ANSWER: – In the United States, canceled airline flights are not tax-deductible. The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) does not include this travel detail in the tax forms. Each individual airline creates and follows their own guidelines as the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) does not have any specific rules for the airlines. However, the standard protocol is the passenger receives a … Read more
Vagabonding Travel Tip #3871 Back at home, you probably never carry change around unless your returning with it after a purchase. While backpacking or travelling abroad, you should always have a stash of coins, however. Instead of breaking bills and potentially paying higher costs, coins come in handy for bus tickets, subways, trams and even paid bathrooms. Also, when your … Read more
Unless you truly find something you like, forget the cheap street market trinkets and overpriced gift shop items and consider currency as a souvenir. While its true you can pretty much get nearly any currency at many banks back at home, there’s just something about picking up “local” cash with your own hands while your actually there. Whether its a … Read more
Your Credit / Debit Cards Should be “Primed” Before Departure. If your credit cards and debit cards have only been used in your local home town then all of a sudden charges start appearing in Bangkok one week then Goa another, those cards may literally stop working – for your security. It varies from bank to bank but many will … Read more
