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The Sunday Round-Up | March 27, 2022

As I wrote in yesterday's daily travel tip newsletter, I was hoping to be coming to you from Connecticut, but airfares are crazy expensive. In some markets, they really jumped, including L.A. to New York. They're two to three times the price using cash or miles than what they were a month ago. Here are 10 ways to find cheap flights this summer.
As usual, there's lots to cover from this week, including a story about airlines canceling routes to Alaska, a new travel product recommendation that I think travelers should keep handy and today's tip about switching seats on a plane. Are you obligated? Read that story and a whole slew of other travel news stories below. Scroll down for this week's Sunday Round-Up!
Hawaii Trip Reports 🌈
-Los Angeles to Honolulu in United Polaris
-10 Reasons to Stay at Hilton Hawaiian Village
-12 Reasons to Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Waikiki
-Honolulu to Los Angeles in Hawaiian Airlines Economy Comfort (new)
Travel Tips/Stories from This Week

Monday:
-Disturbing Video of China Eastern 737-800 Plane Nose Diving
-How to Get From Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Eiffel Tower and Paris Travel Tips
Tuesday:
-Why American Travelers Should Book International Travel on US Carriers
Wednesday:
-The Best Coach Seats To and From Hawaii
Thursday:
-The Trick to Saving Money When Checking Bags
-South Africa has joined the long list of countries further loosening their entry restrictions
Friday:
-Airlines Are Canceling Routes More Than Ever - Here's How to Avoid Travel Headaches
Saturday:
-Going to Alaska This Summer? This is How You Can Save Money on Tours and Excursions
-Leo Laporte's The Tech Guy
Sunday:
-All of Your 2022 Cruise Questions Answered by a Cruise Expert
Travel Quote of the Day
“Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still." ~ Chinese proverb
Travel Tweet of the Day
@EricTopol: The BA.2 variant wave in many European countries isn't just impacting cases and hospitalizations. Graph.

Travel Products of the Week
Wet Bags
If you haven’t been throwing a couple of wet bags in your suitcase or carry-on when you travel, you might want to start. A pilot friend recommended them to my wife just ahead of our trip to Hawaii and we’ve been using them constantly ever since. Check them out here.
Compression Packing Cubes
If you want to be organized when you travel and save time and space (who doesn't?), then compression packing cubes can help you accomplish all of that. Check them out here.
More Packing Cubes
If you couldn't tell, I'm now a convert to using packing cubes. My wife has been using them for a long time but it wasn't until our recent trip to Hawaii that I truly realized what a game-changer they are. We've never been more organized. Check out some more packing cube options here.
Travel Tip of the Day
Are You Obligated to Switch Seats on an Airplane?
Are you obligated to switch seats on an airplane if someone asks you? The New York Times recently ran a piece on this topic and I had a lot of thoughts ... and I'm sure you do, too. I also have some advice to avoid being in this situation and how to go about it if you have to ask someone to switch. What are your thoughts? Drop a comment on the article and let's talk about it. Read the story here.
12 Things to Know in Travel Today
— Snow, cold making a comeback in Northeast
— Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash
— Flight attendants caught in middle again amid 'dangerous' debate over masks on planes
— Woman dies during boating trip in Grand Canyon National Park
— Shark week? 3 tagged sharks are currently vacationing in eastern NC
— Routes: Bay Area airports gain two routes, lose one; Alaska Airlines plans big move at SFO
— Hawaii destination may be state's drowning capital
— Miami Beach business owners react to spring break curfew: 'We'll lose at least $10,000 a day'
— British Airways’ new-hire logjam slows flight schedule ramp-up
— Hong Kong says to halve flight suspension rule to seven days
— More than 5,000 worlds exist beyond our solar system. There could be billions more
— Yesterday's TSA checkpoint numbers The 72 other top travel news stories from this past week!
Miles & Points
-Summer will be here before you know it, and there's a new offer to help get an edge on earning miles. New United Club℠ Infinite Card cardholders earn 120,000 bonus miles (after spending $6,000 in the first 3 months). We think this is one of the best United credit cards. It comes with United Club membership, free first and second checked bags, Premier Access services (preferential treatment at airports), and IHG Platinum Elite status. Hurry, though—this United Club Infinite signup bonus is only available for a limited time.
-Good news if you have this co-brand airline credit card; new benefits are coming, and their bank partnership is extending through 2030.
