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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.My aunt and I had talked about taking a ski trip forever, and I was determined to make it happen in 2018. Once we committed to a timeline in late February, we kicked around a few possible destinations and settled on Beaver Creek, Colorado — home to a ski-in, ski-out Park Hyatt I’d been hoping to visit ever since I first saw photos of it on TPG....

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.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 hereWant 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 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....

We don’t know about you, but hotel minibars are almost always a bad experience for us. Why? Automatic sensors erroneously charging us, the fear of temptation, leftover food from previous guests — you name it, we’ve experienced it. We wanted to know if everyone else was suffering too, so we asked TPG Lounge readers for some of their worst minibar experiences. Here are a few of the best. (Some responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity)....

Rosewood, a line of international luxury hotels, has outdone itself with its globe-spanning 12 Days of Rosewood travel packages, which allow travelers to experience parts of the world on another level, whether the trip includes getting in the water with a champion sailor in Bermuda or getting trackside access to Formula One in Los Cabos. Each of the packages sound phenomenal, but there’s one destination package that seems especially outstanding: Paris....

Struggling Hong Kong Airlines may be getting a cash injection in “one or two days” as it battles for survival, according to reports.In a December 5 interview, CEO Sun Jianfeng told the South China Morning Post, “We will try our best to get enough money,” he said. “But it’s very short notice to get a huge [amount] of money” by Saturday, which is the deadline. A spokesperson for the airline told the newspaper that it had a “secure cash injection plan in place....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Is retail dying or is it just being reinvented? Payment processor Mastercard has launched an interesting new way to shop this holiday season.Partnering with Next Retail Concepts, consumers will now be able to shop at select virtual stores. This isn’t your typical e-commerce experience, but it’s an actual 3D rendering of the inside of a store — mimicking the in-person shopping experience....

In more than 15 years covering Las Vegas as a travel writer, I’ve probably cruised down Las Vegas Boulevard thousands of times.Never, however, have I hit the Strip in the back seat of a robot car.That all changed earlier this month, when a totally ordinary call for a Lyft from drinks to dinner turned into a ride to remember. The autonomous vehicle, or AV, took me about three miles from the Palazzo Las Vegas to the NoMad Las Vegas inside the Park MGM....

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on the travel industry, with changes to flight schedules, depressed demand and some airlines suspending operations completely. It’s likely been months since most travelers have set foot in an airport.If you’re in that position, your next trip may be quite different than your last — and not just because of mask requirements and social-distancing measures.Nashville International Airport (BNA) is the most recent example of changes that could impact your post-pandemic airport visit....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you’ve been a reader of The Points Guy for a while now, you’ll know that though air travel is our favorite mode of transportation, we’ll still travel by land if we believe it is more convenient or if there’s a more unique experience that comes with it. For instance, back in September, TPG contributor J. Keith van Straaten shared his experience riding the hotel on wheels, Cabin, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and in December, TPG chief of staff Adam Kotkin shared his experience taking the long way from Moscow to St....

Welcome to TPG’s series, Second Cities. The series is designed to help you find smaller or less-popular-but-equally-amazing places to visit no more than a few hours by air or land from your original destination so you can maximize your itinerary.There are good reasons why nearly 20 million people visit San Francisco every year, but so much of the appeal of Northern California lies outside of the famous City by the Bay....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The good people of Kayak.com have been watching ticket sales, search trends and airline news to come up with the hottest summer destinations for 2014. Here were their findings and the key takeaways.Rio’s the top trending destination this summer - no surprise there.Memorial DayAccording to Kayak, not only are more Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day, but more of them are heading south of the border, and the top destination this year will be Puerto Vallarta, which saw flight searches jump 59% over last year....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One of the benefits of The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is being able to call the Platinum Card Concierge and have someone personally book tours and access special perks and events for you on your behalf, ensuring you have everything you could possibly want during your dream vacation. With that in mind, TPG Lounge member Brad H....

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.I am thrilled to announce that my new monthly TPG Women Facebook Live show launches on Tuesday, Oct. 20 with my first guest: Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, AKA @JetSetSarah.I have admired Sarah for years, and she is THE go-to person when you’re looking for places to visit in the Caribbean....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerPart of what makes transferable currencies so valuable is their flexibility; your points aren’t trapped in just one program. Even better, sometimes airlines and hotels partner with transferable point programs to offer a transfer bonus.Today, Citi and Cathay Pacific launched a new transfer bonus that’s appealing for those looking to take advantage of some of the sweet spots of the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles program....