Notes from the road.

The discount on a private hotel rate comes from the wholesale market, and so does the reason it rarely earns points. Here is the sum that settles it.

Green bond issuers have answered the awkward question for a decade: where was the money held before you spent it? The framework translates almost line for line.

Most policies answer a question about seniority. The rule the US government writes for its own travelers asks whether the better seat is cheaper than paying someone to sleep for a day when they land.

The product exists to say members pay less. Since May 2025 a federal rule says the number allowed to dominate the screen is the total price, not the saving.

Nine in ten Thanksgiving travelers drive, the Sunday after is the busiest day the TSA has ever had, and hotels are emptier than in a normal week.

The rate is lower because nobody is allowed to see it. That constraint comes from the hotel’s distribution contracts, and it decides how you launch the benefit and how you are allowed to talk about it.

A wide-body business-class seat counts as four economy passengers in the standard your emissions numbers come from. That makes cabin policy a bigger lever than the carrier list.

If a vendor’s report subtracts the good thing it funded from the travel it sold you, it is not in a form you can disclose. That is true even when every project behind it is real.

Three questions, an eight-point test the GHG Protocol already publishes, and six documents to ask for. Most of these programs will not touch your Scope 2, and it is better to know that before the audit.

Air carries about two and a half hours of overhead that rail does not. Measured door to door on three Northeast Corridor routes, that is what decides the mode.

Employee travel benefits split into cash-funded and vendor-funded types that differ on tax and admin. Compare the types, cost, IRS treatment and setup.

Our collection of hotels near major US college campuses, each within a mile and a half of the campus it serves, for move-in, family weekend and graduation.

You already know the basics. This is the next level: earning Dyme Miles and a travel voucher on the gift card before you spend it, buying in the amounts that earn the most, and redeeming where each reward goes furthest.

If you eat Chipotle every week, you are already earning something. A few small changes turn the same habit into Chipotle points, Dyme Miles, and a travel voucher, without spending more.

Chipotle Rewards and Dyme Miles are not a choice between two things. Buy a Chipotle gift card through Dyme and you earn both, plus a travel voucher. Here is what each one gives you.

Pay for Chipotle with a gift card bought through Dyme and you stack four rewards: Dyme Miles, a travel voucher, your credit card points, and Chipotle Rewards points.

The 2026 federal per diem rates for every state — plus a live calculator to total any trip and find hotels under the lodging cap.

A red-eye flight leaves late at night and lands the next morning. How they work, who should book one, and how to actually sleep on board.

The best neighborhoods to stay in Tokyo for first-time visitors, from Shinjuku to Ginza, with the easiest transport, top hotels, and how many days to stay.

Six London hotels with EV charging, by area, from Mayfair to the South Bank, plus how the 2026 Congestion Charge changes affect electric cars.

Is Costa Rica safe for solo female travelers? A guide to the safest areas, best beach towns, where to stay, and practical tips for women traveling alone.

The closest hotels to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, ranked by walk and transit time to Exhibition Place, plus when to book.

Caribana 2026 hotels sell out fast. Where to stay in Toronto by area, from Exhibition Place to downtown, with real transit times to the parade.

Verified Manhattan hotels for Advertising Week New York 2026, including stays near The Penn District, Times Square, Hell’s Kitchen, and Chelsea.