Happy Memorial Day weekend. . .welcome to the Hotel edition of This Week in Travel. Sit back, relax and we’ll catch you up on the latest right now. As much as we’ve all been wanting to start traveling again, our European hosts have been missing us as well. They may sometimes decry our lack of …
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There are so many ways to accumulate points and miles to use for travel these days. We’re often asked which credit cards are best. Based on our experiences converting points to free travel, the best choices are the cards that accumulate their own unique, transferable rewards points. These cards provide the most flexibility for use …
If you’re a regular reader of these eclectic weekly roundup posts, you know that we’re a pretty optimistic group here at The Exceptional Traveler. We’ve reported on the gradually increasing number of destinations that have reopened, showed you how to get there pretty inexpensively and shared some of your experiences as fellow ETs have cautiously …
With Europe opening up soon, we thought we would focus on travel across The Pond in this week’s wrap up. It looks like Spain is following the lead of Greece and planning to open to fully vaccinated visitors by June 1. They will start requiring a “digital certificate” confirming vaccinations at all Spanish airports in …
A quick trip around the travel world. . .starting now: Here’s a nice map from NBC News showing the travel status of every country in the world. There haven’t been a lot of changes in the last few weeks, but the US State Department caused quite a stir this week when they moved 115 countries …
Last week, we reported on the impact of Covid-19 on our Aruba trip. In this post, we’ll talk about what we did and give you some recommendations for traveling to the One Happy Island. Since we missed visiting Aruba in 2020 (planned and cancelled six times!), we decided to stay for two weeks for the …
We are in midst of a “golden moment” for points and miles credit cards. Signup bonuses are at all-time highs, points earning opportunities have multiplied, special offers abound and benefits have been expanded to include statement credits for dining, home improvements and a host of other freebies. If you’re ready to start playing The Points …
We’ve just returned from Aruba after two glorious weeks, our longest trip ever to the “One Happy Island”. And, despite the year-long impact of the pandemic, it’s still a very happy place. In this post, we’ll tell you what to expect from Aruba’s pandemic rules and regulations. We’ll fill you in on all of the …
Happy April Fools Day! It’s the beginning of a new quarter, and the end of an unprecedented year of dealing with Covid-19, quarantines, closed borders, etc. We thought this would be a good opportunity to take stock of the state of travel so you’re not fooled over the next few months. We’ll also offer our …
We hope you had a chance to read our previous post, an interview with Julia Menez, founder of Geobreeze Travel. She is a travel hacking coach, helping people to play the Points & Miles Game for their benefit by financing some or all of their travel. She encourages her clients to work backwards by determining …
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