When it comes to travel, everyone's threshold is different. A $1,000 trip may be less valuable to an affluent traveler than to someone who saved their money all year.

[Still,] it's never a good idea to store too many frequent flier miles, ... It might be a good time to consider using some of your United miles.

[Travel to off-season destinations. You can save on summer travel by staying at winter resorts.] Many ski reports have great summer programs, ... with terrific facilities and wilderness at your door, but much less expensive than in ski season.

[Even with the rising costs, the travel industry is having its best year since before 2001.] Last year was a massive year for holiday travel, ... The summer kept going in that direction, and we have the same expectation for this year despite fuel costs. If you wait until November, I think you run the risk of not getting what you want or paying a whole lot more to get what you want.

Technology has become such an integral part of travelers' lives that many of us find it impossible to completely unplug.

The two weeks immediately following Thanksgiving are actually the slowest travel times throughout the entire year, and you tend to see great sales at a number of destinations.