Hotel & Flight Deals
The best hotel and flight deals, booking strategies, and loyalty program tips.
Secret Hotel Booking Sites That Travel Insiders Use
I found out about Agoda's "secret deals" by accident. I was searching for a hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and noticed a listing for a 4-star property near the...
How to Book Multi-City Flights Without Overpaying
I wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Barcelona, spend three weeks in Spain, then fly from Barcelona to Rome, spend a week in Italy, and return to Los Angeles fro...
The Best Websites for Comparing Hotel Prices in 2026
I spent an entire month doing something that no sane person should do: I searched for the same hotel on every major booking website, every single day, for 30 da...
Error Fares and Mistake Fares: How to Catch Them Before They Disappear
I was eating breakfast at 6 AM on a Tuesday when my phone buzzed. A notification from the Secret Flying app told me that Cathay Pacific was selling business cla...
The Cheapest Cities in Europe for a Weekend Hotel Stay
I spent a Saturday night in Krakow, Poland, at a boutique hotel called the Hotel Indigo for 280 zloty ($70). The same hotel on a Thursday night was 180 zloty ($...
Long-Term Stay Deals: How to Get Monthly Hotel Rates
I walked into the front desk of the Ibis Styles hotel in Medellín, Colombia, and asked about their monthly rate. The receptionist, a woman named Carolina, typed...
The Best Times to Book Hotels for Maximum Savings
I booked a hotel in Barcelona on a Tuesday afternoon in January for a June stay. The price was 89 euros per night. I checked the same hotel, same dates, on a Sa...
How to Use Hotel Points Without Getting Ripped Off
I was so excited when I earned my first 25,000 Marriott Bonvoy points that I immediately redeemed them for a free night at a Courtyard by Marriott near the Los...
How to Find Last-Minute Hotel Deals That Are Actually Good
It was 4 PM in Barcelona and I had nowhere to stay. My Airbnb host had canceled my reservation six hours before check-in, citing a "plumbing emergency" that I s...
How to Get Free Hotel Nights on Your First Booking
I signed up for the Marriott Bonvoy program on a Tuesday, received 15,000 bonus points for joining through a promotional link, and by Friday I had enough points...
Resort Fees Are Out of Control: How to Avoid Them
The hotel in Las Vegas quoted me $69 per night on Booking.com. When I checked out, the bill was $94 per night. The difference was a $25 "resort fee" that covere...
The $500 a Month Digital Nomad Guide to Bali
I rented a villa in Canggu, Bali, for $180 per month. It had a private pool, a kitchen, air conditioning in the bedroom, a garden with frangipani trees, and a h...