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Planning Our Trip To Iceland

Iceland has been on our radar for a while.  Coming out of the pandemic, which significantly curtailed our international travel, we asked both of our children to pick out a destination that was high on their list.  Our teenage daughter quickly picked Iceland.  I…

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Airbnb Taking a Beating During Coronavirus Pandemic

The travel industry is getting hammered by the coronavirus crisis.  Business and leisure travel have both declined considerably.  And, due to the lack of clarity when things will improve, future bookings are being impacted at an alarming rate.  United is flying nearly empty planes,…

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Discounted Gift Cards On Amazon For Prime Day Today!

Amazon Prime Day is under way!  If you’re unfamiliar with Prime Day, it’s sorta like Christmas in July.  It’s an Amazon-created holiday where they discount thousands of items on their site.  Last year, the pricing was as good or better than many Black Friday…

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Cheap Flights To Canada and Europe, 5,000 Bonus Hilton Points And A Lot More Seats On Planes

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

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Cheap Flights to Europe, BIG JetBlue Fare Sale, $20 Off Your Next Uber Ride And A REALLY Bad Chase Rumor

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

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Cheap Flights To Asia And California, Restaurant Acting Badly And Lufthansa Joins Airbnb

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.