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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. Several deals are expiring this week. That includes transfer bonuses to Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Hilton, as well as the latest points sales for Choice...

People often ask me if I miss being a digital nomad, living the full-time travel life, which I did off and on for the better part of a decade. The short answer is…”no”, but of course, there’s a long answer too. If the long answer piques your interest, this post...

Whether you want to switch seats or someone asks to swap with you, there’s a right way — and a very wrong way — to handle it. It’s getting harder…

A man died in an Uber crash on the way to Midway Airport. Now the Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether his widow can sue Uber in court — or whether her own unrelated Uber app account forces her wrongful-death claims into arbitration.

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m at home with family, but have a big summer trip planned for a couple of weeks from now, which I’m still finalizing arrangements for (it takes a bit more effort when traveling with two little kids!). Given that it’s...

Spirit Airlines ceased operations on May 2nd after a 34-year run. It was sad…

I think that a Roman taxi driver tried to scam me by charging an inflated price to go from Rome to Fiumicino airport, which seems par for the course for taxis in Rome...

Lock in an acceptable American Airlines award flight now and flexibly change to a cheaper one later with this handy AAdvantage trick.

Greetings from Tampa! I spent this past week in Atlanta and Toronto. It’s good…

Monday, May 25, 2026 unofficially heralds the summer season of the year as Memorial Day — even though summer does not officially begin for another month — and having a weekend of three days prompts people to either travel or enjoy cooking out delicious food on the backyard grill at...

The British low-cost airline EasyJet was justified in firing a pilot who had been arrested and charged with rape, even though he was later acquitted of all charges when prosecutors dropped the case, an employment tribunal has ruled. The pilot had been employed by EasyJet as a First Officer since...

Avis wants $1,278 for a rental car dent, but its own photos allegedly do not show the damage — and the dispute site is down while the charge still looms. Plus: Air Transat flight attendants cannot use cannabis even off-duty, Delta Sky Club lines hit 30 minutes, and Minneapolis airport...

Most travelers assume the biggest vulnerability with hotel and cruise safes is someone knowing the override code. Turns out some safes may also have another hidden way in. Years ago,…

Some decent Amazon weekend deals on travel and tech gear going on this weekend, including headphones, luggage, locks, packing cubes and supplies, travel books and ...

Oy. I’ve had bad seatmates before, but I don’t think I’ve never had one quite so bad as my seatmate on a recent late-evening American Airlines flight to Southern California. Bloody Mary Karen, The Worst Seatmate I’ve Ever Had In American Airlines First Class I was traveling from Chicago (ORD)...