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Travelers use kiosk to check their bags as they arrive to travel out of Dallas/Fort Worth International airport Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Grapevine, Texas. Pandemic rebooking issues drove many air passengers to book directly with airlines instead of third-party travel sites. While ancillary fees have become a major part of airline revenue over the past 15 years, airlines have more recently ramped up efforts to drive revenue from add-on fees. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Why booking directly with airlines can be more expensive
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet
Tue,11/22/22-11:34AM , 44 Reads
Early in the pandemic, many travelers experienced headaches while trying to rebook air travel purchased through third parties such as Orbitz and Kayak.
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Why booking travel on your phone is a bad idea
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet
Tue,11/01/22-7:37AM , 70 Reads
Since the first iPhone launched 15 years ago, consumer shopping habits have slowly but relentlessly shifted toward mobile devices. According to a survey of 3,250 U.S.
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This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows credit cards in New Orleans. Inflation has made the cash prices of flights and hotel stays skyrocket this year, but it’s having a surprising effect on a different currency — your airline miles and hotel points. Across the board, your airline miles and hotel points are actually worth more than last year, which is unusual because points and miles generally devalue over time. However, this year’s increased value of points and miles isn’t enough to keep pace with inflated cash prices for hotel stays and flights. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, file)

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Is inflation affecting travel points and miles?
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet
Mon,10/17/22-7:44PM , 59 Reads
After years of unusually low prices on airfare and vacation rentals during the pandemic, travel prices have taken off in 2022. And while travel price inflation has cooled with slowing demand and falling fuel prices this fall, it continues to affect travelers’ plans and budgets.
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This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. With fewer employees working in offices, several companies have begun turning toward off-site retreats and meetups to foster connection and improve employee morale. These off-site experiences are flipping traditional business travel on its head: Rather than emphasizing coworking, meetings and other work-centric itineraries, off-site retreats are often designed to encourage relationship building. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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How company off-sites are changing business travel
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet
Tue,10/04/22-8:23PM , 69 Reads
Business travel used to mean sending employees from their home office to somewhere else — to meet with clients or coworkers at other offices. But for many remote-first companies, it now means the opposite: Bringing employees together from their far-flung homes to work and meet in person.
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