Tagged: credit

You Paid for a Specific Seat on a Flight. The Airline Changed It. Now What?

As far as modern air travel grievances go, involuntary seat swaps and downgrades are more of an annoyance than a trip destroyer. You still get to your destination, more often than not…

The First Orlando Theme Parks Have Gone Cashless

The cashless revolution has reached Orlando. Five popular theme parks in Central Florida stopped accepting cash this week. Although the banishment of paper currency and coins has been…

Travelers Carrying AmEx Face Tough Changes

It's been a tumultuous month for American Express, and that turbulence is about to be transferred to travelers who use the credit cards. Many travelers choose the card because of its…

Three American Express Credit Cards Drop Foreign Transaction Fees

For years, most travel experts recommended Capital One for its industry-bucking policy of not charging a foreign transaction fee every time customers made a purchase outside the…

10 Ways to Preserve Your Frequent-Flier Miles -- Without Flying or Using an Airline Credit Card

A couple of years ago, I got a nasty surprise: my hard-earned JetBlue (www.jetblue.com) miles had "expired" due to "inactivity" in my account. It happens to thousands of people every…

4 Ways to Hike National Parks Across the U.S.

There are thousands and thousands of miles of hiking trails across the National Park System. You've got trails that climb mountains, that circle mountains, trails that wander along…

Native American Heritage Around Albuquerque

The city of Albuquerque is set in a valley surrounded by the famed Rio Grande to the west and the Sandia Mountains to the east (Sandia -- meaning watermelon -- was named for the…