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#142: Discover essential tips for handling travel mishaps, like flight delays and cancellations, lost luggage, or sold-out hotels and rental cars. This episode covers a range of preventative measures and compensation strategies to use when travel goes awry.
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Full Show Notes
(02:18) Podcast Annual Listener Survey
(04:40) General Tips for When Travel Goes Awry
(06:59) Air Travel: Cancellations & Delays
(11:05) Compensation for Canceled Flights
(13:08) Using Points & Miles to Book Last-Minute Flights
(16:56) Hidden Credit Card Benefits: Flight Delay or Cancellation Insurance
(18:23) How to Handle Checked Baggage When Flights Get Canceled
(20:27) Booking Flights on Same Airline vs. Different Airlines
(23:19) Tips for Lost, Delayed, or Damaged Luggage
(28:16) Tip for When Travel Goes Awry with Kids
(29:02) Canceled Hotel Reservations
(31:07) How to Avoid Being Walked Out of a Hotel
(33:25) ATH Luxury Hotel Upgrade Program
(38:53) Car Rental Cancellations
(40:38) Tips for When Your Car Rental Is Sold Out in Advance
(43:17) Car Rental Tricks
(44:02) Getting Lost
(44:48) General Travel Tips for the Holiday Season
(47:04) Tips to Get Global Entry Appointments Faster
(47:44) Listener Wins
(49:51) 0% APR
(52:19) Airline News
(59:44) Bilt Mastercard®
(1:02:41) Random Tricks and Tips
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