-Capital One Entertainment Launches With Exclusive Event
-The Best Premium Credit Cards in 2022
-Best Credit Cards for Dining, Restaurants, Takeout, & More 2022
Travel Tips from Last Week:
Monday:
-The Best Times to Capture Photographs While on Vacation
Tuesday:
-Don't Cancel That Road Trip! Here Are 9 Ways to Save Money on Gas
Wednesday:
-If An Airline Puts You Up At a Hotel, Don’t Expect This
Thursday:
-Use These to Stay Organized When You Travel
Friday:
-Travel Sleep Hack
-How to Save Money and Travel in Comfort to Hawaii
Saturday:
-Airfares Are Rising: Here Are 10 Ways to Find Cheap Flights This Summer
-Leo Laporte's The Tech Guy
Sunday:
-How to Get From Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Eiffel Tower and Paris Travel Tips Air Travel
-The Flight Tracking App That Pilots Use
-Start-Up Breeze Airways Launches 35 New Routes Just in Time For Summer Travel
-Can You Travel With the Lithium Ion Batteries Found in Phones, Tablets and Chargers?
-The Airport Club Lounges That Offer Student Discounts
-Plane Too Hot? Plane Too Cold? Bring These Items
-Finally! One Less Line to Wait in at US Airports – Starbucks Finally Rolls Out Mobile Ordering
-United Airlines Introduces New Feature to Help Travelers Skip Long Check-In Lines
-Don't Ever Drink These 3 Things on an Airplane
-Airline Changed Your Flight? Here's How to Use it to Your Advantage
-Airport Officials and Some Lawmakers are Calling for Stiffer Gun Penalties
-Alaska Airlines Launches First-Ever Flight Subscription Service
-Travel Adapters for International Travel
-How to Track Airfares By Signing Up for Fare Alerts
-If Your Flight is Canceled or Delayed, Do You Need to Get Retested for Covid?
-Always Do This Before Booking Travel
-Travel Hack: How to Use Your Wireless Headphones to Watch In-Flight Movies-Why You Will Want to Book Flights on This Airline
-The Only Mask Travelers Should Be Wearing
-Passenger Quarantines in Bathroom After Testing Positive Mid-Flight
-How to Cut the Security Line
-Dr. Fauci: Masks on Airplanes Here to Stay
-Save $50 on Alaska, Hawaiian and Southwest
-VIDEO: Police Officer Pulls Gun on Outraged Passengers at MIA Airport
-Trusted Traveler Program Interview Scheduling and Lessons Learned
-My Trusted Traveler Program Interview
-How to Cut to the Front of the Airport Security Line for Free
-The Trick for Getting Luggage Carts for Free
-Instead of Giving Your Flight Attendant a Hard Time, Give Them This Instead -A Brilliant Trick To Save Huge On Airfares
-Canceled Flight? Passenger Rights All Travlers Need to Know
-9 Tips For Avoiding COVID-19 On Planes and In Airports
-How Much Time Should You Give Yourself Between Connecting Flights?
-My Number 1 and 2 Travel Tips
-10 Tips For Better Sleep On a Plane
-17 Ways to Find Cheap Flights
-15 Tips for Surviving a Long Flight-How to Get Upgraded to First Class
-Econophobia: Fear of Flying Coach
-JohnnyJet.com Booking Tool
International Travel
-What’s It Like to Travel to Poland Right Now
-Should You Still Travel to Europe This Summer? Rick Steves and Peter Greenberg Weigh In
-What Does the War in Ukraine Mean For Travel?
-Here's what Rick Steves and Peter Greenberg about going to Europe
-Rick Steves’ Solid Advice About International Travel This Spring and Summer
-Got Foreign Currency Lying Around? These Notes Are About to Be Worthless
-Where to Get the Best Exchange Rate For Leftover Foreign Currency
-3 Things I Always Pack When Traveling Internationally
-All Your Passport and Visa Questions Answered by An Expert
-Can The US Government’s Free COVID Tests Be Used for Travel?
-Don't Fall For Fake Covid Testing Sites When You Travel
-12 Passport Tips that Will Save You Time, Money and Headaches
-Don't Go to Mexico?
-The Overlooked Reason Americans Should Reconsider International Travel
-How To Save An Hour at This Airport
-Which Trusted Traveler Program Is Right For You?
