The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 29: Bye Basic Economy, How Hilton Screwed Us & Other Huge Travel News
It's a big roundup of the week's news, including a flurry of new routes, Google Flights axing basic economy, and how Hilton screwed us ... again.
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