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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. The NYC Culture Calendar for June and July features FREE museum admission, including at the Museum Mile Festival, dozens of FREE outdoor movies and concerts in NYC parks, a downtown food festival, the
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Active duty U.S. military and their families receive free admission to more than 2,000 museums and other attractions throughout the United States through the Blue Star Museums program. The 2023 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. When it launched in 2010, there were 700
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If you have the itch to travel soon, there are plenty of deals to check out, including airlines and destinations you might not have thought of, and bonus points for hotel stays and car rentals. These travel deals will save you money and expand your horizons. Airline Deals – Norse Atlantic – This reasonably new
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If you need to talk to a live Frontier Airlines customer service agent, you are out of luck. The troubled low-cost airline has shut down its customer service call center, which most major airlines still operate, including competitors Spirit and Allegiant. Instead, the only way to get help with rebooking a cancelled or missed flight,
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Instead of raising prices and adding to inflation, The US Government is rolling back the price of the TSA PreCheck program by 10%. That’s good news for anybody who is returning to traveling again and wants to avoid long airport security lines. Now, instead of paying $85 for five years, it’s $78 for five years
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If you are in the market for a new car, check out these affordable 2022 SUVs and Crossovers under $25,000, which offer versatility, style, safety and fuel economy. There are exceptionally good deals now, as dealers have to clear 2022 models to make room for 2023 models. Here are our recommendations for five 2022 SUVs
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Low-fare airline Breeze Airways is offering a special $1 deal for a bundle of additional perks, including a first-class seat and a second checked bag. The promotion is called Nicest, and applies for tickets purchased now for travel between Sept. 7, 2022 through February 14, 2023. The Nicest bundle also includes priority boarding, 6 percent
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Save money on your travel plans with daily getaway deals from major travel brands. It’s the annual Daily Getaway promotion by the U.S. Travel Association, with a different deal every day through August 12. Offers include discounts up to 50 percent off loyalty points, theme park tickets, vacation packages and hotel stays from such well-known
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Just in time for summer and fall travel, Condor Airlines, Germany’s leisure airline, has expanded its schedule between Frankfurt and several US cities. Condor, which has been serving the American market since the 1970s, first as a charter airline, offers new, non-stop Frankfurt (FRA) routes from New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX) and
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Swoop in for savings with Canada’s ultra-low fare airline, which is expanding service to both U.S. cities and destinations in Canada. Swoop is adding non-stop flights to five new destinations this summer: New York, Chicago, Nashville, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and extending current seasonal service to San Diego, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, St. Pete/Clearwater,
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