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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As I took off on my whirlwind trip to Seoul and China, I got to experience one of the most sought-after experiences in the skies: Singapore Airlines first class. You’ll find out more about how I booked it and the experience itself in a later post, but for now I asked TPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen to give us a refresher on what routes Singapore operates with the new first class, as well as its signature Suites, and how you can book them as awards....

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.Hyatt is delivering good news to some of its World of Hyatt members. In December, the hotel chain announced that beginning January 1, 2018, all free night awards will count toward elite status....

Uber is a critical travel resource for so many travelers. Rather than having to play taxi roulette, maybe in cities they don’t know, travelers can use it to move around without having to worry about language barriers or payment. While we at TPG have certainly had our recent issues with Uber, it’s a resource that I find myself relying on often while traveling overseas, especially where Lyft isn’t available.I was recently in Pakistan for my college freshman roommate’s wedding....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you feel like you’re the only one who ends up staring at an empty baggage claim belt at the end of every trip, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in pretty good company.On a recent trip to Switzerland, actor Matt Damon found himself suitcase-less after a Swiss International Airlines flight. In town for the Davos World Economic Forum, Damon had to scramble to find a suit for the event, opting to borrow one from Water....

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.One of the many, many facets of the combined Marriott/Starwood program that we recently unpacked is a new lineup of co-branded credit cards. The as-yet-unnamed rewards program, which unifies Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and SPG, will have associated credit cards with both Amex and Chase, and the two currently available Starwood Amex cards won’t be going anywhere, at least for now....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Here’s a round-up of the week’s points, miles and travel industry news you may have missed:Go Paperless at Club Carlson for 1,000 points.Go Paperless and Get 1,000 Bonus Club Carlson Gold PointsIn celebration of Earth Day this week, Club Carlson has a targeted offer where some members can earn 1,000 points for changing their preference to paperless statements by April 28, 2015....

Over half a century ago, a Black woman’s calculations helped propel a man into space.She calculated the trajectory for the trip that saw Alan Shepard become the the first American in space. Less than a year later, the astronaut John Glenn (who would later become a U.S. senator) personally requested that this woman recheck the calculations before his flight, during which he became the first American to orbit the Earth.If this story sounds familiar, you probably remember it from watching a movie a few years back....

It wasn’t exactly a deep inhale, but the Transportation Security Administration puffed up its rules for passengers flying with marijuana-derived substances over the holiday weekend, mellowing bans on medicines made with cannabidiols, or CBDs, and hemp-related products.Before the change, anything made with marijuana or hemp was banned from passengers’ bags. Under the new rules, marijuana and some cannabis-infused goods are still verboten, but FDA-approved medications and those made with hemp-derived CBD are OK — as long as they’re made under the guidelines in the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, which legalized industrial hemp in December....

View this post on Instagram “The aircraft never let me down in 27 years,” Captain Jim Hamilton told me ahead of Delta’s final MD-88 flight on June 2. #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jun 3, 2020 at 7:58am PDT View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram “The aircraft never let me down in 27 years,” Captain Jim Hamilton told me ahead of Delta’s final MD-88 flight on June 2....

If you’re hoping to score a seat on Virgin Atlantic’s swanky new Airbus A350-1000, you’re in luck. Virgin Atlantic just added a few more round-trip frequencies operated with the airline’s brand new Airbus widebody. While Virgin’s A350 enters into service on September 10, additional A350 flights will be added between London and New York City on September 24.Virgin Atlantic will soon offer up to two daily round-trip flights between the airline’s hub at London-Heathrow (LHR) and New York City (JFK)....

While Uber and Lyft roll out their loyalty programs, a new competitor with game-changing technology is on the horizon for the ride-hailing giants.Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company, plans on launching its own ride-hailing service in December, Bloomberg reports.Waymo will rebrand the service with a new name, which is still unknown, when it commences operations in Phoenix, Arizona, next month.Rides still won’t be open to the general public, and you won’t immediately be able to download an app....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you may have missed from the week before, including several that already appeared on The Points Guy, and some more that we haven’t covered yet. If you’re an avid TPG reader, scroll down for the new stuff. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you may have missed this week:The Amex Black card has a $2,500 annual fee, but lots of perks....

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Get tickets to one of our upcoming TPG App Reader Events by donating to our Prizeo charity campaign here. You could even win a million JetBlue TrueBlue points!We’re hard at work on the new TPG mobile app, and everyone will get an opportunity to download it later in 2019. But if you don’t want to wait that long, or if you’ve got a great idea that you want to make sure gets into the new app, this is your chance to attend one of our popular reader events, share your ideas, play with our app prototypes and donate to a great cause all at the same time....

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.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 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....

When it comes to “amazing flight deals,” I’ve learned that you win some and you lose some. And, while I was really excited about adding Kenya Airways as my 28th airline of 2018 when an insanely low $242 fare to Nairobi appeared last week, I was ready to move on after Delta cancelled the tickets I’d purchased to fly on its SkyTeam partner.Until yesterday morning when I got a surreal call from a Delta representative....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available –Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American ExpressBeen planning a trip to Hawaii but haven’t pulled the trigger on a flight just yet? Now could be a good time to do so with Delta’s latest flash sale. If you book your round-trip flight between now and 11:59pm ET (tonight!), you can get up to 25% off an award redemption.Fares during the sale start at 35,000 SkyMiles round-trip plus taxes and fees....

Want to play tennis with a star?Marriott Bonvoy is offering an opportunity for members to attend a masterclass being led by tennis player Andre Agassi at the St. Regis Punta Mita in Mexico for two nights. At the time of post publication, there were only four packages remaining because this is a very good deal. You can book using this link.This package for two is offered as a “buy now” for 175,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, which is worth $1,400 according to TPG’s most recent valuations....