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Feb 2025
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Introducing Smart Travel: Upgrade Your G...

NerdWallet Personal Finance
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Do you need a vacation from planning your vacation? Before you budget, learn how to get the most out of your travel dollars with Smart Travel, debuting Wednesday, February 12.


NerdWallet’s trusted travel experts, Sally French and Meghan Coyle, are here to help your travel dollars work even harder. 


But the travel Nerds don’t just make recommendations; they break down the latest travel

details, exploring the pros and cons of specific strategies, practical tools, and tactics. Dive deep

with the experts as they lay out all the options so you can finally plan that dream vacation.


So put your seat in its full upright position, buckle up, and let’s help that travel budget take you places you've only dreamed about.


Follow Smart Travel on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-travel-upgrade-your-getaways/id1794403843


Follow Smart Travel on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3O8C6tHZGMzEMrlW2Lavw0?si=V3zpJB3VRhSG4W78GU_KsQ

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