Extra cash burning a hole in your pocket? Capital One will hold it for you — and throw in some extra dough to boot.A few weeks ago, I woke up to an email in my inbox informing me that I could earn up to $1,000 for maintaining a qualifying balance in a high-yield savings account. That’s even before factoring in the interest I’ll earn at 1.8% APY on any balance amount....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Get in on this year’s US Open action with some amazing opportunities through Starwood Preferred Guest’s moments packages. The points platform has a wealth of options that’ll make any tennis buff absolutely swoon, including court-side suites, luxury lounge access and more. Bidding on these packages began today (July 11), and already the asks are skyrocketing, so if you have any SPG Starwood points to spare place your bets soon....
Link to enter to win 1,000,000 miles — $10 minimum donation.Here’s your chance to win the trip of a lifetime while giving back at the same time — the best of both worlds. The first Prizeo campaign I hosted for my birthday was enormously successful, and I can’t thank you enough for your support. Now, I’ve partnered with Make-A-Wish and my friends at United Airlines to help give you the chance to win 1 million United MileagePlus and create the “Trip That Transforms,” booked by me....
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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.We often publish stories from readers that illustrate how points and miles can help you get where you want to go. However, it’s important to learn from our mistakes as well as our successes, so I’m calling on you to send us your most epic travel failure stories. Email them to info@thepointsguy.com and put “Reader Mistake Story” in the subject line....
While many of us use Google, TripAdvisor and, of course, this lovely points and miles website to plan our travels, more and more people are looking to social media for vacation inspiration. On this episode of Miles Away, Zach Honig sits down with two members of TPG’s social media team, Samantha Rosen and myself, Danielle Vito, to learn more on how we use social media to plan our adventures.Sam and I touch on how we favor Instagram to find restaurants, activities and photo-worthy spots during our travels....
New numbers show that airport assaults on Transportation Security Administration officers are on the rise. The agency says that these physical assaults from passengers have increased 31% year over year.In 2017, TSA officers were assaulted at least 34 times — a significant jump from the 26 physical assaults the airport screeners sustained in 2016.The most common profile of a passenger who assaults the agents is a male passenger in the age range of 41-50 years old, a TSA spokesperson told NBC Portland....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today, TPG Contributor Jason Steele looks at strategies for renting cars that can fit the whole family without breaking the budget.When I travel by myself, I have a simple formula for choosing which size rental car to reserve: I pick the smallest and least expensive car available. Rental car agencies rarely stock sub-compact cars, so if I decline the offers to pay for an upgrade, I often end up with a compact or mid-size four door car anyways....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Official application link: Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard with a 60,000-mile sign-up bonus.Hawaiian Airlines has been flying between its Honolulu (HNL) hub and New York’s JFK airport since 2012, and with flights between the two cities clocking in at about 11 hours, it’s unfortunate that the flag carrier of the Hawaiian Islands failed to have a more modern, lie-flat product up front, especially considering United offers lie-flat nonstop service from Newark (EWR) and typically from Washington, D....
Airport security is an ever-evolving industry. From the introduction of programs like Global Entry to the use of biometrics to help lines move faster, technology is paving the way when it comes to a quicker trip through customs. The latest endeavor: using artificial intelligence-backed lie detectors to screen passengers at border checkpoints.The project, called iBorderCtrl, will cost $5.1 million (€4.5 million) and uses “virtual border guard avatars” to ask passengers basic questions like name, age, date of birth and travel purpose according to CNN....
Last week saw Singapore Airlines resume its record-breaking flight between Singapore and New York. The 9,530-mile journey takes just over 18 hours on an A350-900, flying a route that can take it close to the North Pole.With such a long flight comes a number of challenges for the crew of four pilots. A heavyweight takeoff, some serious mountainous terrain, the remoteness of the Arctic and northern Canada and a 20-hour shift all need careful thought and execution....
TAP Portugal’s been rapidly expanding and updating its fleet over the last few years. The airline will fly its soon to be delivered Airbus A321LR aircraft on transatlantic routes, making it the first airline to use the the single-aisle aircraft on these longer flights.Starting June 1, TAP will fly its A321LR between Newark (EWR) and Porto, Portugal (OPO) six times a week. It will replace the 2x weekly service TAP currently operates with its A330-200....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you’re an American Express credit cardholder with future plans to fly to Asia, listen up: A new Amex Offer can get you a big return on your ticket. Through the end of July, targeted cardholders can get a one-time $300 statement credit after spending $1,500 or more with Cathay Pacific.In case you’re not aware, the Amex Offers program is a terrific way for holders of virtually any American Express card to score bonus points or discounts on purchases with select merchants, though they’re targeted and only available for a limited time....
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.In case you needed another reason to go visit Tokyo: Starbucks just opened its biggest roastery in the world — 32,000 square feet, to be exact.This isn’t your typical Starbucks, either. Like other Roasteries around the world, it features specialty coffees and teas, massive coffee casks, all to “celebrate the romance of coffee,” according to CEO Kevin Johnson....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Uber is one of my all-time favorite travel apps because it allows you to page private cars and taxis directly from your smartphone without having to wait out on the street and try to hail a cab or call a town car. The rates can be a bit more expensive than taxis, though still competitively priced, and the service is a godsend in cities where it can be difficult to find a taxi or at times of day when taxis are scarce....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Now might be the perfect time to sign up for the United MileagePlus Explorer Card from Chase, as it’s waiving the $95 annual fee for the first year. The sign-up bonus is still at 40,000 miles — not the highest we’ve seen — but the opportunity to try the card out for 12 months before having to pay could make it worth signing up now instead of waiting for a higher offer....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.In a move that will no doubt be hailed as “bodacious,” “rad” and/or “tubular,” United has reduced its service fees for checked surfboards traveling to or from California. Granted, the carrier isn’t wiping out the fee altogether, but it’s a welcome move that’ll allow more hard-earned dollars to be spent on poke rather than carriage fees.Effective Oct. 5, 2018, customers traveling with a surfboard, wakeboard or paddleboard on direct United Airlines or United Express itineraries that originate or end at any California airport will not have to pay the previous $150 or $200 service fee to check these items....
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.Chase recently added Emirates as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner, making for one of the hottest headlines in the points and miles world.But what’s the significance of this move, and why is this addition such a big deal?...
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“Reader Questions” are now answered twice a week — Tuesdays and Thursdays — by TPG Associate Editor Brendan Dorsey.Home rentals have seen a huge explosion of growth due to websites like Airbnb and VRBO offering easy booking online. You can book many of these homes with a credit card, but will your card earn bonus points for this purchase?...
Overflowing dumpsters. Rats and seagulls foraging through garbage bags. Wild boars, attracted by tasty trash, running up major roads under the gaze of astonished drivers.That’s not exactly what visitors to Rome expect from the Eternal City. But the Italian capital’s never-ending garbage crisis has inevitably become one of its trademarks — and risks condemning Romans and visitors alike to eternal despair. Chances are that if you are one of the more than 20 million people who visit Rome every year, or plan to be one, you’ve bumped into heaps of uncollected trash, or will....
