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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....

Applicants to the Global Entry program should expect to wait possibly till autumn before they can have their required interviews taken care of, as US Customs and Border Protection is reassigning the workers who normally conduct those one-on-ones to the border with Mexico.Citing the “ongoing humanitarian and security crisis on our southwest border,” CBP spokeswoman Yolanda Choates said in an email that staff at Global Entry enrollment centers would be temporarily reduced, with those officials being reassigned to “frontline traveler processing” at US ports of entry for the peak summer months....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit CardToday I want to share a story from TPG reader Jeremy, who got a great redemption value from Marriott Rewards points. Here’s what he had to say:My wife and I were planning a trip around Africa, and one of the highlights was to be Victoria Falls on the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. I knew my wife and I would stay for a few nights in Livingstone on the Zambian side....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Just eight months ago, groundbreaking began on IHG’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) first Avid Hotel – the Avid Hotel Oklahoma City - Quail Springs at the intersection of 138th St. and Joel McDonald Drive. As of Monday, it’s open for business, and there’s a big reason to check it out should your travels take you through OKC. From now until Dec....

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.Marriott’s CEO, Arne Sorenson, appeared in front of the US Senate today, testifying in front of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about the 2018 data breach in which personal data from hundreds of millions of user profiles was hacked....

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.Starbucks is once again making changes to its rewards program. After devaluing the program back in 2016 when it moved to a revenue model, much like the airlines, the company has continued to make changes to the program....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Welcome to Caribbean Comeback, in which TPG shines a post-hurricane, pre-season spotlight on the region. Stay tuned for more stories throughout the week, and be sure to share tips in the comments if you’re planning an upcoming trip.The storms swept through, but plenty of Caribbean destinations and islands are as beautiful and accommodating as ever. And for those looking to book flights with points and miles, the options abound thanks to several frequent flyer programs with favorable award charts....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you know what that means: Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. But a new report from the farecasting app Hopper points to a different day entirely for savings on airfare.According to the report, the best time to score travel deals is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27. It’s even been dubbed Travel Deal Tuesday....

We recently asked the esteemed members of our TPG Lounge to share their best tips for visiting Europe on points and miles. Here’s a look at some of our favorite answers. (Some responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity).Have a StrategyWhether it’s scoping out epic flight deals or combining award flights with cheap cash tickets, most TPG Lounge readers have a trusted system to help them make the most of their points and miles while traveling....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you might have missed from the week before. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you might have missed on TPG this week.The Best Business Credit Cards of 2018The first big step in separating your business finances is getting a business credit card… So which is best for you?...

Rarely does a hotel spark so much interest that it lands a coveted spot on our list of 2019’s most anticipated hotels — twice — but the St. Regis Hong Kong is no ordinary hotel.Until this month, our impressions were limited to a few renderings and generous official descriptions. But the hotel, owned by China Resources Property and managed by Marriott, is welcoming guests for the first time today.While I missed the opening by a few days, during a recent visit to Hong Kong — following my review of United’s new Premium Plus — I had a chance to step beyond the pre-opening barricades for a private tour with the staff....

Highest waitlist priority. When you fly with Alaska AIrlines, you’re eligible for two free checked bags, Premium Class seating 24-hours before departure and other limited benefits. JetBlue perks are also enhanced, with two free checked bags and priority bag delivery. Here’s a look at what Platinum Pro members can choose from: One systemwide upgrade. 20,000 bonus AAdvantage miles, 25,000 for cobranded credit card members. One-time 15% award ticket discount. Carbon emissions offset....

Get excited: Ski season is right around the corner! While we typically tell you to get your annual passes sooner rather than later (those price increases are no joke!), your procrastination might have just paid off.Epic Pass, one of the three main ski passes for North American skiers and snowboarders just extended its purchase deadline. Vail Resorts, a hospitality conglomerate that operates 37 resorts throughout the U.S., just announced it’s extending the deadline to purchase the pass until Dec....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update 2/25/17 4:45pm: It appears that the $65 Norwegian tickets have now sold out.Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you may have missed from the week before, including several that already appeared on The Points Guy, and some more that we haven’t covered yet. If you’re an avid TPG reader, scroll down for the new stuff....

Being an AvGeek doesn’t just mean flying in first class, doing mileage runs and being able to spot plane types. It also means getting thrills out of flying unique and rare aircraft, travelling to off-the-beaten-track places and making a flight the sole reason for taking a trip rather than the destination.My most recent TPG adventure was exactly the latter — to fly the world’s shortest scheduled flight, on an aircraft I’d never flown, operated by an airline I’d never flown....

Instagram has proven to be the go-to platform for inspiring wanderlust through photos of cities, food, people — and even the furry animals we keep close to our hearts, our pets. While we often turn to popular pet feeds like @nala_cat, @jiffpom and @itsdougthepug for a fix of the adorable on the ‘gram, there are several traveling animals with Instagram accounts worth following for their globetrotting adventures. Most of these pets are taking the world — and Instagram — by storm one post at a time....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday morning as a weakening Category 1 hurricane packing sustained winds of 90mph. However, the massive formerly-Category 4 hurricane still inflicted damage similar to a major hurricane in its storm surge, and catastrophic rains continue to fall.Through Thursday morning, 1,300 flights had already been cancelled because of the hurricane, and that number has now climbed to more than 2,500....

Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you might have missed from the week before. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you might have missed on TPG this week.Houston Hobby // Stephen M. Keller, 2018This Is Not a Drill: You Can Now Earn the Southwest Companion Pass With One Credit Card BonusBut the offer only lasts through February 11.What Are Points & Miles Worth? January 2019 Monthly ValuationsFind out why TPG valued IHG Rewards differently this month....

Lufthansa has withdrawn its lawsuit against a traveler who engaged in “skiplagging,” also known as “hidden-city ticketing,” or the practice of paying for a round-trip flight but skipping the final leg of travel in order to pay a cheaper airfare.In 2018, Germany’s largest airline filed suit against a passenger who paid for a round-trip flight in business class from Oslo to Seattle via Frankfurt. The airline alleges that the passenger went to Seattle but then intentionally missed their return flight and instead booked another flight, with the final destination in Berlin....

View this post on Instagram Checking out Air Canada’s first A220 ✈️ #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jan 15, 2020 at 5:48am PST View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram Checking out Air Canada’s first A220 ✈️ #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jan 15, 2020 at 5:48am PST