Memorial Day is right around the corner, and summer vacations are top of mind. How are you going to pay for your trip? Credit card issuers are constantly piling on perks to attract new customers, and those with good credit who play their cards right can score big bonuses—which will help them afford their next getaway.
If you’re a Delta frequent flyer, you may have been paying more on the company’s airfares than those who have not officially declared their loyalty to the airline.
Airline fees and a la carte pricing for flights may be highly annoying to passengers, but it’s also proving to be a highly profitable business model. Spirit Airlines, the “low-cost” carrier at the forefront of fees—since 2010, it’s charged upwards of $45 each way per carry-on bag—now averages more than $100 in fees per passenger [...]
The London Visitor Charter might sound like an agreement not to chew gum in Trafalgar Square, but in fact it’s the very first instance of an Olympic host city pledging to provide “reasonable and fair pricing” for the duration of the Games.
Despite earlier forecasts anticipating steadily rising gas prices well past Memorial Day, prices at the pump began declining in April and are now cheaper than they were a year ago at this time. That’s not to say prices are cheap—nor that there aren’t stations blatantly gouging customers with inexplicably high prices.
Real Simple asked bargain hunters — including a teacher and financial authors and bloggers — for the easiest ways to save money every week. And some of these bargains may surprise you.
Starting this Saturday, and stretching all the way through the following weekend, entrance fees are being waived at all national parks that usually charge for admission.
Take my timeshare, please! People have joked for years that timeshares are horrible investments, and yet some people have just kept on paying good money for them. Given the abundance of timeshares now offered for sale for just $1—or nothing whatsoever—perhaps the message will finally sink in.
Guess what travelers can look forward to this summer? Yep, more fees and restrictions, as well as fewer perks and higher fares to boot.
Paying less than your neighbor for everything from ketchup to cars often boils down to carefully timing your purchases right. The best time to get a deal often isn’t when you need the item at hand, but when the magic mix of seasonality, low consumer demand, and the likelihood that retailers are swimming in excess [...]
Record-high gas prices have already hit certain parts of the country. The national average is creeping closer and closer to $4 per gallon, with steady increases expected for the months ahead. Soaring fuel costs and consolidation in the airline industry have brought about a surge in flight prices, while hotel prices have spiked recently as [...]
