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How to Increase Your Gas Mileage
There’s tons of tricks to lower the price of gas at the pump. Some of them we have covered here before such as enrolling in rewards programs for your local gas station and even better, using rewards from supermarkets such as Stop & Shop or Kroger. These tricks might get you gas for under $1.00…
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The Henn Na, A Japanese Hotel Staffed With Robots
The Henn na Hotel (Weird Hotel), in Sasebo, Nagasaki, is a one of a kind experience. I haven’t visited myself but it made my “to do” list after reading about it. It is staffed almost entirely by robots. As soon as you enter, you see a grinning velociraptor in a bellhop hat, that takes your…
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Hackers Get A Million United Miles
Whats the quickest way to get a million United miles? Maybe open 20 credit cards? Maybe MS for a while? Or maybe just find some loopholes in United Airlines’ computer systems. Two hackers did the latter, and they were awarded a million miles each. United Airlines has had some troubles recently. Just last week all United flights…
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Amazon’s Prime Day Fails To Impress
I posted about the Amazon Prime Day and I posted some of the deals that I thought were worth it. However i was done pretty quick with just 10 or so items. Out of those, the best ones were gone pretty quick. Soon it became obvious that the “better than Black Friday” comments weren’t entirely true. Social media…
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Amex Launches Amex Express Checkout
American Express introduced today Amex Express Checkout, a fast and secure way to pay at online merchants with no accounts to set up. American Express cardholders can pay at merchants like Burberry, Warby Parker, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Hulu, Newegg, The Wall Street Journal, Ticketmaster, Avis Car Rental, Cole Haan etc just by using their usernames and passwords…
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United Flights Grounded Due To System Failure For 81 Minutes
UPDATE: As of 9:47 a.m. the ground stop has been lifted for United flights by the FAA. The grounding lasted for an hour and 20 minutes. FAA had announced the grounding at 8:26 a.m. ET. If you have a United flight scheduled today you’re out of luck. All United flights have been grounded nationwide and there’s a massive…
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TripAdvisor Flawed? Fake Restaurant Tops Rankings in Italy
Do you want to have a top ranked restaurant? Apparently all it takes is a few pictures and 10 amazing reviews to make your dream a reality at TripAdvisor. The staff of, Italia a Tavola, a hospitality trade magazine in Italy, created a fake restaurant, “Ristorante Scaletta”, located in Moniga del Garda, in Lombardia, Italy.…
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Major Airlines Under Investigations For Price Fixing
Airfare is undoubted much cheaper when you’re in the points and miles game, but paying full price for a flight is sure to make a dent on most people’s finances. The reason that prices are so high might be that airlines have been working together to keep them high. Four carriers control 85 percent of…
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Whole Foods Has Been Overcharging Customers
Did you use that Amex Offer for $10 off a $75 purchase at Whole Foods a while back? If so, then the discount might have made up for the overcharge. If you purchased a container of coconut shrimp, then even the discount wouldn’t have made up the $14.84 overcharge. The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs is…
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Long Island to Iceland? Wow Could Come to MacArthur Airport
Officials at Long Island’s MacArthur Airport are hoping to bring in budget airline Wow Air, which operates out of Reykjavik, Iceland, to the Islip Town-owned facility, according to Airport Commissioner Robert Schaefer. It’s about five-and-a-half hours by air from Islip to Iceland so the move makes sense. The idea is that travelers could fly between Long Island…
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Americans Prefer Credit Cards to Cash, But Not For the Rewards
If you’re reading this blog, then most of you get a new credit card to take advantage of the sign up bonus, cash back or points and miles. Most likely, you also use your credit cards in a way that maximizes your cashback/points/miles. But that’s not the case for most Americans. The reason Americans love their credit cards…
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United to End Service to JFK Airport
United Airlines has announced that it will end service to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in October of this year. To make up for the change, and to still serve the tri-state area, United will add flights to destinations from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), in New Jersey. The Newark airport is about…