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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Presumably, airline ticket purchases are a type of purchase that all traveling families have from time to time. Heck, you can’t necessarily always use miles and points for tickets…and even if you could, sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to do so. Since this is an expense we all have, it makes sense to get as many points as possible for those purchases....

No, this isn’t a sale. Though Citi has been busy the last few weeks gutting its card benefits, it still remains a valuable transfer partner with multiple airlines around the world. Today, Frequent Miler noticed something amazing: Turkish Airlines, one of those partners, has an extremely generous policy for domestic flights:What does this mean? Turkish, a member of Star Alliance, charges only 15,000 miles for round-trip flights in the same country....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Hyatt just announced a fall promotion and it’s pretty lackluster. From September 15 through November 15, 2011 you earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every 3 nights, with a maximum of 30,000 points.For those with more than 8 nights per promo period, this is less lucrative than their spring promotion, which was 10,000 points after the first 5 eligible nights and then 5,000 bonus points for every 2 nights after....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Paris recently reached out on Twitter with an interesting question about when it might make sense to transfer Chase points to a non-transfer partner like Delta.“Is there a way to transfer Chase Ultimate Reward points to non-transfer partners like Delta?” The answer is yes, but at a terrible ratio, let me explain.I actually get similar questions a lot about whether there are ways to convert miles on one airline to miles on another, or to convert one kind of hotel points to another, and the answer is usually no....

The 2019 TPG Awards are fast-approaching, but time’s about to run out on our flash sweeps. If you want to be entered for the chance to win a five-night hotel stay, you have until the end of the day today. Anyone can enter this promotion, even if you’ve already voted, so read on for details to make sure your entry is received on time.Let’s start with the good stuff: what we’re giving away....

Get ready to hit that Subscribe button! We have a brand new podcast to share.With Talking Points now well into its first season, we’re launching a second podcast award travelers will love. Hitting your favorite podcast app each Wednesday morning, Miles Away focuses on a new destination every week, detailing why you’ll want to visit, how to get there and where to stay — of course making the most of loyalty programs wherever you can along the way....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s something about flying Hawaiian Airlines to the islands that just feels right. Even if the days of getting leis upon landing are behind us, the Honolulu-based carrier has a reputation for bringing Hawaiian hospitality on board its flights from the mainland to the islands. That’s what I experienced when I flew from Portland, Oregon, to Maui, Hawaii, in first class on the airline’s Airbus A321neo....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.With the Starwood and Marriott joint program and award chart launching just a few weeks from now in August, there are still a few question marks and loose ends to sort through to be sure you are getting as much value as possible out of your points, awards, and elite status levels. While many questions have already been answered, today I wanted to focus on recent most frequently asked questions surrounding the merger to clarify as much as possible....

We’re all about the free flights here at TPG, but sometimes others take it to a whole new level. This story is so absurd we couldn’t make this up if we tried. As first reported by The Times of India, a man attempted to board an AirAsia flight in Delhi, claiming he was a Lufthansa captain, in order to fly for free.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here: The Platinum Card® from American Express, American Express® Gold CardWe generally recommend redeeming your hard-earned Amex Membership Rewards points for international flights in business and first class, be it a hop across the Atlantic in Lufthansa First via Aeroplan or a luxurious long-haul adventure in Singapore’s A380 Suites.But occasionally other interesting opportunities pop up, such as the experiences Amex is launching today, available to customers with cards that earn Membership Rewards points, such as The Platinum Card from American Express and the American Express® Gold CardFrom now through September 28, 2017, you can redeem your points for a large variety of events, ranging from tickets to see Hamilton in Los Angeles (via upcoming flash sales) to a private wine tour and tasting in Napa....

A city in Spain often overlooked by tourists now has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other.Cordoba, a city in Andalusia about a two-hour train ride from Madrid, became the first city in the world to have four world heritage sites this year. According to CNN, that’s even more than other historic destinations such as Paris and Rome.The UNESCO sites are determined by the World Heritage Committee, a rotating panel of government representatives from 21 countries among the numerous member nations around the world....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This week’s Thursday Giveaway is a chance to win a $700 Four Seasons gift card from luxurytraveldiary.com, a UK-based travel blog that runs auctions with some great deals on hotel stays (you’ll pay just 10-50% of the full price — take this resort in Tuscany, for example). The gift card can be applied on stays at properties around the US, including locations in Denver, New York, Maui and more....

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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.Six United hubs will begin hosting a total of 22 new routes as early as this month, according to a United statement released Monday. The bulk of the routes bolster the airline’s East Coast presence, especially out of the New York/Newark (EWR) and Washington Dulles (IAD) hubs....

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In addition to published top tiers, like American’s Executive Platinum, Delta Diamond and United Premier 1K, all three carriers offer an even higher level of status, reserved specifically for the biggest spenders.While accruing more Premier Qualifying Miles (PQMs) after reaching Premier 1K will earn you even more perks with United, when it comes to the somewhat-mysterious Global Services tier, additional flying can actually count against you, unless you spend significantly more to match....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Earning airline miles using the traditional method (actually flying) is just one option for growing your account balance. While it’s increasingly harder to earn miles from flying, airlines make it relatively easy to accrue miles without flying — whether through top credit card offers or by utilizing shopping portals and dining rewards programs. If these methods leave you short of your travel goals, you can also purchase miles directly from an airline....

These days, the iconic red of Richard Branson’s Virgin brand can be seen on more than just planes. From the impending launch of the Virgin Voyages cruise line to Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, from Virgin Trains to Virgin Galactic, it seems that the Branson brand is focused on being a part of your next adventure, no matter what form of transportation you choose.Out of the nearly 30 brands under the British conglomerate, Virgin Hotels San Francisco still manages to distinguish itself....

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.Fast-growing Eastern European ultra low-cost airline Wizz Air announced its plans to launch a new airline in Abu Dhabi in 2020. The Hungarian-based airline already has more than 100 aircraft connecting price-conscious passengers across Europe with its numerous bases, including several interesting routes from the U....

Antarctica may be melting 15% faster than it was last year.On Jan. 22, a new study was published highlighting the severity of the continent’s ice loss. According to the Associated Press, it’s melting at a rate more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s.The study describes “four decades of mass balance in Antarctica that reveal a mass loss during the entire time period and a rapid increase over the last two decades …”For travelers, the urgency to visit the frozen continent before it’s irrevocably changed (and snag that coveted Port Lockroy passport stamp) may be more pronounced than ever....