smarter traveling, driving and spending
Unlike some airlines which are cutting back their loyalty programs, JetBlue is making its TrueBlue program more rewarding with new perks. The upgrades are available for flights during 2022, including seat upgrades and new ground transportation perks. Even more appealing – because of its new partnership with American Airlines, the benefits are transferable, as long
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There will be six FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2021. The fee-free days continue a tradition of FREE admission days to increase access, promote recreational opportunities, improve visitor facilities and conserve natural and historical treasures in national parks, for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people. There are
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There’s no reason to spend lots of money on travel gadgets and gear to lighten the load and keep you organized on the road. It’s easy to find free and cheap alternatives in your kitchen, bathroom, hardware store or office supply store.
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on Jan 8, 1935, which celebrates its most famous native year round, not just on his birthday, when there are concerts of Elvis music and screenings of his most popular Hollywood movies. Tupelo is more low-key, and far less glitzy or crowded than Graceland, in Memphis, which he
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Scam alert: You’ve heard the catchy jingle on radio and TV hundreds of times. But Kars4Kids is not what it seems, and if you are thinking of donating your vehicle to get a tax deduction, think carefully before donating it to Kars4Kids. The car donation charity has been accused repeatedly of misleading donors and misuse
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The parent company of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts is offering unprecedented vacation assurance – or insurance – if you have to postpone, cancel or quarantine because of Covid-19 issues before or during vacation. It includes airfare credit and a no-penalty reservation change policy. Sandals Resorts International, parent company of the luxury all-inclusive resort brands,
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If you are not planning on a home-cooked meal on Christmas Eve or Chrstmas Day, consider these moderately-priced national chains which are open and serving. If there is a tip bucket, tip generously, because the staff is giving up their holiday for you. Call ahead to confirm that your preferred location is open, and its
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Where’s Santa? Since 1955, the team at North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, has kept track of a certain toy-filled sleigh pulled by reindeer. Curious kids can follow Santa’s route on Christmas Eve, as well as receive updates from the North Pole online at NORAD Tracks Santa. We are told Rudolph’s glowing red
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It’s one of the most popular and iconic songs of the Christmas season. There’s an interesting story behind the creation of Silent Night, Holy Night, celebrated each Christmas Eve in the tiny chapel in the Austrian Alps where it was first performed 202 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1818. The village is Oberndorf, near Salzburg.
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Ford is the first auto maker to use discarded fishing nets and other ocean plastic to be recycled into car parts, and the new Ford Bronco Sport is the first vehicle to contain them. It’s a win-win all around. The ocean plastic is collected by workers in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, which helps
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