Tag: travelers

Those Pesky Contracts

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. When everything goes according to plan, the travel industry routinely delivers value for your money, and you don’t notice much else. But when anything goes south, the travel industry is, in fact, often out to get you. The basic business model of most…


Systems Error Affecting Electronic Gates Leaves Travelers to UK Waiting for Hours

LONDON—Travelers arriving in the UK faced long delays Saturday after a technical problem shut electronic border gates at airports across the country for most of the day, forcing everyone to have their passports checked manually on what was expected to be one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The Home Office, the government…


How to Avoid Points and Miles Hoarding

Most personal finance advice boils down to this: Save as much as you can, and spend as little as you can. That’s the simplest way to accumulate wealth, build investment income and achieve financial independence (even if it’s not so simple in practice). Yet when it comes to travel rewards—those points and miles earned through…


Airline, Hotel Elite Status: Harder to Get (Or Keep) in 2023

For the past couple of years, hotel and airline loyalty programs have extended elite status in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in 2023, that’s coming to an end. A tsunami of downgrades will wipe out some travelers’ elite status because pandemic-era offers are expiring and loyalty programs are upping the qualification requirements. On Jan….


Insurer Travelers Profit Falls on Winter Storm Costs

Property and casualty insurer Travelers Companies Inc. reported a 37 percent fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday, hurt by losses related to a winter storm that swept across the United States and Canada in the last week of 2022. The company’s core income fell to $810 million, or $3.40 per share, in the fourth quarter…


Little Grey Wolfy: Summer Party

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. A funny and charming animated film about one little wolf and his friends—about true friends who can help you fulfill your dreams, who think about you, and who use their imagination to give you the best they can. This film is part…


Little Grey Wolfy: Fall Travelers

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. Autumn is here, and birds are winging their way south. It would be great to go on a trip with the birds to the warm lands where bears do not sleep in the wintertime. The only problem is that Wolfy and his…


Little Grey Wolfy: The Winter Story

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. It would seem that nothing interesting could happen to the Little Grey Wolfy in a boring sleeping winter forest. The world around him is white, silent, and cold, and poor Wolfy feels lonely and hungry. But everything is changing, as if by…


Little Grey Wolfy: Spring and Icy Drift

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. This film takes us into a wonderful world of one curious and cute little wolf, his good friends, and their funny and exciting adventures. A story about how imagination can change the world around us, make it more interesting, and fill it…


Why Booking Directly With Airlines Can Be More Expensive

Early in the pandemic, many travelers experienced headaches while trying to rebook air travel purchased through third parties such as Orbitz and Kayak. Overloaded customer service centers and constantly changing airline policies resulted in a big mess at these agencies, prompting many travelers to book directly through the airline to avoid future issues. Yet as…