Author: Edward Pizzarello

My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.
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December 2015 Month In Pictures

Welcome to the December 2015 Month In Pictures.  It was a heck of a busy month.  So much so, it took me hours to whittle down the list of pictures this month to a mere 60.  I could have gone a lot deeper.  Hope…

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Is “Last Class” A Class By Itself?

Cheaper is better, right? Not always, and now especially not in air travel. It used to be that virtually all coach tickets were the same. But now, consumers need to be very careful when they purchase a ticket, reading what fare they’re buying and what may (or may not) come with their ticket.

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Hotels: 2015 Year In Review

Even though Marriott threw a major curve ball as it relates the face of hotel loyalty in late 2015, there’s still plenty of reasons to focus your hotel strategy. I focused mine in 2015 on Hyatt and SPG. Here’s my plan for 2016.