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Last week it was announced that Royal Air Maroc (RAM) would officially be joining the Oneworld Alliance, becoming the first Africa-based carrier to join the group that includes American Airlines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific.Now the airline has unveiled interior shots of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. RAM will soon take delivery of its of first 787-9, a longer version of the 787-8 than it currently flies. It also will be decking out its four -9s in a special livery....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.When it comes to renting cars, Silvercar is one of the better options out there. The company and its Audi-only fleet have been expanding across the US at a shocking rate — it’s now available in 24 locations — and offer a relatively seamless reservation, pick-up and drop-off process.Long before it was acquired by Audi, the company was known to offer just Audi vehicles — ranging from the A4 to the recent additions of Q5 SUVs and A5 Cabriolets....

If it feels like it’s taking forever for your Global Entry renewal, you’re not wrong — the federal program that allows trusted travelers to be whisked through the line upon entering the US is suffering from a noticeable delay, and it could take weeks or months before you’re back on track again.“I would really like to have it back before we go to Paris, but in November it’s going to be over three months since I applied for renewal,” New York media consultant Mariela Ortiz, 42, said....

TSA has tightened rules that govern the Known Crewmember (KCM) program that offers separate screening lines for pilots and flight attendants on duty. The agency originally considered scrapping the program, first implemented in 2011, according to CNN.While crew members will still have access to the special screening lines, TSA announced this week that it has authorized enhancements to KCM’s Unpredictable Screening Procedures (USP). That begins Tuesday (Aug. 27) and means that crews are more likely to be pulled for random checks....

The United States is banning commercial flights to all cities in Cuba except Havana.The move, announced by the Trump administration on Friday, rolls back an easing of Cuba-U.S. flight restrictions that began under Trump’s predecessor Obama.The change in policy comes from unnamed government sources who spoke to media outlets, including The Miami Herald and The Associated Press.The AP cited “two people briefed on the matter” in reporting that the Trump administration is making the move to help prevent tourism dollars from going to Cuba, whose government has been increasingly at odds with the U....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Much like my posts from last week on the 50% transfer bonus British Airways is offering Canadian Amex members or the 40% bonus offer from Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue program, US Airways is now offering members bonuses of between 25-100% on miles purchased between now and March 31, 2013.Members can receive up to 100% bonus miles on US Air through March 31, 2013Unlike this November 2012 offer where all Dividend members received a 100% bonus on purchased miles, bonuses under this promotion vary between 25-100% depending on your Dividend account, and to see what bonus you’re being offered, you need to log into the Buy Miles page to see what you’ll receive....

Traveling to Brazil just became much easier, as the country has officially dropped visa requirements for US citizens entering the country.The move, effective June 17, came ahead of Brazilian President’s Jair Bolsonaro’s first visit to the United States. Waiving visa requirements is a gesture of good faith, as Bolsonaro has voiced his intentions to forge a closer relationship with the US.Brazil’s government has also waived visa requirements for citizens of Canada, Australia and Japan....

No, this isn’t the Jetsons – this is real life. Uber has unveiled a model aircraft cabin that it hopes to use for its future Uber Air service.The new concept is Uber’s first real-life air taxi cabin design. It was displayed at Uber’s third annual Elevate conference in Washington, DC, which focuses on topics like urban air mobility, or simply put, flying cars.Photo courtesy of Uber.Uber plans on launching the first commercial Uber Air flights by 2023, and this could be the what passengers fly in when that time comes....

Just five scant months after launching service between St. Louis and Reykjavik, WOW Air announced that it’s canceling several of its Midwest-Iceland routes.“WOW Air is disappointed to confirm the cancellation of the service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) this winter, with the final flight from Reykjavik (KEF) to STL Jan. 6, 2019, and the final flight from STL to KEF on Jan. 7, 2019,” a spokesperson for the airline told TPG....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you recently applied for a Delta Amex or simply have a lot of SkyMiles in your account, you may be wondering how to redeem them. Below, TPG Points & Miles Editor Sarah Silbert shares some lesser-known international routes worth considering.To help you get started on thinking about ways to put your SkyMiles to use, I’ll highlight several interesting Delta routes to consider — all of which take you abroad to awesome destinations....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As part of my visit to every Centurion Lounge in the US, it was time to take on Las Vegas (LAS). So far, this whirlwind adventure has been a great opportunity for me to take a deeper, more analytical look at the services these lounges provide.My mission: to find out if Centurion Lounges in the US are living up to the hype or succumbing to the same fate as other domestic lounges....

Ask someone about economy catering offerings and rarely will someone give you a positive response. The term ‘plane food’ has been coined to describe bland, tasteless, unattractive and mostly unhealthy food. But what if there were some healthier economy offerings? What if you knew whether to pick chicken or beef, or even if there some nutrition hacks to make your time in the air a little healthier?The average person consumes more than double their daily calorie allowance from check-in to arriving at their destination — a staggering estimated 3,400 calories for hours of being idle watching the in-flight entertainment....

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 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 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 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....

Delta was the first global airline to offer unlimited and free seat-back entertainment, and in 2017 the carrier started offering free inflight messaging to its customers. Today, the carrier is announcing the next evolution of that by beginning its first round of tests to bring free inflight Wi-Fi to the masses.Delta tells TPG that starting May 13, the carrier will begin limited testing of its planned free Wi-Fi service across a handful of flights....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Major credit card companies have historically offered a type of purchase insurance called price protection. If a customer bought a product and saw a lower price for the same item within a certain time window, the card company would refund the difference up to a few hundred dollars.The process can be painstakingly long for customers — comparing prices and manually sending in claims is time-consuming....

Extraordinarily wet weather made it a rough morning for travelers today near the nation’s capital.Flooding temporarily closed the George Washington Memorial Parkway, one of the main access roads for Washington Reagan National that runs adjacent to the airport. This prompted advisories for travelers to use the alternative Route 1 entrance or take Metro.The storm delayed flights at Reagan National, with 66 departures, or 14% of flights, delayed as of 11am eastern, FlightAware....