A thoughtful travel newsletter for women. Recommended by Going (formerly Scott's Cheap Flights), The Points Guy, Morning Brew, and The Good Trade.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 103 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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I've Earned 275,000 Points This Year—Here's What a CFP Thinks of My Strategy
Last year, I recapped how my husband and I racked up 175,000 points in a year. We didn’t turn to sign-up bonuses, expensive purchases, or even strategically spend on cards that 5x the points instead of 4x the points.
I shared in as much d...
I Travel 10+ Times a Year—Here's How I Fight Jet Lag
The human body is a fickle thing: While in London last fall, I dealt with debilitating jet lag every single day, lying awake all night—only to fall asleep around 7AM until noon. On my recent excursion across Europe last month though, I didn...
Where the Vanderbilts Used to Vacation—And You Can, Too
Newport, RI is a destination that holds a lot of meaning in my heart, and yet I don’t remember a single thing I did there. Let me back up.
For several years after college, my close girlfriends and I would try to travel to a nearby town ar...
Bookstores are the Epitome of Slow Travel—This One's Donated $47M
When we first launched Departure nearly two years ago, we envisioned covering all the lesser-appreciated parts of travel: The slower mornings, the space to reflect, and the books we brought along for the journey. Because in this author’s hu...
Rome, London, & Paris: My Exact Costs & The Very Real Lessons
This edition is available to all subscribers, courtesy of our sponsor Sky Key.
You could manually track the prices of your flights—or you could let Sky Key do it for you. Sky Key monitors your flight prices from the day you book until the...
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