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🌎 How to fly on the cheap with only a personal item
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This issue of our newsletter brought to you by REI Co-op Hello Reader, 🧭 Where We're AtWe headed for the hills after celebrating a niece's wedding in Denver over the weekend. Denver was hot, in the 90s, but now we're relaxing in Keystone where the air is fresh and lovely. With our 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter (and her parents,) we'll cruise up a gondola today in the Breckenridge ski area to take in the views and take a little hike. We were lucky to fit in a quick visit with our friend Sherry Ott while we were in Denver. Sherry is the creator of one of our favorite travel blogs, OttsWorld. Sherry was just setting off for the next leg of her state capital to capital bike ride, a project inspired by her father. She's currently riding Sante Fe to Denver – yup over the Rocky Mountains – and you can follow along with her stories on Facebook. 🗞️ Travel News From Around the Web
🧳 Our Latest PostsWe don't do it often, but when we're going for a short trip and are willing to give up a few of our hard-earned airline perks, we do fly on the discount carriers, or on a basic economy fare on one of the big guys. The key to doing that as economically as possible is taking only a personal item on the plane. That is, only a small bag that fits under the seat in front of you – and incurs no baggage fees. Here's our guide to Flying with Only a Personal Item – Our Ultimate Minimalist Packing Tips. We hope you'll find it useful. 💸 This Week's Best Deals in TravelIf you can wait until Friday, August 23, to get your gear, that's when REI's annual Labor Sale starts. A lot of great deals, as always. ✈️ Points and Miles NewsFrankly, we're still surprised these two great credit card offers are still on. These deals tend to expire without warning, so take advantage now, while you can. Our favorite by far is this card (which we carry.) It is currently offering a huge 120,000 point welcome offer that is worth a minimum of $1500 when redeemed through their portal. These points can be worth even more if you transfer points to the card's many airline or hotel partners. In fact, you could get as many as 35 free nights at Hyatt Hotels, if you take the best offer. All in all, a spectacular deal for a $95 annual fee. Another is this card. To start, you get a $250 travel credit valid during the first year of card membership. Plus, you get 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first three months after account opening. This welcome offer alone is worth up to $1,080 when you combine the value of the travel credit, the bonus miles, and the miles you earn on the minimum spend. And, this card also has a low $95 annual fee. Check our full review here. Just in case you're wondering why we don't name the cards in this email...banking regulations. 📖 What We're ReadingTom is tackling On The Edge, The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver, the guy behind the FiveThirtyEight blog, a professional poker player, and more. Kris is still working on Colin Hamilton's The Discarded. ❝Travel Quote of the Week❞For all the compasses in the world, there's only one direction, and time is its only measure. ― Tom Stoppard Happy travels, Kris and Tom
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Since 2010, we've traveled to more than 80 countries. Our goal for our newsletter is to help you travel more, better, and for less money. We do that through our travel tips posts and destination guides. Sign up to see how we can help you achieve your travel goals.
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