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How to earn Hyatt free night certificates
A Hyatt free night certificate (FNC) allows you to book a free night at a Category 1-4 property (although there is a higher one I’ll discuss in a second). You can combine this FNC with a points or cash...
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How Great Wolf Lodge turned a sale into an epic PR failure
Great Wolf Lodge, the hotel chain with big waterparks is very popular with families. So, when I heard that they were offering a sale on August 4th (8-4) with $84 rooms, I shared it to the Travel Better,...
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Traveling on Frontier is getting even worse
Frontier Airlines is one of the few companies that actually comes up with ways to make the customer experience even worse. On August 1, 2023, Frontier announced on Twitter that they would start closing...
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Save money on hotels with Priceline
Priceline is one of our favorite ways to save money on hotels. They have really good rates in addition to Pricebreakers and Express Deals. They’re also a Rakuten partner as well. Well guide you through...
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The ultimate guide to finding cheap airfare
Everyone wants to find cheap airfare, but most people don’t seem to fully understand how to do it. There’s a lot of “rules of thumb” floating around that some people swear but they...
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10 ways to meet a sign up bonus when you're on a budget
One of the best things about travel hacking is that it allows people on a budget to travel like they’re a baller. However, a lot of people think that they don’t have the type of spend necessary...
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How to put spend on your credit card without actually spending any money
There’s a term in travel hacking called “Manufactured Spending” or MS. I do not suggest that you get involved in manufactured spending for the most part as this is a very, very advanced...