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The 3% You're Donating to Your Bank Every Time You Travel Abroad

Foreign transaction fees quietly add ~$90–150 to a typical international trip — and the fix takes five minutes. What the fees are, which cards waive them, and the currency trap at the register that costs even more.

2026-07-096 min read

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The Free Second Vacation Hiding Inside Your Long-Haul Ticket

A dozen airlines will let you stop in their hub city for days — sometimes a week — at zero extra airfare. How stopover programs work, which ones are genuinely good, and how to turn one trip into two.

2026-07-086 min read

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You're Halfway Through the Year. Have You Used Your Card's Credits?

Travel cards bundle hundreds of dollars in annual credits — and a huge share expires unused every December. A mid-year audit checklist for capturing what you've already paid for.

2026-07-076 min read

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It's July. Book Thanksgiving Now. (Yes, Really.)

Holiday airfare has one direction from here: up. Why the Thanksgiving and Christmas fare curves bottom out in midsummer, what the award calendars are showing right now, and how to book today without betting against your own plans.

2026-07-066 min read

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September Is the Best Month of the Travel Year. Here's the Playbook.

Summer crowds go home, prices drop 20–40%, and the weather barely changes. A destination-by-destination guide to the two best-value weeks on the calendar — and when to book them.

2026-07-066 min read

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Fly Into Rome, Home from Paris: The Open-Jaw Itinerary Most Travelers Never Book

The multi-city search button is the most underused feature in flight booking. How open-jaw tickets erase backtracking days, why they price like normal round trips, and the route shapes where they shine.

2026-06-166 min read

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The 3% You're Donating to Your Bank Every Time You Travel Abroad

The Free Second Vacation Hiding Inside Your Long-Haul Ticket

You're Halfway Through the Year. Have You Used Your Card's Credits?

It's July. Book Thanksgiving Now. (Yes, Really.)

September Is the Best Month of the Travel Year. Here's the Playbook.

Fly Into Rome, Home from Paris: The Open-Jaw Itinerary Most Travelers Never Book

Discover Journeys

Explore Journeys

Tips

The 3% You're Donating to Your Bank Every Time You Travel Abroad

The Free Second Vacation Hiding Inside Your Long-Haul Ticket

You're Halfway Through the Year. Have You Used Your Card's Credits?

It's July. Book Thanksgiving Now. (Yes, Really.)

September Is the Best Month of the Travel Year. Here's the Playbook.

Fly Into Rome, Home from Paris: The Open-Jaw Itinerary Most Travelers Never Book