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Apr 10 2021April 10, 2021

This Week in Travel – April 10, 2021

3 Comments / Covid-19, European Travel, Italy, points & miles, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / April 10, 2021 April 10, 2021

Here’s our roundup of the stories that caught our eye this past week. . . A lot of talk, but not many changes in the countries we can visit. The US and UK are talking about a travel corridor https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/us-uk-travel-corridor-vacations-2021/index.html, Italy wants to make some islands Covid-free and visitor friendly https://www.forbes.com/sites/irenedominioni/2021/04/10/italy-on-the-lookout-to-save-summer-tourismby-launching-covid-free-islands/?sh=4345009576bd and, best of all, …

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Apr 3 2021April 3, 2021

This Week in Travel – April 3, 2021

Leave a Comment / Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / April 3, 2021 April 3, 2021

A quick trip around the world of travel for your holiday weekend. Fasten your seat belts, we’re taking off now. . . The CDC says it’s safe for fully vaccinated US citizens to travel domestically. Here are the details: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/health/cdc-travel-vaccinations.html Look for Hawaii to loosen up their regulations soon: https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/hawaii-visitor-industry-urges-governor-to-loosen-travel-restrictions-after-latest-cdc-guidance/More on Hawaii soon from one of …

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Mar 25 2021March 25, 2021

Tips from a Top Travel Hacking Coach

1 Comment / Featured, points & miles, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021

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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Mar 20 2021March 20, 2021

This Week in Travel – March 20, 2021

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, European Travel, Italy, points & miles, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 20, 2021 March 20, 2021

Here’s your weekly roundup of travel news. Slowly, more countries are beginning to welcome fully vaccinated visitors (FVV’s) without testing or quarantine. Right now, it’s just a trickle. . .but we think it will gain momentum soon as the world becomes comfortable with the protection of the vaccines. Joining Belize and Guatamala this week are …

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Mar 18 2021March 18, 2021

What We’ve Learned. . .So Far

Leave a Comment / Featured, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 18, 2021 March 18, 2021

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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Mar 13 2021March 14, 2021

This Week in Travel – March 13, 2021

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, European Travel, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 13, 2021 March 14, 2021

Your weekly roundup of travel news is back! Despite the quickening pace of vaccinations in the US, the CDC still discourages travel. But that hasn’t stopped a couple of states from loosening their Covid-19 restrictions. We reported a couple of weeks ago that Vermont has waived its testing and quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated visitors. …

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Mar 8 2021March 8, 2021

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

1 Comment / Featured, points & miles, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021

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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Mar 6 2021March 6, 2021

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

13 Comments / Featured, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 6, 2021 March 6, 2021

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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Mar 3 2021March 3, 2021

Internet Travel Resources: A New Way to Plan

2 Comments / Featured, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021

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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Feb 12 2021February 13, 2021

This Week in Travel- February 12, 2021

6 Comments / Covid-19, European Travel, points & miles, Recent, Travel Tips / By Phil Ridolfi / February 12, 2021 February 13, 2021

Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend! Today is also the beginning of the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac calendar. In our previous lives, this was a great weekend to get away, but not so much this year. We invite you to think about future travel plans this weekend, with our weekly …

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