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You may not have heard of “adult lifestyle holidays,” but they are a thing that exists — and Temptation Holidays, a UK-based travel company that launched last week, says more and more people are getting into it.“We had come across lots of resorts and cruises that specialize in this area, and we thought it would be great to have this offering in the European market,” Temptation Holidays’ executive director, Nina Saini, told TPG during a phone call....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Recently, The Points Guy reviewed the brand-new Bank of America® Premium Rewards® credit card. The mid-tier credit card is now available for sign-ups with a 50,000-point bonus that’s equivalent to a $500 statement credit. TPG staffers, of course, decided to weigh in on what they’d do with the bonus.“I’d put it towards cycling classes at SoulCycle and my gym membership because that’s how I work off too many in-flight meals and kick jet lag!...

The TSA has started a public campaign to encourage travelers to get a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or other acceptable form of identification, to fly within the US by October 1, 2020. Those who try to travel without an approved REAL ID will not be allowed to pass through TSA checkpoints to catch their flights.The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 after a 9/11 Commission recommendation that the federal government create a set of standards for IDs such as driver’s licenses....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Winter Storm Quinn, the Northeast’s latest weather scourge, was responsible for nearly half of Wednesday’s 2,757 canceled and 2,000 delayed domestic flights.Following up on this morning’s weather forecast, these are the origin airports that were most affected as of 7pm tonight:Newark (EWR): 353 canceled flights (55% of total scheduled); 60 delayed flights (9%)LaGuardia (LGA): 346 canceled flights (58%); 34 delayed flights (5%)Kennedy (JFK): 266 canceled flights (42%); 61 delayed flights (9%)Philadelphia (PHL): 150 canceled flights (29%); 79 delayed flights (15%)Boston Logan (BOS): 137 canceled flights (21%); 43 delayed flights (6%)Flights inbound to these destination airports also suffered from the effects of the nor’easter:Newark (EWR): 362 canceled flights (56% of total scheduled); 34 delayed flights (5%)LaGuardia (LGA): 359 canceled flights (60%); 32 delayed flights (5%)Kennedy (JFK): 266 canceled flights (41%); 41 delayed flights (6%)Boston Logan (BOS): 191 canceled flights (30%); 37 delayed flights (5%)Philadelphia (PHL): 136 canceled flights (25%); 50 delayed flights (9%)JetBlue remained Wednesday’s biggest airline casualty, with 446 canceled flights (46% of total scheduled) and 74 delayed flights (7%)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Dror sent me a message on Facebook to ask:“I have 170,000 Membership Rewards points through my Amex card spending. I’m planning to close my credit card, but I don’t want to lose those points. What are my options?“Dror, your best option is to simply downgrade your card to the Amex Everyday card, which has no annual fee....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG Contributor and Caribbean Expert Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon of Jet Set Sarah was aboard the brand new Quantum of the Seas cruise ship for its inaugural eight-night voyage across the Atlantic from England to Cape Liberty, New Jersey. The ship–the world’s third largest–set sail on its first itinerary at the end of November. Here’s Sarah’s account of what you absolutely must do aboard this next generation cruise ship....

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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.In early September, a leaked memo revealed that American Airlines was planning on letting “customers with nut allergies to pre-board flights to wipe down surfaces.” The airline quickly reached out to TPG after we published this report to clarify that it was a proposed policy and noted that the “process is still ongoing....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One of the most valuable perks of Amex’s premium cards — including the The Platinum Card® from American Express, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and the Centurion Card — is access to the company’s exceptional Centurion Lounges located at several key airports around the US. These are not your typical airline lounges — think top-shelf liquor, comfy seating and restaurant-quality food; not free Bud Light and little cubes of cheese....

A Carnival Cruise ship listed abruptly Sunday evening and left passengers in a panic.Although it was a dramatic and chaotic experience for many on board, the cruise line confirmed in a statement that the tilting lasted approximately one minute, and the officers quickly resolved the situation. The ship had experienced a technical issue a few hours after leaving Port Canaveral in Florida, which caused it to lean violently to one side....

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.Award tickets to one of Europe’s most popular destinations are on sale, with prices starting from 32,000 SkyMiles round trip. You can fly from many cities in the US on Delta (and in some cases Virgin Atlantic) to London Heathrow (LHR) for the discounted price....

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....

Delta Air Lines is returning to India this winter. The airline announced Tuesday afternoon that, beginning in December, it will fly nonstop between its New York-JFK hub to Mumbai, India (BOM). With the new nonstop service between the United States and India, Delta will become the second US carrier to serve India.Nonstop service from New York JFK to Mumbai begins on December 22nd. Delta will operate the new nonstop service with a retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Application Link: Ink Business Preferred Credit CardBack in October 2016, Chase announced a new addition to its lineup of business cards: the Ink Business Preferred Card. If the 3x bonus categories piqued your interest, you’ll be happy to know that the application page for this card is available here.As reported earlier, the Ink Business Preferred Card is offering a sign-up bonus of 80,000 Ultimate Rewards points after you spend $5,000 in the first three months....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The holiday season brings a variety of point and miles earning opportunities. Whether it’s buying gifts for your favorite traveler or using the best credit card for these purchases, you can do many things to boost your account balances before the end of the year. One of the best ways to do this is through airline shopping portals, and one carrier just sweetened the deal for those of you in need of last-minute gifts....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card, Capital One® VentureOne® Rewards Credit CardEarlier this week TPG himself, along with Captain Obvious from Hotels.com and Jeopardy’s Ken Jennings, announced on Facebook Live a brand-new partnership between Capital One and Hotels.com. Thanks to this new collaboration, people with the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card or the Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card can now get 10x miles when booking hotel reservations at Hotels....

Think there’s only one “Mission Control” room in Houston? Well, no. You can find a very similar 24/7 year-round operation run by United Airlines at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. In fact, while commercial airlines may not (yet) take passengers to space, there are airline command rooms quite similar to NASA’s at major airports all over.When you experience a flight that has last-minute gate changes, rolling delays and maintenance issues, you might feel like an airline is simply winging it, so to speak....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.In May 2017, American Airlines made a big change to first class upgrade rules — prioritizing airfare spend rather than the first-to-request method. As part of this change, there was another aspect that effectively made AAdvantage miles a lot more valuable for American Airlines Executive Platinum (and Concierge Key) elites: free upgrades on award flights within North America....