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Whether you call it ‘skiplagging’ or ‘hidden-city travel,’ it’s contentious
Travel Booking a flight with a layover in the city that’s the real destination for the traveler can net big bargains, but airlines prohibit the practice. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images, File On the last day of June, American Airlines agents at Gainesville Regional Airport in Florida canceled a North Carolina teenager’s flight after realizing…
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Airfare enters its cheaper era. But for how long?
Travel Domestic — and even some international prices — are cooling down. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe, File By Hannah Sampson, Washington Post updated on August 10, 2023 There’s finally some good news for travelers in a hot, crowded, expensive summer: Airfare is starting to cool. The bad news? It isn’t expected to last.…
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Southwest just launched its first buy one, get one 50% off sale
Travel The sale ends on Aug. 3. David Zalubowski / AP, File Southwest is helping travelers save money on trips in early 2024, but they have to act fast. Southwest to resume 2 seasonal routes between New England and Florida this winter The airline launched its first buy one, get one 50% off sale on…
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