JetBlue Bag Gouging/2026 Summer Bargains/Canadian Immigration
Nomadico issue #201
JetBlue Makes Iran Your Problem
It’s telling that no other airline exec has said, “Great idea!” yet and followed their lead, but JetBlue decided to use the Iran bombings as an excuse to raise baggage fees for passengers. This despite the fact that JetBlue was already charging some of the highest checked bag fees in the world. Fees are now rising to a range of $39 to $59 depending on the date and how far ahead you book. If you’re flying across the Atlantic, a situation where better airlines include one checked bag automatically, it’ll cost you a minimum of $74 for one suitcase, $109 or more for the second. Book accordingly…
Bargain Destinations This Summer
One of the frequent themes I cover is the benefit of leaving your variables open when planning a vacation. If you can snag a cheap airfare and get a bargain place to stay, you can easily spend half what you would have if you were set on one location at one particular time. This article runs down 10 destinations that will be a good deal this summer, based on booking info supplied by Kayak.com. It is aimed at North Americans, so your results will vary from Europe or Asia, but for this part of the world the deals include Costa Rica, Canada, Panama, and Peru.
Give a Birthday Playlist
In my younger days before digital MP3s, I would frequently make cassette mix tapes for my close friends, including ones living far away. Watch the circa 2000 John Cusak/Jack Black movie High Fidelity (or read the book) if you’re too young to know what I’m talking about. Anyway, my daughter knew I didn’t need any more “stuff” for my birthday and she made a 5-hour playlist on Spotify for me to listen to instead. I appreciated the time and thought she put into it and it’s a fun playlist that will make me think of our history together when I hear it. Here are the instructions. (This obviously works best if you know the person’s tastes…)
Canadian Heritage Immigration
More people left then USA than entered it last year, spurred in part by frustrated Americans moving abroad. Canada used to be out of the running for most people, even if they had a family history there, but that has changed recently. If you’re the type that sews a Canadian flag on your backpack to fool people, you may have an immigration path available now for you and your children if you can trace the lineage. See more info here.
04/9/26
