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The golden age of aviation may well be right now. Boeing today unveiled its full-year 2018 results, and Wall Street is lapping it up. The company’s stock price shot up nearly 7% following impressive results, as it delivered a record-breaking 806 commercial airliners last year. That’s up 6% from the 763 jets it delivered in 2017, and it’s expecting roughly the same amount of deliveries in 2019.Boeing is riding high on deliveries of Dreamliners across the globe (145 in 2018 versus 136 in 2017), along with marked year-over-year upticks with 737 (580 in 2018 versus 529 in 2017) and 767 (27 in 2018 versus 10 in 2017)....

Transferring points to an airline from a program like American Express Membership Rewards is irreversible, so you’ll want to make sure you can actually book your desired award before initiating the transaction. TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Richard Kerr explains why you’ll want to be extra careful when searching for awards on Japanese carrier ANA.Anyone familiar with utilizing the ANA or Japan Airlines websites know that these carriers like to pack a lot of information into every webpage....

“Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Ethan Steinberg.Unless you live near a major international airport like New York (JFK), Chicago (ORD) or Los Angeles (LAX), it can be difficult to string together an international award redemption. Not only do you have to find seats on the long-haul flights, but you’ll also need at least one flight within the US to get you to an international “gateway” airport....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Vishal sent me a message on Facebook to ask about Amex cards:“Is the Mercedes-Benz Amex Platinum card considered the same product as the regular Platinum card? Can I earn a sign-up bonus for each one, and do they have the same benefits?“Most credit card issuers have application restrictions that limit how many accounts you can have and when you can earn a sign-up bonus....

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.Here’s an easy and cheap way to top off your American Airlines AAdvantage account. You can earn 1,000 American miles and a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for just $1.The American Airlines shopping portal launched the a limited-time promotion, where you’ll net 1,000 miles and a two-month subscription to the Wall Street Journal for just $1. The deal ends Monday, Oct....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Citi Premier® CardBack in August, I wrote about my favorite award redemption, which used the uncommon combination of Etihad Guest miles to fly Japanese parter ANA. For a minuscule 96,200 miles you could fly ANA First Class round-trip between Tokyo and the US. Just three weeks ago I used this redemption to fly Tokyo to Washington D....

Snowfall in northern California has turned Yosemite National Park into a winter wonderland — or a hazard, depending on how you look at it. The National Park service has put out an alert warning travelers that all roads are currently closed due to heavy snowfall and fallen trees.Tioga Road (the continuation of Highway 120 through Yosemite) and Glacier Point Road are also closed for the season, and will likely remain so until late May....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Stars fell on the nation’s capital today — restaurant stars, that is — as Washington, D.C. joined New York, Chicago and San Francisco as the only American cities with their own 2017 Michelin Guides. For those who might not be familiar with the fine-dining world, Michelin Guides highlight the best places to eat in each appointed city and feature restaurants (and chefs) that are awarded Michelin Stars for exceptional food and service....

Stars — they’re just like us. Even if they’re worth upward of $800 million, they don’t want to pay the exorbitant prices hotels offer in their in-room minibars.In the midst of Tyler Perry’s Madea Farewell tour, the actor/filmmaker came across a frustrating predicament universal to many travelers. “I’m in hotel in Minneapolis on Madea’s Farewell Tour!! I saw this and got mad as hell,” wrote Perry on Instagram. The post pictured two Fiji water bottles that were priced at a hefty $9 each....

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.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This is the first installment of my series on maximizing British Airways miles. Since so many of you got in on the super-lucrative 100,000 mile BA Visa sign-up bonus (see details of the new offer below), feel free to check out: General tips, Post 1 – Booking BA Awards, Post 2 – Booking Partner Awards, Post 3 – Oneworld Alliance, Post 4 – Taxes and Fees, Post 5 – Household Accounts, Post 6 – Companion Ticket, Post 7 – Using ExpertFlyer for Partner Award Availability, Post 8 - The Art of the Stopover, Post 9 - Leveraging Miles and Cash Redemptions, and Post 10 - Using Qantas....

When Airbus announced the new extra-long-range variant of its A321 at the Paris Air Show this week, it touted the new plane as a vehicle to bring narrow-body economics to routes that are traditionally served by wide-body aircraft. Airbus’s own press materials featured nonstop flights from New York to Rome or Sydney to Tokyo as examples of missions the new single-aisle plane could fly.Airlines and manufacturers have been pushing the limits of their smaller planes for decades....

One surprising consequence of the airline bailout: Private-jet operators are offering lower prices.U.S. airlines are not the only beneficiaries of the aid package meant to save them from going under as the coronavirus crisis obliterates demand. Other operators in the aviation sector, including private-jet companies, benefit from the $2 trillion rescue package meant to sustain the economy while most of the nation stays at home to fight COVID-19.As well as airlines, private-jet operators and other companies in the so-called “general aviation” sector have access to $50 billion in aid through the CARES Act, half of which is in the form of grants and half in loans....

You know what they say: You don’t truly know someone until you’ve traveled with them.Okay, okay. Maybe that’s not a common phrase, but it’s definitely a thought that crosses frequent travelers’ minds when planning a trip with a partner.You see, traveling with a potential lifelong partner can be the ultimate relationship test. It gives you insight into how the person deals with stress, the unfamiliar, decision making… the list could go on....

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.AvGeeks departing from London Heathrow will want to make their way to Terminal 3 pre-flight. Virgin Atlantic has placed an Airbus A350 simulator in the terminal, free for passengers to test out.The mobile simulator is located at the Virgin Atlantic check-in area of Terminal 3....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Until recently, I’ve never struggled for lounge options when connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Should I visit my favorite Admirals Club for runway views or get a massage and a cocktail at the Centurion Lounge? But now, both of these lounges are closed, and — to make the situation worse — the only traditional Priority Pass lounge is in a small temporary location....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.When talking about award travel, it’s easy to focus on earning points and miles, and lose sight of the actual traveling. Today, however, TPG Contributor Richard Kerr offers a detailed analysis of how you can use your travel rewards to explore Europe.Over the last few months, TPG Senior Points & Miles contributor Jason Steele and I have presented travel rewards credit card options that allow you to plan a vacation to specific destinations based on the rewards earned through bonuses....

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.As Brexit nears, international travelers from five special countries will officially be allowed to “jump the queue” at UK airports by using expedited security and immigrations lines, a privilege previously reserved only for European Union travelers. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced the measure Monday as part of the annual budget....

Delayed luggage? An insane thunderstorm? Unexpected power outage or lack of hot water when you arrive? It’s all par for the course for new TPG Contributor Muhammad Lila, a foreign correspondent who focuses on reporting stories in hostile conditions. In this post, he reveals the five items that can help get you through any volatile environment. (Note that none of the companies who make these items have paid or otherwise sponsored him to list their products....