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Tips from a Top Travel Hacking Coach

We’ve been listening to several new travel podcasts and YouTube videos lately, and one really stood out.  Geobreeze Travel (http://geobreezetravel.com/) is a travel hacking podcast and website that focuses on how to save money on travel with step by step instructions and interviews with other travel hackers, bloggers and service providers.  Julia Menez, founder of …

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What We’ve Learned. . .So Far

We’re a couple of months into this project, and I’ve been asked “What have you learned?”  Quite a bit, actually, starting with a sharpened focus on what we’re trying to accomplish at TET.  Simply put, we’re doing our best to share what we know about travel, travel planning and using points and miles to pay …

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Learning About “The Art of Vacationing” with Founder Pam Keystone

I tuned into a webinar last week hosted by Pam Keystone, a very successful travel advisor who’s founded two businesses, The Art of Vacationing and AwardTickets Worldwide.  The webinar focused on several great North American destinations, tours and cruises that are accepting reservations for travel this year.  These ranged from small Alaskan cruises to a …

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What Are The Top Five Places You Want to Visit Next?

Since there isn’t a lot of breaking news in the travel world this week, we thought it would be fun to get all of you involved in sharing your Top Five upcoming trips.  To set the tone, we’ll lead off with our Top Five, along with a couple of interesting links about each potential stop …

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Internet Travel Resources: A New Way to Plan

Everyone has their own approach to researching their next big trip.  Over the last few years, we’ve refined the way we’ve used the internet, especially social media sites, in our planning process.  We’ve been thinking about a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, a place that’s been on our list for a while.  Here are …

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Why Unique Currency Cards Should Be In Your Wallet – Part 2

Continuing the discussion about Unique Currency (UC) cards. . .for another user’s point of view, I’m turning this post over to Dave Castro, a Certified Financial Planner, fellow Exceptional Traveler and, most importantly, son-in-law!  Here is Dave’s game plan for maximizing points: After playing the credit card points game for the past 10 years or …

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Why Unique Currency Cards Should Be In Your Wallet – Part 1

We talked last week about hotel loyalty programs and how to pick the one that’s right for you.  Once you’ve made that decision, you have another choice: which is the best Unique Currency (UC) card for you?  A UC is one whose issuer has basically set up a unique points ecosystem that is easy to …

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Hotel Loyalty Programs: It’s All About the Free Nights

We are asked all the time about hotel loyalty programs: Which is the best?  I’m going to try to tackle that question in this post.  First, I will walk you through our choice and how it has benefited us over the years.  Then, I’ll throw out a few additional factors that you might want to …

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It’s a Small World After All

Most of us have had the pleasure of taking our kids or grandchildren to Disney, and of course we took them on the “It’s a Small World” ride. . .after all!  We’ve been to Disney several times, and ran into someone we knew almost every time.  It does seem to be a small world.  Perhaps …

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Caribbean Dreaming

On this very cold day in Cleveland, Ohio, I decided to explore the possibility of a trip to the Caribbean this spring.  Before any of us make travel arrangements, we should note the possible Covid-19 ramifications.  And it’s not just about you or me; it’s about our helping these small islands with fragile healthcare ecosystems …

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