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Will Southwest Keep Checked Luggage Free? We Finally Have an Answer

Every budget-minded air passenger in the United States already knows that longtime no-frills kingpin Southwest Airlines is in bad trouble. The list of woes is daunting: Repeated operational meltdowns forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights at a time, including in peak holiday season. A heightened safety review by the FAA following several near-miss incidents…

December 8, 202488Views

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Don’t Have Elite Status? Fake It and Get Free Upgrades with These Tips

Your credit card may not grant preferred status, but it might get you into airport lounges for free, which can be just as useful. The Delta American Express Reserve card, to take one example, includes 15 visits a year to Delta's Sky Club. Other cards may offer credits for in-flight purchases (like the AAdvantage Aviator…

November 22, 202487Views

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15+ Amazing Travel Tricks Your iPhone Can Already Do for Free, From Translation to Flight Status to Measuring Bags

You can use the iPhone's ability to understand what's depicted in images to help clarify and organize your memories of your vacations. For example, if you took a picture of a major landmark as you fly by in a taxi but you don't remember or know what it was called, you can often find the…

May 6, 2024168Views

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5 Ways to Get Free Admission to Museums (or at Least a Steep Discount)

It's not your imagination. Visiting museums is pricier today than before the pandemic. The entry fee that's now the "new normal," according to the New York Times, is $30 per person. That's the price of admission at major institutions such as New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Musuem, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and…

May 3, 2024201Views

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London’s Tate Modern Reopens Its Controversial Viewing Deck—and It’s Still Free!

Once you leave the enclosed elevator lobby, you're on an open-air balcony that encircles the building, facing the back of the stylized chimney that served the old power station. You could get a similar view from the Golden Gallery at the top of the dome of St. Paul's, but that costs more than £20 ($25)…

May 2, 2024173Views

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Turkey Drops Visa Requirement for North Americans, Granting Free Entry

In a flash of good news that got lost in the shuffle of holiday celebrations and grim headlines, one of the most exciting destinations in Europe has decided to stop charging Americans and Canadians for tourist visas. Between April 2023 and the end of that year, Turkey required tourists from the U.S. to register ahead…

April 28, 2024144Views

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Can I Get a Turbulence Forecast for My Flight? Check This Free Online Map

Scientists have determined that flights are getting bumpier and that climate change could make the skies even choppier in years to come. If that prospect gives you the jitters about an upcoming flight, at least there's now a way to find out what you're in for. Turbli is a handy website designed to supply travelers with…

April 27, 2024341Views

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Disney World to Give Free Water Park Tickets in 2025! But There’s a Big Catch

You might have seen some breathless proclamation this week about Walt Disney World's newly announced freebie. "Guests staying at Disney World’s resort hotels to get free water park entry," USA Today trumpeted. Yeah, about that. There's a huge catch that will keep most vacationers from being able to use the offer. It's true that Disney…

April 26, 2024159Views

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U.S. Airlines with Free Wi-Fi: Sorry, American, but the Grand Total Is Still at 1

U.S. airlines always seem to be in perfect sync when it comes to raising fees, but when a carrier introduces a service passengers might actually like, competitors are awfully slow to follow. A case in point: JetBlue remains the only U.S. airline that offers free high-speed Wi-Fi at every seat on every plane. As you…

April 24, 2024184Views

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National Park Week is coming up — and that means free entry for visitors

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 8, 2020. Darwin Fan | Moment | Getty Images Visitors to national parks will get free admission on April 20 as the federal government waives entrance fees to commemorate the start of National Park Week. National Park Week runs for nine days, from April 20 to April…

April 24, 2024171Views