alcohol-Fueled Flight Diversion On Mental Health Issues, Warns Of Suicide

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 4, 2022April 4, 2022 10 Comments

Catherine Bush made quite a scene on her recent flight to Turkey. Now she has apologized for her conduct, offering multiple excuses for her poor behavior onboard. Passenger Writes Apology Letter For Her Drunken Behavior Onboard Flight To Turkey...

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Travel

Domestic Meltdown: Carriers Struggle Boiling Over

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022 24 Comments
Southwest Airlines delays flight cancellations

Beginning as early as Thursday, domestic flights on carriers across the country began to struggle with a variety of factors, but that meltdown has continued and has not improved. Here’s what’s happening. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...

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Travel

The Most Obvious Theme Park Doesn’t Exist

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 27, 2022March 27, 2022 7 Comments
six-flags-warner-brothers

Theme parks run by studios are the standard, but there’s one studio that really should be front and center.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...

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Flight Diverts After Screaming Woman Demands Babies Shut Up And People Stop Looking At Her

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022 21 Comments
Fined By Airline

A Jet2 flight traveling to Turkey diverted to Austria after a passenger onboard got into a flight with other passengers, the flight crew, and eventually resorted to physical violence and attempted to open the emergency exit door. She now...

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Travel

PLAY Airlines Suffering High Oil Prices, Will That Change?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 20, 2022March 21, 2022 Leave a Comment
PLAY Airlines Iceland

The new discount carrier, PLAY, has issued a caution on record oil prices, but is there still time to launch to Orlando yet this summer? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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Pilot Shortage First Casualty Essential Air Cities, Who’s Next?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 13, 2022March 12, 2022 18 Comments
pilot shortage

The airline industry has been warning the world of an upcoming pilot shortage that has finally arrived. The first casualty is Essential Air Service cities, but who’s next? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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Travel

The Only One Star Rating I’ve Given On a Rideshare

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022 21 Comments
rideshare one star review

After hundreds of rides through a variety of rideshare apps, I have given just a single one-star review. This is the story of the ride that warranted it. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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Travel

Summer Vacation Costs Are Sky High

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022 10 Comments
summer vacation revenge travel Yellowstone reservations

Combine revenge travel, reduced capacity, and inflation is going to make summer vacation costs sky high – and we may have only seen the start of it.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...

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Shocking Responses From Hampton Inn General Manager During Overbooking

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022 49 Comments
hampton-inn-mattoon-hilarious-manager

When is an overbooked hotel not an overbooked hotel? Apparently when booking on hilton.com according to the hilarious responses from this small town Hampton Inn General Manager.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...

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Travel

Is A Regional Carrier Really A Separate Airline?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022 25 Comments
Regional Carrier Separate Airline

The legal answer may be yes, but is a regional carrier like PSA operating under the American Eagle brand really not properly described as American Airlines? With regional carriers so ubiquitous, the line has been blurred and the idea...

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“Green” Cities Choose Green Money Over Green Flight Policies

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 9, 2022January 16, 2022 5 Comments
Lufthansa A350 San Diego Munich

Airports run by cities and counties that espouse green policies limit that when it affects their pocketbooks and this is most evident with airport slots.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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Five New Places I Want To Visit In Countries I’ve Already Traveled To

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022 10 Comments

Yesterday I outlined five new (for me) countries I hope to visit in 2022. Today, I outline five places I wish to visit in countries that I have already visited. The world is complex and some places most consider...

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Five New Countries I Hope To Visit In 2022

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 2022 28 Comments

I’m setting what I hope will be a very realistic goal in 2022: visit five countries I have not previously visited. As I focus on the more important matters of my family, rebuilding my career, and working to live...

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