-The Must-Have App For Travel to Europe
Cruising
-Booked A Crystal Cruise? Here’s How to Get Your Money Back
-Crystal Cruises is Bankrupt -- Here’s What Future Passengers Should Do
Road Trips/Car Rentals -DON'T Do This When You're Driving Because It's Just Not Worth It-One of the Worst Decisions Travelers Can Make
-You Can Visit U.S. National Parks for Free on These 5 Days in 2022 -15 Tips To Renting A Car in 2021
-Two Great Things to Keep in the Car For Road Trips
-The New Transportation App Hawaii Travelers Should Download
-Never Forget Your Room Number or Parking Spot Again
-How To Prevent Car Rental Companies From Ripping You Off
-The Quick Way Thieves Are Trying To Ruin Your Trip
-How To Find Cheap Parking
Lodging
-The 5 Questions I Always Ask Hotel Front Desk Agents
-My Terrifying Hotel Fire Experience and Tips I Learned from It
-3 Ways to Get a Refund on a Nonrefundable Hotel Room
-The Surprising Reason I Want to Stay at the Hyatt Regency Louisville One Night a Year
-Travel Hack: How to Quietly Shut Your Hotel Room Door to Sneak Out
-How to Save Up to 60% on Hotels
-When To Stay At An Airport Hotel
-Paying It Forward: The Trick To Ensuring The Next Guest Gets Clean Sheets
-The Truth About Hotel Room Key Cards
-Don't Fall For This Hotel Scam
-Book with Expedia or Priceline
Popular Stories
-Don’t Drag AOC For Flying First Class. She Made the Smart Choice and Maybe You Could Learn Something
-The Simple Trick to Try When Your Computer Won't Connect to the Internet
-Traveling in 2022? This is How to Save a Lot of Money and Miles Right Now
-5 Tips For Traveling With Medications
-Mugged in Europe: Tips To Help You Travel Safe
-Rick Steves Pickpocketed In Paris -- Here's How To Prevent It From Happening
-Always Wear This When You Travel To Keep Valuables Safe
-10 Things You Don’t Need to Pack
-10 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Airplane Habits: Are YOU Guilty?
-Fallen Soldier on My Delta Flight
Good To Know
-Bet You Don't Know What an ATM Skimmer Looks Like
-The Sleep Hack Every Traveler Needs to Know
-WARNING: Watch Out for This Email Phishing Scam Pretending to Be From American Airlines
-Don't Fall For These QR Code Scams
-Traveling? Doctor Recommends These Face Masks
-This Travel Trend Isn't Going Anywhere in 2022 -An Obvious Resource That Many Travelers Don't Take Advantage Of-How Not to Get Scammed by the Bad Guys
-Backup Your Photos Before It's Too Late
-The Essential Email Reminder Service I Use To Manage My Life
-How To Check Hospitalization Numbers
-The Trick to Preventing Items In Your Car From Getting Stolen
-A Lifesaving Tip
-How to Use Your Phone As a Remote Control
Safety/Health
-3 Things to Know About Surviving a Nuclear Bomb
-How to Prevent In-Flight Thefts
-How This Can Make or Break Your Trip
-Travel Adapters for International Travel
-ALWAYS Leave This At Home When You Travel
-How to Get Free N95 Masks
-This Travel Gadget Will Help You Sleep Worry-Free
-How to Reuse Your N95 and KN95 Face Masks
-The New International Signal For Help
-These Straps Will Prevent Sore Ears from Wearing a Mask
-4 Things Bradley Cooper Did Wrong Before NYC Subway Knifepoint Hold Up -Warning: This Type of Crime is on the Rise and Travelers Should Take Note -The Portable Air Purifier I Now Travel With to Ensure Clean Air
-What I Keep In My Carry-On First Aid Kit -My Funniest Travel Experience Underscores Why You Should Always Do This in Your Hotel Room-What I Now Pack When Traveling To Fend Off Dehydration
-How to Find a Doctor While Traveling
-How to Save Big On Prescription Drugs at Home and on the Road
-My Somewhat Freakish Travel Habit Might Just Save Your Life
-The Health Tool You Need at Home and On the Road
-A Tool I'd Never Heard of But Have Now added To My Travel Health Kit
Food/Shop
-The best pasta sauce is on sale
-Ted Lasso's Secret Biscuit Recipe is Out
Travel Gadgets/Products
-The Portable Charger You’ll Never Want to Leave Home Without
-Order Your 4 Free COVID-19 Tests and Can They Be Used for Travel?
