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Covers:  travel, airlines, commercial aviation, destinations, credit, personal finance
Freelance contributor in the #travel and #personalfinance spaces. I know something about #credit and #insurance. Tweets about fun stuff: @joecortezshow

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FlyerTalk Says Goodbye to TWA Flight Center

FlyerTalk Says Goodbye to TWA Flight Center

In 1976, Jamie Hogan and Anna Montella entered into Terminal Five of John F. Kennedy International Airport (J…

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Boeing wants to make airplane bathrooms even smaller

Boeing wants to make airplane bathrooms even smaller

Boeing has announced a new plan for helping boost sales of its 777-300ER. The Chicago Tribune reports that Bo…

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Delta CEO: Gulf Carriers Are the Greatest Challenge to Airline Industry, "They're Governments"

Delta CEO: Gulf Carriers Are the Greatest Challenge to Airline Industry, "They're Governments"

Comparing the ongoing Open Skies situation to trade inequities that the auto industry faced in the 20th centu…

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Airline kicks teenager off flight over luggage

Airline kicks teenager off flight over luggage

LOW-cost carrier easyJet is facing public scorn once again after a 14-year-old girl was booted from a flight …

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Airline Loyalty Is Dead: How I'll Be Traveling in 2016

Airline Loyalty Is Dead: How I'll Be Traveling in 2016

With American Airlines' recent frequent flyer program changes, the worst case scenario for many frequent flye…

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Startup will let you pay for flights in monthly installments

Startup will let you pay for flights in monthly installments

According to Joe Cortez of FrugalTravelGuy.com, this service could be helpful for someone working to recover …

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I Earned One Key Silver! Do I Want It?

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By Joe Cortez Verified
| playingpoints.com
For discount travel enthusiasts, loyalty programs are everything. No matter how you earn points — buying airfare or hotel stays directly from the brand, to using credit cards to pick up rewards — being smart with your spending can directly turn into discounted rewards. But what if you are reward program agnostic and book your trips based on budget and not affinity to a single airline or hotel chain? Yes, there’s a loyalty program for that, too.
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Hilton Says "Stay More, Earn More" In 2025 Q4

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By Joe Cortez Verified
| playingpoints.com
If you’re planning on staying at a Hilton property to close out 2025, you could get bonus Hilton Honors points on top of your regular earnings. The hospitality giant is offering 1,500 bonus points for every stay during the “Stay More, Earn More Promotion” between October 1 and December 31, 2025. To qualify for the promotion, Hilton Honors members need to register at Hilton’s website during the promotional period.
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The Caesars Rewards Devaluation We Need to Talk About

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One of the best benefits of the Caesars Rewards Credit Card was earning Platinum Status just by spending. Before the program was split into two cards – a no annual fee version and a $149 version – $5,000 in annual spending earned 5,000 tier points every calendar year. Unfortunately, that benefit will go away next year.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Assignment Editor - KCOY/KKFX Television in Santa Maria, CA.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I love typewriters! I occasionally write my personal notes on typewriters, because they are much more intimate than electronic type.

How is social media changing news?

Social media is allowing citizens to be part of the journalism discussion. For the first time, the people get to say what is truly important