Travel Bargains

Black Friday travel gear deals

Happy Black Friday everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family.  Black Friday is a great opportunity to pick up a few things for you or someone else, especially some of my favorite travel gear.  Of course, I’m exhausted from all the celebrating yesterday (and supporting my teams as the…

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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Business Travel Product Deals

As I’m sure you’ve heard, Amazon is looking to turn today, July 15th , into Amazon Prime Day: a day for deals much like Black Friday.  In fact, they say there are more deals today than on Black Friday.  One catch is a lot of these deals require a Prime Membership.  The good news is…

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5 quality pieces of carryon luggage under $200

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Not too long ago I did a post asking readers what their favorite carryon luggage brands were.  When the results were tallied Tumi came in with the most votes. Tumi makes great carryon luggage, and while my readers have lots of great things to say about them they can be very expensive (upwards of over…

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10 travel hair products under $20

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Recently I wrote about 10 business travel products $20 and under.  By request, today I’m going to cover ten quality travel hair products that are under $20. MiniPRO by Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Hair Dryer. This hair dryer is great for travel because of its relatively small footprint, and is great for styling because it comes with…

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My Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping list

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Black Friday is almost here! There are so many ads and deals coming out that it’s pretty overwhelming. I have never been one of those up at the crack of dawn Black Friday shoppers. However, this year the Home Warrior and I are in the market for some pretty specific items, and the best deals…

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JC Penney’s New Look and Feel

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You may have seen the clever ads featuring the always funny Ellen Degeneres during the Oscars. You may have seen the conversations on Twitter and Facebook. Or you may have been to a store and experienced it yourself. JC Penney has a new look, a new feel, and a new pricing structure. And I for…

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Outsmart the Airlines!

As we have all probably realized by now, the airlines have figured out how to charge us for just about everything, with no plans to stop. With fewer, but fuller flights, and those a la carte fees, airlines are making more money than they’ve made in a long time, at the travelers’ expense. That makes…

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And Now It’s the TravelSmith Memorial Day Sale!

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Tis the season of sales, friends, and here is one more. The Memorial Day Sale at TravelSmith has clothing for men and women, travel accessories, suitcases, and everything else on sale. Some things I have featured here before, and am looking to scoop up at off to 60% off. Sales are so fun! Plus, TravelSmith…

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Sign up for discounted air fares!

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal this week about airlines and discounted fares. Basically, there are a variety of different ways to sign up to hear about the discounts airlines are offering.  You can follow them on Twitter, sign up for email alerts, or, in the case of Southwest, download their Ding!…

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