-Do This to Avoid Long Lines When You Travel ... And at Home
-The Unusual Thing I Always Pack and You Should Too
-How to Remove Beach Tar From Your Feet
-Why You Should Travel with Rain Ponchos
-Don’t Make This Easily Avoidable Privacy Mistake
-Never Sleep Through Your Alarm Again
-Round-Up: Travel Neck Pillows for Better Sleep and a More Comfortable Flight
-The Mini Travel Speaker That Works Great at Home and On the Road
-Turn Your Vacation Photos into Wall Art in Minutes
-A Great Gift for Those Who Love to Play Cards But Can’t See Well
-The Blackout Sleep Mask Travelers Need
-The Tech Organizer All Travelers Need
-A Brilliant New Travel Purse for Women
-The Travel Gadget Flight Attendants Never Leave Home Without
Just For Fun
-How to Go Birding Without Leaving Your Couch
-Test Your Airport Code Knowledge with Airportle
-The Word Game You're Going to Want to Play Right Now
-How to Watch Huell Howser's Travel Shows
-Hands Down the Best Beach Toy for Kids
-The Best Airplane Toy For Any Kid
Face Masks
-How to Prevent Sore Ears Caused By Face Mask Straps
-What to Know Before Wearing an N95 Mask
-The Best Face Masks for Flying During COVID-19
-8 Accessories to Make Wearing Face Masks More Comfortable, More Hygienic and More Pleasant to Wear
Destination Guides
-Big Bear, California
-The California Town You’ve Probably Never Heard of But Should Definitely Visit
-Catalina Island
-12 Things To Know Before Going To The Hollywood Bowl
Podcast/YouTube
-39 Travel Questions with Captain Sandy from Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean
-Talking International Travel, Mexico and Day of The Dead with Tech Guru Leo Laporte
-39 Travel Questions: Samantha Brown
-39 Travel Questions with Josh Gates
-39 Travel Questions with Andrew McCarthy
Travel Contests
-Win a free vacation at a luxury resort (March 31)
-Win a $5,000 credit toward a cruise or a resort getaway (April 17)
-"Share Your Story" Writing Contest for Outdoor Adventurists (April 30)
-Win a seven-night Caribbean cruise for two (Nov 14)
See all contests here
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Airline and Airport News:

Air New Zealand Confident in Return of Long-Haul Travel With New York Flights Black box found from Boeing passenger jet that crashed in China, state media says Australia: Airfares rise to pre-pandemic levels amid petrol price surge Air Canada to add 26 Airbus A321neo aircraft as air travel rebounds See all the airline and airport news that's got people talking this week... Cruise News: Cruise ship runs aground during Caribbean voyage Body recovered after man jumped overboard on Carnival cruise ship, company says Katy Perry named godmother of Norwegian Prima 'A freaking nightmare': Cruise ends early with disorganized disembarkation See all the cruise news that's got people talking this week... USA Travel News: New York AG Slaps Online Travel Company With $2.6 Million Fine, Citing ‘Predatory’ Behavior Miami Beach Announces Curfew After Spring Break Shootings At Least One Dead After Tornado Tears Through New Orleans Metro Area U.S. Road Trip Travel Down Considerably Compared To Same Time Last Year: Data See all the domestic travel news that's got people talking this week... International Travel News: South Korea to reopen to vaccinated travellers from April Vietnam ends Covid quarantine for international travellers Aruba set to drop COVID travel measures Shanghai's Disney Resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections See all the international travel news that's got people talking this week... Hotel and Lodging Travel News: Florida tourist spends night in stranger’s home after confusing it for Airbnb Soho House Owner Risks Cool Factor in Pursuit of Profitability Wyndham signs first 50 hotels for new economy extended-stay brand Southern California visitor falls to death while climbing Waikiki Hotel balcony See all the hotel and lodging news that's got people talking this week... Miscellaneous Travel News: Why You Should Never Post a Picture of Your Boarding Pass on Social Media, According to Privacy Experts War Strands Ukrainian and Russian Tourists Together in Egyptian Resorts Why Ansel Adams never photographed his Central Coast home of Carmel WSJ: Ivermectin Didn’t Reduce Covid-19 Hospitalizations in Largest Trial to Date See all the rest of the travel news that's got people talking this week...
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