One of our favorite ways to redeem transferable credit card points is to transfer them to airline and hotel partner programs. While you can redeem points through many credit card programs’ travel platforms to book flights and hotel stays, you’ll only get a fixed redemption value when redeeming your rewards through the travel platform. For…

I have never taken my family on a theme park vacation because they’re just too dang expensive. Other families are going into debt to go to Disney World, but I don’t like the Mouse enough to jeopardize my financial security. And while I’m privileged to have a vacation budget, many of our vacations involve driving…

The idea of winter cruises might conjure visions of ice floes, or it might be an island escape from the doldrums of those typically cold months. In reality, a winter cruise is both. Winter weather depends on where you live, but a cruise during the months that end and begin the year offers the chance…

If you wish you could connect your wireless headphones to watch seatback entertainment on your next flight, the solution is 20% off this Black Friday. While some of the newest aircraft seats offer Bluetooth connectivity in all classes, most airlines don’t, and if you have ever attempted to endure tinny inflight entertainment audio through cheap,…

The last day of your cruise is always bittersweet. You have one more incredible day of delicious meals, drinks, pool time and shows, but with packing and other errands to fit in, you know your return to reality is on the horizon. As stress-free as cruising can generally be, walking off a cruise ship isn’t…

While The Platinum Card® from American Express offers many travel and lifestyle perks, it is also one of the most expensive cards on the market with an annual fee of $695 per year (see rates and fees). Meanwhile, slotted below the Amex Platinum is the American Express® Gold Card, a product that carries fewer benefits…

Traveling with babies and children means bringing a lot of extras along for the journey. If you have small children, one essential you often can’t travel without is a stroller. With so many options, choosing which stroller to buy for travel can be enough to make your wheels fall off (that’s a stroller joke, by…

With the holiday season officially here, you may be wondering what to get that special someone in your life. While some people prefer unwrapping physical presents, others — such as many of the writers here at TPG — enjoy gifting and receiving vacations. Yes, giving the gift of travel may sound a bit complicated, but…

Virgin Atlantic offers three different cabins on its aircraft: economy, Premium (premium economy) and Upper Class (business class). But did you know its economy cabin offers three very different fare types? What are the differences, and which should you choose? Related: Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: How to earn and redeem points for maximum value Virgin…

My best friend and I have been huge fans of Adele since we were 13. So, when tickets to her Las Vegas residency went on sale, we promised each other that we’d go to the show no matter what — even if it meant sleeping overnight at the airport to avoid the steep Las Vegas…