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Brand Ambassadors: What Brands and Influencers Need to Know

By Eric Stoen on February 23, 2021 • Last Updated February 25, 2021

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Brand Ambassador Definition What is a Brand Ambassador? Loosely speaking, a brand ambassador is someone who represents your company in a positive light, generating increased brand awareness and, ideally, increased revenue. With social media, brand ambassadorships have increased exponentially. However, there are many types of brand ambassadorships, and they’re not… Read More

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Tips for Optimizing Your Frequent Flyer Miles

By Eric Stoen on December 20, 2018 • Last Updated March 2, 2023

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Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Frequent Flyer Miles My relationship with frequent flyer miles, or points, changed forever around 6pm on February 16, 1999. Up until then, I hadn’t paid much attention to my airline-based mileage accounts. I flew internationally once or twice a year, and… Read More

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New from Capital One Venture: Direct Airline Mile Transfers

By Eric Stoen on December 10, 2018 • Last Updated December 10, 2018

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Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Introduction I’ve written a lot the past year on how important frequent flyer miles are in allowing us to travel as much as we do. When people contact me asking about how they can afford to travel, my first question is… Read More

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Ten Ways to Travel for Less

By Eric Stoen on November 26, 2018 • Last Updated December 5, 2018

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Capital One Smart Money I’ve loved writing for Capital One‘s Smart Money series this year. This has included: Looking at Travel as an Investment How to Save for Travel (on Capital One’s blog) When to Skimp on Travel and When to Splurge The Ultimate Pre-Travel Checklist In those posts I… Read More

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How to Save for Travel

By Eric Stoen on November 19, 2018 • Last Updated February 9, 2019

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This year I’ve written four posts for Capital One‘s Smart Money series on how to save money for travel and tips for traveling with kids. The first three are: The Ultimate Pre-Travel Checklist When to Skimp on Travel and When to Splurge Looking at Travel as an Investment I’ve really… Read More

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Looking at Travel as an Investment

By Eric Stoen on September 21, 2018 • Last Updated September 21, 2018

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Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Introduction I’ve partnered with Capital One throughout the year to discuss finance as it relates to travel. After all, we wouldn’t be able to travel nearly as much as we do if we weren’t earning miles with our everyday purchases (through… Read More

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When to Skimp on Travel and When to Splurge

By Eric Stoen on July 20, 2018 • Last Updated April 25, 2020

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Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post – the second in my series of Smart Money posts. The first, with my Pre-Travel Checklist, is here. Getting Past My Backpacker Mentality I studied abroad three semesters in college, in Italy and Germany, and traveled around Europe as inexpensively as… Read More

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Organizing an Extended Family/Group Trip with Relatives and Friends

By Eric Stoen on July 6, 2018 • Last Updated February 7, 2020

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Note: Capital One sponsored this post to introduce its partnership with hotels.com. That partnership ended January 31, 2020, so I’m deleting some of the information about it below. But this post is still highly relevant if you’re planning a group trip with family and friends! Extended Family Vacations Summer vacations… Read More

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Letting Your Kids Plan Your Travel

By Eric Stoen on June 25, 2018 • Last Updated July 6, 2018

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Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Family Travel Planning I have a tradition with my kids that goes back eight years: starting at the age of four, each of my kids gets to choose any destination in the world every year for a one-on-one trip with me.… Read More

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The Ultimate Pre-Travel Checklist

By Eric Stoen on June 15, 2018 • Last Updated April 25, 2020

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Your Pre-Travel Checklist Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I travel a lot. On average I’m flying somewhere every two weeks – mostly with my kids. That’s a lot of trips to coordinate, and a lot of details… Read More

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