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This Airline Now Charges 5.99 to Carry Aboard Bags. Ridiculous Fee or Not?

Starting back on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at least $45.00 was charged per flight — or as much as $90 for one round-trip flight — to store belongings in the overhead storage compartment aboard airplanes which were operated by Spirit Airlines, which is considered to be an ultra-low-cost carrier. Fees for carry-on baggage on domestic and international flights were then increased from $45.00 to as much as $100.00 each way effective as of Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Almost eleven years later, Spirit Airlines still charges passengers to store belongings in the overhead storage compartments aboard its airplanes.

Taking a cue from Spirit Airlines, a fee of €5.99 or £5.99 is imposed on passengers who carry baggage of up to ten kilograms aboard airplanes which are operated by…

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June 18, 2021

20 Percent Discount: All Return Flights June 2021 With Vueling Airlines

In celebration of “Yellow Day”, you can save 20 percent off of the cost of all round trip flights which are operated by Vueling Airlines for travel between Monday, July 12, 2021 and Sunday, October 31, 2021…

…but you must…

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June 18, 2021

Miles and Points On Sale — June 18 2021

Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase miles or points is when they are on sale.

A sale may be a discount on the price required to purchase miles or points — or perhaps the frequent travel loyalty program from whom you are buying the miles or points will match your purchase up to 100 percent, which is another way of reducing the cost of miles or points.

For this edition of miles and points on sale…

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June 18, 2021

White House Washington District of Columbia

Why You Might Suddenly Have a Day Off Tomorrow and Enjoy a Three-Day Weekend.

Joseph Biden — who is the current president of the United States — signed legislation earlier today on the afternoon of Thursday, June 17, 2021 officially commemorating June 19 as an official annual national holiday effective immediately to commemorate Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Texas to ensure that slaves were freed and that slavery ended once and for all…

…and because…

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June 17, 2021

Los Angeles International Airport Sun Country Hawaiian Airlines

As Low as $81 One Way Between Hawaii and United States Mainland 2021 Today Only — But…

You can book fares between Hawaii and the United States mainland for as low as $81.00 each way for travel Mondays through Thursdays between Wednesday, September 15, 2021 and Wednesday, November 3, 2021 with both Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines…

…but…

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June 17, 2021

American Airlines airplanes old new livery Las Vegas airport

Earn 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles by Shopping for Summer 2021

Effective through tomorrow, Friday, June 18, 2021 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn 500 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles — in addition to the standard AAdvantage miles earned — during the Summer Bonus Offer campaign at the AAdvantage Shopping portal by spending a minimum of…

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June 17, 2021

SpringHill Suites Chattanooga North/Ooltewah

Save Up to 25 Percent at 1,296 Hotel and Resort Properties With Marriott Bonvoy

You can save up to 25 percent on room rates at 1,296 hotel and resort properties in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean regions with Marriott Bonvoy and its Escapes promotion, which offers exclusive savings every Wednesday through Sunday across select destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean regions — and is valid for stays at hotel properties over the next four weekends and for stays at resort properties all the days of the week…

…but you must…

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June 16, 2021

Confirmed Connecting Rooms: Hilton Solves a Long-Time Issue

As travel bounces back with a vengeance after people have been isolated, quarantined, or locked down as a result of attempts to control the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, rental cars are either expensive or difficult to find; airplanes have become packed with passengers; and hotel and resort properties are increasingly finding that they have limited available capacity for guests…

…and that can pose a problem for families and groups of people who travel together and want a place at which they can stay for the night — and stay in rooms that are adjacent to each other and can be accessed through an interior door. This is especially important for…

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June 16, 2021

Miles and Points On Sale — June 16 2021

For this edition of miles and points on sale…

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June 16, 2021

Pay Up to $50 Per Person To Use This Hotel Pool?

The TWA Hotel is located at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York — which means that it arguably has unrivaled views of airplanes, the airport itself, its terminals, and its runways — and it has a rooftop “pool-cuzzi” and observation deck which is open to guests of the hotel property who do not have a reservation from…