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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.It happened. My wife’s (TPG Contributor Katie Genter) AAdvantage account topped 1,000,000 miles. A combination of bonuses from the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard and CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard, Special Fare mileage runs, promotions and general hoarding has pushed her balance into seven digits.The information for the Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select and Citibusiness AAdvantage has been collected independently by The Points Guy....

Almost a year to the date after American Airlines’ first cramped Boeing 737-800 entered service, AA’s first “Project Oasis” Airbus A321 is flying its first revenue flights. On Thursday morning, a newly-retrofit A321 took to the skies packed with more seats than any of the other 218 Airbus A321ceo in AA’s fleet. But, unlike the 737-800 Project Oasis retrofit program, this retrofit isn’t all bad news.First, let’s take a step back and explain what “Project Oasis” means....

The new British Airways buy-on-board menu made international news this week when passengers started to share that the most quintessentially British item on offer — the Afternoon Tea for £5 GBP ($6.50) or 715 Avios — does not include any actual tea on the short-haul economy service within Europe. Rather, the “Afternoon Tea” consists solely of a sultana (raisin) scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream, a spread that lays at the intersection of whipped cream and butter, originally from Southwest England....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Premium rewards credit cards play a big role in my life not only for the points they provide that allow us to travel more for less, but also for the multitude of built-in protections that have our back when we use them to buy everything from an iPhone to a new shirt to a flight. If you have hung around sites like this for very long you may have already heard of some credit card benefits such as price protection benefits when you shop, extended warranty and purchase protections in case you break or lose one of your gadgets, or even trip delay and interruption coverage in case of a serious flight delay, cancellation, or one of your kid gets sick and you have to cancel your trip....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.In mid-August, Chase began the roll out of its new Expedia-powered travel portal by first migrating Chase Freedom cardholders (No longer open to new applicants) to the new platform. Now, Chase has seemingly flipped the switch for all other Ultimate Rewards-earning cards.On Sunday morning, I logged into my Chase account to find that all of my Chase-branded cards (Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Freedom Unlimited, Ink Business Cash Credit Card — as well as the Chase Freedom) have been switched....

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.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, 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.Our newbie question of the week comes from TPG reader Cee, who sent a message on Facebook to ask about credit card rewards: “Is it ever advisable to pay one credit card with another credit card just for the sake of earning points?”Many award travelers have daydreamed about the perpetual point machine: a device that would let you charge money from your credit card directly into your own bank account, earning rewards in the process....

Hilton Honors American Express Business Card JetBlue Business Card Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card $99. $149. $199. Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card United Business Card $99 Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card

Sri Lankan officials have confirmed that 207 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a series of bombings that targeted hotels and places of worship popular with foreigners. Sri Lankan Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack. Wijewardena confirmed that seven suspects have been arrested.On the morning of Easter Sunday, a series of explosions were detonated across Sri Lanka. Attacks were reported in the nation’s capital of Colombo and smaller cities including Batticaloa and Negombo....

As I discuss often, online shopping portals can be a great way to rack up bonus miles and points on your everyday online purchases – and many of your favorite airline, hotel and credit card sites offer them.Some online shopping portals like American’s offer in-store bonuses too.What you might not realize, however, is that several of these same portals offer a section that will tell you which local retail stores you can earn bonus miles or points at by using your linked credit card....

For nearly a decade, Acapulco has attracted quite a lot of negative media attention focused on drug cartel violence and corruption in both the government and the police. It’s even earned the dubious reputation of the most violent place in Mexico. The result was devastating for international tourism, resulting in the elimination of flights from the US, the canceling of cruise port calls and a plummet in North American tourism numbers....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.A couple of weeks ago, a TPG staffer contacted his Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN concierge to inquire about the cost of a business-class ticket between Las Vegas (LAS) and New York (JFK) on American Airlines. When he’d looked at the fare online, he saw the price was exorbitant — upward of $1,600 to go from LAS to JFK via Los Angeles (LAX)....

Ryanair cabin crews are calling out airline management after 24 crew members were left stranded at Spain’s Malaga Airport (AGP). After several flights were diverted to AGP due to Hurricane Leslie in Portugal, a photo of six Ryanair crew members sleeping on the floor emerged on social media.Former Ryanair pilot Jim Atkinson criticized the airline by tweeting at Peter Bellew, the Ryanair’s Chief Operations Officer.Ryanair claims this photo is “clearly staged....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Break free from your family-vacation rut and try one of these new resorts, ships and theme parks in 2018. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s on our spring-break, summer-vacation and fall-escape short list.Toy Story Land, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, FloridaOpening this summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Bay Lake, Florida, Toy Story Land builds on the crazy popularity of the Toy Story Midway Mania!...

Each week in his column “The Critical Points,” TPG Loyalty and Engagement Editor Richard Kerr presents his opinion on a loyalty program, card product or recent news that he believes is overlooked, unsung or the result of groupthink taking mass opinion in a direction with which he doesn’t agree. His goal is not necessarily to convince you to agree with his position but rather to induce critical thought for each of the topics and positions he covers....

Thanksgiving is around the corner.Despite the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance to stay home this holiday, millions are taking to the air in numbers that we haven’t seen since the skies emptied back in March.If you are one of the ones traveling right now, odds are that you’re headed somewhere within the country. With most countries closed to Americans, there simply aren’t many international destinations to visit.But even if you’re keeping your passport in the safe this year, there’s one international travel necessity you shouldn’t forget to pack....

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.By now we’re familiar with seeing the ground crew directing our plane back from the gate when it’s time to get airborne, a standard operation that for the most part lacks “flair”. For passengers departing Toronto however, that was not the case....