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Tips on points, miles, and finding the deals nobody else sends.
July 23, 2026
Why Triangle Travelers Keep Overpaying for Flights (And How to Stop)
Triangle travelers are perfectly capable of finding good information on complex subjects. And yet a completely normal behavior here is to pay $1,400 for a flight someone else got for $520.
July 21, 2026
How to Use Flight Deal Alerts Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Weekends)
There's a version of "being good at travel" that sounds appealing until you actually do it. Here's how flight deal alerts actually work when used correctly.
July 19, 2026
The Best Times to Book Flights from RDU (And What the Airlines Don't Want You to Know)
There's a popular piece of travel advice that resurfaces every year: "Book flights on Tuesday at 3 PM for the cheapest fares." This advice is wrong. Here's what actually matters.
July 17, 2026
Stop Using Google Flights Wrong — A Triangle Traveler's Guide
Google Flights is a remarkable tool used mostly in the worst possible way. Here's how Triangle travelers can actually get value out of it.
July 15, 2026
RDU vs. CLT: Which Airport Should Triangle Travelers Actually Use?
Every few months, someone in a Facebook group asks whether to drive to Charlotte or fly from Raleigh. And every few months, forty people respond with confidently wrong answers. Let's fix that.