Aer Lingus is shelving the new nonstop flights between Dublin (DUB) and Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) indefinitely less than a year after it launched, a Minneapolis airport official confirmed to Thrifty […]
Japan’s ‘Plan’ to Pay for Half Your Trip? Too Good to be True
Last week, news reports from Japan set the internet ablaze: The Japanese government was considering covering 50% of flight and travel costs for visitors. It was an ingenious way to […]
5 Signs for Hope that Travel is (Slowly) Restarting
Within a matter of weeks, coronavirus dismantled travel as we knew it. The number of travelers moving throughout the U.S. – and across the globe – plummeted to historic lows. […]
Dozens Dead, Few Survivors in Pakistan International Airlines Crash
A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed into a residential area in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 37 people with a death toll that’s expected to rise. BBC News […]
The Japanese Government May Pay for Half Your Next Trip
Update: The Japanese Tourism Agency confirmed in a series of tweets that its Go to Travel campaign would only apply to domestic travel – not foreign visitors. Read more about […]
U.S. Airlines Made $5.8B Last Year … Just on Baggage Fees
Now you know just how much you’ve being nickeled and dimed. You read that headline right. U.S. airlines made nearly $6 billion just on baggage fees in 2019, according to […]
Celebrating 5 Years of Thrifty Traveler with a Confession…
Editor’s note: We’re republishing our origin story, initially published in 2019, in celebration of five years of helping travelers. We’re celebrating Thrifty Traveler’s fifth birthday today, and in those five […]
CLEAR Offers 3 Month Membership Extension … If You Ask
CLEAR, the privately run trusted-traveler program, has made waves over the past few years giving travelers more options when it comes to getting through security quickly. But no one’s going […]
Introducing the Thrifty Traveler Merchandise Store!
What’s better than booking an incredibly cheap flight? Letting the world know just how cheap it was. Introducing the Thrifty Traveler Merchandise Shop! We’ve been hard at work […]
Delta Loses Bid to Keep Minneapolis to Europe Flights Alive During Trump’s Travel Ban
Nonstop flights between Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) and most of Europe will be forced to shut down for at least the next month after a last-ditch effort to continue those flights […]
4 Tips for Changing or Canceling Your Flights Amid Coronavirus Concerns
The coronavirus pandemic has brought an unprecedented time of change and cancelation flexibility with all of the major airlines. While the situation is changing daily – and sometimes hourly – […]
Everything Travelers Need to Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Editor’s note: This post will be regularly updated with new information about coronavirus and the impact of the virus. It was last updated on May 5, 2020. Thrifty Traveler contributor […]