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☆ 3 tips for using Google Flights to score cheaper airfare, from a travel expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When it comes to booking flights, travel experts are just like the rest of us. For the most part, she finds her flights through the Google Flights search engine. Part of what makes Google Flights Nastro's preferred flight booking destination is the ability it gives her to customize her search. Here are three tips from Nastro to book flights like a pro. "Google Flights has the functions within it to make it as easy as possible for you to explore all your options."

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☆ Book your July 4 flights now if you haven't already, travel expert warns: 'You don't want to wait any longer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you've been waiting until the last minute in hopes of snagging a July 4 travel deal, it's time to take the plunge. Katy Nastro, a travel expert at Going, tells CNBC Make It that holding out for a super-cheap flight is a strategy that is likely to backfire. "You don't want to wait any longer hoping and praying that some magic cheap flight is going to drop in price by 50%," she says. You're more likely to find a better price on winter holiday flights than you are for the July 4 holiday. "You're more likely to find a better price on winter holiday flights than you are for the July 4 holiday," she says.

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☆ The total solar eclipse is in less than a week away. People are scrambling to make – or change – plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

For some, plans for where to fly, drive and stay to hopefully catch a glimpse of the last total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States until 2044 have been in place for months or even years. The total solar eclipse’s path of totality — where the moon completely blocks the face of the sun — stretches across portions of 13 US states as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. A view from a plane during an eclipse flight from the Russian city of Murmansk to observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, above the Norwegian Sea. Airbnb reports a 1000% surge in searches for stays along the entire path of totality over the solar eclipse weekend for check-ins on April 7, 2024. Austin and the surrounding Hill Country area and Indianapolis are among the most booked destinations across all of North America on Airbnb for the solar eclipse weekend, Thorn said.

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☆ How to reduce — or avoid — airline fees for checked bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A checked bag is one stored in a plane's cargo hold during a flight. While that service was free in years past, it's now standard for major airlines to charge for checked bags, experts said. Today, it's about double: $30 to $35 for one checked bag, Nastro said. The carrier allows two free checked bags. Buy a luggage scale, lightweight bagsBuying and using a luggage scale before traveling can help travelers avoid surprise fees at the airport due to exceeding a weight limit on checked bags.

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☆ Searching for Last-Minute Labor Day Plans? Try These Travel Tools.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Lauren Sloss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

HotelTonight is a great resource for discount hotel rooms, with the home page search defaulting to “Tonight,” though you can book 100 days out. Unlocking the Daily Drop feature, available once a day for only 15 minutes, offers further discounts — but nonrefundable rates — on a specific hotel. Hotels.com shows deals directly on its home page, showing a range of destinations but limited to the upcoming weekend. Hipcamp has a dedicated Labor Day weekend section, or try your luck on ReserveAmerica and Recreation.gov, the booking site for the National Park Service and other federal lands. In general, Labor Day weekend centers on domestic travel, or three-day-friendly destinations, said Katy Nastro, a travel expert with Going.

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☆ Smart ways to save money in Europe this crazy, crowded summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Last-minute flight prices, especially international ones, are expensive,” says Katy Nastro of Going.com (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) about airfares from North American to Europe. “Their best value comes when cash prices are high, and there’s no time more expensive than last-minute summer travel,” Nastro says. CNN Travel talked to travel agents, experts and expert travelers, too, for their tips on saving money on European travels this unprecedented summer. “Most travelers going to Europe have a few destinations in mind, “ says Henley Vazquez, co-founder of luxury travel advisor group Fora. These places he calls “the Chicagos of Europe” include Marseille in France, Hamburg in Germany and Liverpool in England.

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