All right, welcome back to a special edition of the Mo News podcast.

It's Mosuo Nunu here, where we're talking all things travel.

A hot topic for so many of you, including myself, who love to travel domestically, love to travel internationally.

Also for our international audience who travel to the States and also travel across the world as well. Our guest today is Sally Friend. She's the co-host of the Smart Travel Podcast, which comes out weekly on Wednesdays. You can get it wherever you get your podcast like this one. And she also serves as the Travel Awards expert for NerdWallet. We've partnered with NerdWallet in recent months. For all things, consumer advice, travel advice, and really love this conversation. We talk about affordable trips, experience-rich trips, cruises, theme parks, where you can find a deal right now. The trends we've been seeing this summer, what you're seeing this fall, advice on when to book your travel, when to book your hotels, when to book your rental cars, when to use those points, when to not use those points. Which credit cards we should be using right now?

Even how to pack.

This episode is chalkful of advice and incredible tips in order to ensure you getting those

deals and finding the best destinations for you, your family, multi-generational trips,

a whole variety of topics we get into here.

So without further ado,

my conversation with Sally French of the Smart Travel Podcast. All right, Sally, it is so great

to have you on the podcast. Thank you so much. I'm a huge fan of the show, so I'm glad to be here.

So Sally, of course, co-host the Smart Travel Podcast. Make it a regular appointment weekly on Wednesdays. That's correct. Thank you. Sally, there's a lot to talk about as we sort of wind down summer travel season here, headed to fall. People already booking their, if not already booking, definitely looking at their winter locations, their winter break locations. Yes, you definitely should be looking. You know, NerdWall, it recommends booking domestic travel one to three months in advance.

So really now is that sweet spot to start looking at where you're going to go for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Wait, so it's only one to three months.

I've heard varying recommendations.

I heard 50-something days out.

And then some people have suggested domestic versus international changes.

What is the rule of thumb?

And doesn't even matter these days because I feel like all those cookies and, you know, the websites are tracking you?

Are there still deals to be gotten?

And does timing matter?

Yeah.

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