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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.Air Baltic has completed the third in a series of special liveries for its Airbus A220 aircraft. Each new design is based on the flag of a Baltic country.The newest livery carries the yellow, green and red of the Lithuanian flag in an appropriately wavy design along the plane’s fuselage....

Qatar Airways, one of the largest members of the Oneworld alliance headed by American Airlines and British Airways, may leave the group soon over its mistreatment of the Qatari airline, CEO Akbar al Baker said.Speaking Thursday at a meeting with US media in New York, al Baker also announced that the government-owned airline will be privatized “within the next decade.“Al Baker was especially trenchant about American, which he accused of being unsupportive of its alliance partner....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here: Chase FreedomAs a reminder, Chase recently launched a sign-up bonus of 20,000 points when you spend $500 within the first three months of account opening. That is double the amount the Chase Freedom card (No longer open to new applicants) normally offers. You can earn an additional $25 when you add an authorized user and make a purchase....

You’ve probably noticed it before, an advert on a hotel website that reads something like: “lowest rates, guaranteed.” Maybe that touted guarantee made you more comfortable with the room you just booked, maybe it convinced you not to devote any more time to shopping around, or maybe you ignored it entirely. In any case, best rate guarantees are ubiquitous in the hotel industry, and understanding how (and when) they work can help you maximize your travel....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Dan tweeted to ask about sharing a credit card:@ThePointsGuy — “Is it more efficient for me and my girlfriend to have our own Sapphire cards or to share one?“Most credit card issuers allow you to add authorized users to your accounts, including family members, friends, employees or really anyone you want to have access to your line of credit....

As reported by travel blog One Mile At A Time, Singapore Airlines just announced that it’s making significant changes to rates for award travel on Star Alliance partner flights. Unfortunately, these changes mean that members of Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program will most likely need additional miles starting this April if they plan on redeeming for travel on Star Alliance partner airlines in premium cabins.Singapore Airlines maintains two separate award charts, one with rates for travel on Singapore Airlines and one with rates for travel on Star Alliance partners....

When someone mentions the “Golden Age of Air Travel”, thoughts of Boeing 747s, Pan Am, terminals that looked like avatars of mid-century Modernist architecture and travelers dressed in their Sunday best may flash to the forefront. The 1950s and 1960s, according to the conventional wisdom, were a time of unmatched airline glamor.People indeed dressed up for the occasion in suits, hats and dresses. Multi-course meals, perhaps of lobster or prime rib, were served onboard, drinks flowed freely, and you weren’t subjected to invasive screenings or treated like cattle, lining up to occupy seats that can barely contain a full-sized person....

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.If you feel like you’ve visited every destination a Harry Potter fanatic should, we have a new one to add to your list — and it’s not in Orlando, Florida.Harry Potter fans have decided to commemorate the life of one of the most loyal protectors and friends of Harry, house elf Dobby....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As if the Chase Sapphire Reserve wasn’t compelling enough for earning 3x points on travel, Chase’s premium travel card just got even better for Uber and Lyft users. By paying for your ride with a digital wallet, you’ll earn a total of 4x points on rides:In addition to the typical 3x Ultimate Rewards points on travel purchases, you’ll get an additional 1x point for paying with a digital wallet....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Need a few more Hilton points to top off your account for a redemption? Good news! Now through February 8, you’ll earn a bonus when transferring ThankYou points to Hilton. The standard rate is 1 ThankYou point to 1.5 HHonors points, but with this bonus, you’ll end up with 2,000 HHonors points for every 1,000 ThankYou points you transfer....

Early in the pandemic, airlines quickly suspended most inflight service offerings. On some of the shortest flights, you wouldn’t receive anything — not even water.With the holidays approaching and more people taking to the skies, carriers are slowly resuming pre-pandemic service, with an increased focus on crew and passenger safety. On Oct. 1, United boosted its complimentary offerings.Beginning the week of Nov. 17, the Chicago-based carrier will resume onboard snack, beer and wine sales on a few select flights....

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.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Points Guy reader Peter tipped me off to this credit card deal, which I thought was definitely worthy (especially since I love Amex Membership Rewards Points)....

Europe’s largest hotel brand, Accor, has struck a deal with London-based hospitality owner and developer Ennismore to form a group of hotel and hospitality brands.The new entity will take the name Ennismore and will serve as the “umbrella” group for the following brands: The Hoxton, Gleneagles, Delano, SLS, Mondrian, SO/, Hyde, Mama Shelter, 25Hours, 21c Museum Hotels, Tribe, Jo&Joe and WorkingFrom_, a coworking brand by The Hoxton.Accor also announced in a press release that it would take “full ownership” of sbe hotel brands, which includes the Delano, SLS, Mondrian and Hyde brands, allowing for a neater integration of the brands that will make up the new Ennismore group....

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Aug 28, 2019 at 10:45am PDT View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Aug 28, 2019 at 10:45am PDT View this post on Instagram U.S. airlines parked more than 3,000 aircraft during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, including these @united widebodies at Washington Dulles. #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jun 4, 2020 at 7:10am PDT...

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.While it’s easy to see the immediate impact of winter weather on commercial aviation, as airlines cancel flights and issue travel waivers, it’s not always as easy to see the long-term cost. February was a tough month for airlines, as dueling winter storms Maya and Nadia cancelled hundreds of flights from US coast to coast....

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.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerWhen American Airlines and US Airways merged a couple years ago, cardholders of the US Airways Premier World MasterCard from Barclaycard were offered one of four different American AAdvantage Aviator cards. However, when that happened, Barclaycard couldn’t acquire new credit card accounts, instead it could only retain existing cardholders. So, the frequent AA flyer could only apply for one of the carrier’s co-branded Citi cards, such as the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard and the Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard....

Start packing your bags. If Richard Branson has his way, you could head to space sometime in the next four years. Just be prepared to drop some serious cash.He’s been teasing Virgin Galactic space flights for a while now, but recently announced his next big idea: to send groups of people into space every 32 hours by 2023, as reported by Business Insider. Flights will cost a cool $250,000. For comparison, Blue Origin — Jeff Bezos’ space expedition — is selling tickets for $50,000 less....

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.Delivery, anyone?Air traffic controllers in the US have now been working without paychecks for almost 23 days, the result of the partial government shutdown. Some airlines have been stepping in to make sure that employees are at least getting a hot meal, and this weekend, Canadian air traffic controllers also decided to show support for their American counterparts with a cheesy, but heartfelt gesture....

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