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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Kadri sent me a message on Facebook to ask about reduced mileage awards:“With regard to AAdvantage reduced mileage awards, does it matter whether an eligible city is your origin or destination? Also, how many tickets can I get at the lower rate? I’d like to book for my family of four.”American Airlines offers a wide variety of co-branded credit cards, like the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard and the AAdvantage Aviator cards from Barclaycard....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here - Citi Prestige Card, Citi Premier® CardThe Citi Prestige Card is one of TPG’s top picks in his latest monthly round-up of card offers, and it’s a great option to use for paid hotel stays thanks to the incredibly valuable 4th Night Free benefit. Provided you can maximize the card’s many perks, it’s definitely worth a spot in your wallet, even considering the $450 annual fee....

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....

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.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.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerYesterday, Citi announced a great opportunity to get more value out of your ThankYou points. Now through August 29, you can transfer Citi ThankYou points to Air France/KLM’s Flying Blue mileage program with a 30% bonus.When stacking the transfer bonus with Flying Blue’s monthly promo award, you can fly to Europe for as little as 8,270 points one-way or 16,540 points round-trip....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As a member of the frequent flyer community, I’m always amazed at how much the community gives back to each other. I’ve had the great fortune to be able to give away some fun things like trips on the last Star Alliance and Oneworld Mega Dos and even got to take TPG reader Daniel to front row seats at this past Tuesday’s Conde Nast Traveler Visionaries event at Lincoln Center (full review coming shortly)....

I am bad at math. It’s not exactly something I’m proud of, but I’m hardly ashamed of it, either. It’s just a fact of life for me.But, this personal shortfall, and an important intricacy of airline ticketing, ultimately allowed me a surprise victory in TPG’s mileage run competition in September.In case you missed it, the contest sent three TPG staffers — including yours truly — on the road to see who could earn the most miles toward frequent flyer status on a budget of just $725....

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with new information.Global Entry renewal applications have been backlogged for many months now. As of the 2019 holiday season, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had more than 350,000 applicant renewals pending. And, with enrollment centers for Global Entry shuttered until at least May 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak, travelers with expiring or expired Global Entry memberships may be wondering whether CBP is still offering a one-year grace period....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This is the week when the online Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card sign up bonus drops from an amazing 100,000 points to just 50,000 points. In other words, this is the week to get off your tail and hit apply if you are interested in getting this card before the 100,000 point bonus ends. You will reportedly still be able to get the 100k sign-up bonus if you go into a physical Chase branch until March, but I’m an online girl myself, so I went ahead and got the card last week....

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.According to Women in Aviation International, only 7% of pilots in the United States are women. The reasons for women making up such a small percentage of pilots are long and varied, but with Thursday being National STEM Day (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math), JetBlue and Princess Awesome have teamed up to release a limited time “Airplanes Collection” clothing line for girls that features blue jets as the focal point of the line....

United already has what’s arguably the most powerful app of any US airline, but the carrier’s been working to make its Android and iOS product even better.A new mobile app is expected to launch in 2019, and United’s giving a group of 60 MileagePlus members an opportunity to try out the beta for themselves, before it’s released to the general public.TPG founder Brian Kelly will join Linda Jojo, United’s Chief Digital Officer, to explore the new app at a special breakfast event on Jan....

Passengers on KLM flight 613 got a royal surprise when they boarded their Boeing 737-800 to Istanbul this week.King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands jumped in the cockpit and took the helm of the flight, a three-hour jaunt from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport (IST) aboard a Boeing 737. The king recently got certified on the 737 after the Dutch government discontinued use of the Fokker 70. The Fokker 70 had been the Dutch monarch’s personal royal aircraft, which he normally flew himself....

TPG considers Lufthansa First Class one of the top products in the sky. Its large seat and stellar onboard service is matched by an amazing ground experience that includes top-shelf drinks and even being driven directly from the lounge to the aircraft in a Mercedes.While other airlines are slashing their first class cabins and routes, including Asiana and Korean Air, the Lufthansa Group has committed to keeping its flagship product, said Heike Birlenbach, senior vice president of sales for Lufthansa Hub Airlines at Lufthana Group’s annual leadership forum in New York City on Friday....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.To celebrate the big 1-0 anniversary this year, we flirted with the idea of going somewhere far away but ultimately decided on two smaller getaways. The first without the kids was courtesy of Hyatt award nights at the Miraval Resort and Spa outside of Tucson, Arizona. But for the second half of the celebration, we wanted somewhere that was much cooler in early September than Texas....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Remember the bomb cyclone from early January that cancelled thousands of flights, caused aborted landings, coastal flooding and led to the operational collapse of New York City’s JFK airport? Well, a low pressure system churning in the Atlantic is forecast to undergo bombogenesis tonight. This storm threatens to bring high winds, coastal flooding and up to 24 inches of snow to parts of the Northeast on Friday and Saturday....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Ryan, who got as much from an award flight as anyone could hope to get. Here’s what he had to say:Enjoying a late summer day out with friends a few years ago, we were all sitting around a table at a brewery when one friend asked if I remembered one of the bridesmaids, Allison, from his wedding from the year before....

Singapore Airlines is the world’s best airline for 2019 – at least according to AirlineRatings.com. The flag carrier of Singapore ousted five-year champion Air New Zealand, which has held the coveted title since 2014 and which still claimed second place this year. In comparison, not a single European or North American carrier made it into the Top 10 roster.The Perth-based website stated that “Singapore Airlines came out number one in many of our audit criteria” during the AirlineRankings....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – View the current offers here.If you frequently stay at Starwood properties or simply want to rack up enough points to book some award stays, it helps to have the right credit cards in your wallet. TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Jason Steele walks you through some of the best options for earning rewards and enjoying elite benefits within the Starwood Preferred Guest program....

With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day on the horizon, we’ve got shopping on the brain. And thanks to online shopping portals — from Chase, American Express, Ebates and airlines like American and United, among others — the gift of giving gets even sweeter when you end up earning points and miles as a result of your generosity.With this in mind, we recently asked our TPG Lounge members to share their favorite shopping portals, the ones that they feel have the best offerings when it comes to scoring bonus points....