By The Way: Decoding airline sales
| ICYMI: Disney fans speak out on price hikes and line-cutting fees; travel experts explain how cheap flight promotions work; and a hot take on why you should arrive at the airport as close to your departure as possible. |
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 | | | | In case you missed it this week: Disney fans speak out on price hikes and line-cutting fees; travel experts explain how cheap flight promotions work; and a hot take on why you should arrive at the airport as close to your departure as possible. |  (iStock/Washington Post illustration) Tell us what you think of By The Way in this short survey Calling all travelers: We want to hear what you want to see from us and where you are traveling this year. Fill out this survey for a chance to win a $100 gift card. |  (iStock/Washington Post illustration) Disney's $5,000 Star Wars hotel and line-cutting fees: Some fans say 'the magic's gone'Frustrated fans are voicing disenchantment over price hikes and charges on services that used to be free. |  (iStock/Washington Post illustration) How do you actually get those $49 flights? There's always a catch to airline sales.Experts say those sales may not be as good as they sound. Here's how to navigate them. |  (María Alconada Brooks/The Washington Post) Birthright to Israel and beyond: 7 trips to explore your rootsTravelers can apply for funding to go everywhere from West Africa to Croatia. |  (Min Heo for The Washington Post) The case for cutting your airport arrival time dangerously closeIt's not for the faint of heart, but this strategy can help you avoid wasting hours of your life stuck inside glorified malls. | More from The Washington Post |  (iStock) On the lookout for gators at Everglades National Park South Florida boasts the best place in the U.S. to see alligators in the wild. Here's how to do it safely. | Explore BTW's guidesThere's more to see |  (Brook Mitchell for The Washington Post) | Travel is back, and we are updating our City Guides to 70 cities around the world so you can plan your dream trip. This week, check out our guide to Sydney. |  (Bailey Berg for The Washington Post) | Though about 50,000 people visit Antarctica, the tricky waters make it difficult for more than a few to voyage past the Antarctic Circle. However, advancements in polar sailing are allowing more travelers to explore Antarctica's little-visited areas and get closer to glaciers and wildlife, such as albatross, chinstrap penguins, orcas and leopard seals. Read the full story here to see what writer Bailey Berg saw while aboard Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution. | | | |  | | Want this newsletter every week? Sign up here. | | | | | |
