Editor’s note (March 28, 2020): I wrote this post what feels like a lifetime ago, when the evidence of the pandemic’s reach and the thread facing us was not obvious to those of us in the US yet. In case it isn’t obvious, no one should be traveling right now. Please read my other and …
The frequent flyer miles and points community has been buzzing today about a $695 fare from San Francisco to Stockholm on American Airlines for summer travel. The Flight Deal reported on the fare and one of my favorite Bay Area travel bloggers at Loyalty Traveler spread the word. Since my husband and I have been …
If you follow the travel blogs, you’ve probably already heard the news that most major airlines have increased their ticket change fees. This means that once you purchase your airline tickets, you are pretty much locked in to that fare even if the price drops, because the penalty for cancelling your original ticket is too …