
Natalie B. Compton
Travel Reporter and Columnist at The Washington Post
Columnist at By The Way Newsletter
Travel reporter & columnist at the @washingtonpost. On Instagram @natbco. On Substack @ https://t.co/98C7Y4Hi2P
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Natalie B. Compton |Hannah Sampson
How to still find cheap flights this summer (washingtonpost.com) How to still find cheap flights this summer By Natalie B. Compton; Hannah Sampson 2025061910002100 While airfare prices are so confounding they can turn a rational person into a conspiracy theorist, there is still hope for the average traveler. Like any sport or hobby, shopping for flights is a skill you can hone.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Natalie B. Compton
Flight deal experts spot a surprise upcharge: Flying solo (washingtonpost.com) Flight deal experts spot a surprise upcharge: Flying solo By Natalie B. Compton 2025053113001100 Deciphering airfares often feels like a puzzle, and travel experts have revealed a new layer: airlines appear to be charging individual passengers more than groups for seats on identical flights.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Natalie B. Compton
11 hours agoKATHMANDU, Nepal—Four men left London’s Heathrow Airport for Nepal on a May afternoon. Within five days, they were atop Mount Everest, the 29,000-foot peak where an ascent typically takes weeks of acclimatization and bursts of climbing punctuated by rest. Instead, the four British army veterans …
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1 month ago |
seattletimes.com | Natalie B. Compton
There is something about going through airport security that brings out our inner teacher’s pet. Maybe it’s not wanting to be scolded by an authority figure in front of our peers. Or perhaps it’s wanting to prove this isn’t our first rodeo. Or could it be some survival-of-the-fittest instincts telling us to win an imaginary competition against our fellow travelers?
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Natalie B. Compton
How to get an A at TSA (washingtonpost.com) How to get an A at TSA By Natalie B. Compton 2025052110004800 There is something about going through airport security that brings out our inner teacher's pet. Maybe it's not wanting to be scolded by an authority figure in front of our peers. Or perhaps it's wanting to prove this isn't our first rodeo.
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