Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerThe Citi Prestige Card is one of several premium credit cards that offer several great perks in exchange for a high annual fee. Today, Senior Points & Miles Contributor Nick Ewen explains how you can get even more value out of this product by adding authorized users who can utilize most of the same benefits....
Boeing and Airbus. Embraer and Bombardier.A large chunk of aircraft manufacturing is dominated by duopolies.And even within the duopolies, competition is limited. Despite the prolonged grounding of the 737 MAX, the prevailing wisdom is that Boeing’s single-aisle bestseller will recover, if nothing else because Airbus is sold out for years, leaving nowhere to buy competing planes.But is there truly no other place to buy commercial passenger aircraft?For the answer, look first at smaller jets that seat up to about 110 people, a space where Embraer and Bombardier produce most of the world’s fleets....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.These days, it’s hard for brands to distinguish themselves from the sea of others just like them. Today, TPG Associate Editor Emily McNutt digs into five brands that go far above and beyond, adding unique touches to enhance your travel experience.Of the hundreds of hotels in New York, what makes the W New York Times Square different from the Andaz Wall Street?...
It’s official: Bonvoy is the name of Marriott’s new loyalty program, combining the SPG, Marriott Rewards and Ritz-Carlton Rewards programs under the world’s largest hotel chain roof.The name was first leaked back in November 2018, to much groaning and face-palming from TPG readers and beyond. But despite the public outcry, Marriott executives moved forward with the rebranding, and the program updates will follow suit on February 13.This isn’t the first time a hotel chain has faced criticism for confusing, unpopular or simply unnecessary rebranding....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking. Remember: Fares may disappear quickly, so book right away and take advantage of Orbitz’s courtesy cancellation if you’re unable to travel....
Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Sudden deaths and unexplained sicknesses among tourists of the Dominican Republic have raised concerns surrounding the Caribbean nation among travelers and airlines alike. The New York Post reported that 70 tourists have fallen violently ill while visiting the country since March....
As we’ve discussed before, Air France-KLM route expansions are great news for Delta flyers. Now, Air France and KLM, SkyTeam partners of Delta, have announced an agreement with regional Greek airline Sky Express that will make it easier for passengers to book travel to Greece. The new partnership will allow passengers to book a single ticket between Paris (CDG) or Amsterdam (AMS) to 24 destinations in the Greek Isles.Santorini views (Photo by Darren Murph / The Points Guy)The new agreement allows passengers to fly from one of the two main hubs to Athens to make their connection to their final destination....
Emirates could be tempted to add more nonstop routes between the US and Europe, possibly expanding its roster of so-called “fifth-freedom” flights that have riled its US rivals.Emirates’ president Tim Clark made those comments while speaking this week at the 2019 Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, according to a Bloomberg News report.In aviation industry vernacular, fifth-freedom routes are those an airline can fly between two foreign nations as long as the flight continues to its home country or began there....
It’s the start of Labor Day weekend and everyone’s either headed off to to the beach or planning a long relaxing weekend at home. If you planned to do the latter, well, let’s just say you might reconsider your weekend plans after reading this post — if you have points or miles to burn that is.Here at TPG we’re always writing about how to get the most value out of your points and miles, which usually takes time planning and calculating....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One great perk of being an American Express cardholder is access to Amex Offers, a variety of discounts that you can redeem for purchases at select retailers. Today, TPG Contributor Akash Gupta explains how you can take advantage of these offers even if you forget to add them to your card before making a purchase.After making an online purchase using one of my Amex cards, I noticed a statement credit offer for that merchant in the Amex Offers & Benefits section below....
Outside of the Hyatt Residence Club properties, the Park Hyatt New York is one of only two top tier Category 7 Hyatt properties in the entire United States. Heck, there are only seven Category 7 non-Residence Club Hyatt properties open in the entire world, all of which are under the Park Hyatt brand. These are the top of the top, most expensive, and most luxurious Hyatts out there. Most of them would never be realistically attainable with cash for me as rates are often in the $500 - $1,000 range for these properties, but on points or award nights I’ve been lucky enough to stay at five of the seven Category 7 Park Hyatts, and more than once at the two US based properties in New York City and Beaver Creek, Colorado....
TPG Contributor “Vic Vector” is an air traffic controller at a major ATC facility in the United States. In this installment of our “Insider Series,” he discusses the future of the national airspace system and how ATC is preparing to handle the forecasted increase in traffic volume.In its most recent annual report on the state of the airline industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted that the demand for air travel will double during the next 20 years....
2016 was one of my busiest travel years and I’m proud of it because it wasn’t just about testing out planes, but rather exploration and also doing some good through our Points for Peace campaign in Guatemala, Ghana and South Africa. With each country, I met incredible new people — like Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum in Guatemala — and experienced new cultures, like becoming a traditional chief in Ghana. I did get to fly some new airlines and stay in some incredible hotels, but by far the biggest success was seeing more of the world and even getting to take my parents on the trip of a lifetime to Africa....
Several of the world’s biggest cruise lines scrambled on Wednesday to make alternative plans for ships scheduled to visit Cuba in coming days, as they began coming to terms with a new Trump Administration ban on sailings to the island nation.Norwegian Cruise Line rerouted the Port Canaveral-based, 1,936-passenger Norwegian Sun to Nassau in the Bahamas instead of Havana, Cuba, to comply with the ban, which took effect Wednesday — less than 24 hours after being announced....
So your trip to Paris has been cancelled, you’re socially distancing yourself, and you’re in the midst of working from home — that’s the crazy reality we’re all living in right now as COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread across the globe.While now is definitely not the time to travel, it doesn’t mean you have to completely miss out on exploring new places. With Google Arts & Culture, you can take digital tours of some of the world’s most famous museums....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you’re looking for added flexibility with your travel rewards credit cards, you should be utilizing transferable points currencies so you’re not locked into a single airline or hotel chain. However, TPG reader Eric wonders if transferring to a partner always offers a better value than just paying for a flight…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Eric”]I’m booking two $600 tickets on JetBlue....
Score! Hours before your flight departs, you get the long-awaited message: You’ve received a complimentary upgrade on your upcoming transcontinental flight. You look up from your phone screen … into the eyes of your sweetheart, waiting to share your joy.Awkward.What do you do when you score an upgrade, but your travel companion doesn’t? Who sits in first class when only one upgrade clears? Are you willing to sit in the middle seat in order to stay close to the person who makes your heart soar?...
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking. However, if you’re using The Platinum Card® from American Express, you’ll need to book directly with the airline or through the Amex Travel portal to get 5x MR points....
