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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerToday, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Jason Steele explores one of the most intriguing benefits on the new and improved Citi Prestige to see how much value it offers cardholders.For many years The Platinum Card from American Express has set the standard among premium travel rewards cards, and one of its key features over the last few years has been its $200 annual airline fee credit....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One of the best uses of hotel points around is the quarterly IHG PointBreaks list. If you’re unfamiliar, PointBreaks are reduced rate redemptions at IHG hotels — like InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn — that require just 5,000 Rewards Club points per award night. The catch is that only a limited number of nights can be booked at this rate....

File under: “Well, this is weird.“Ice balls the size of hen eggs and footballs have appeared on Hailuoto, an island off the coast of Finland. And according to Lonely Planet, they’re covering a pretty substantial section of the beach. If you didn’t know any better, you might even believe they’re fake. See for yourself: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sirpa Tero (@sirpatero) on Nov 6, 2019 at 7:24am PST...

In a major move from the Las Vegas hotel and casino scene, both MGM Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas announced Sunday night they would be closing their doors due to coronavirus concerns.MGM Resorts said in a statement it is temporarily suspending casino operations until further notice as of Monday, March 16, followed by hotel operations on Tuesday, March 17. The MGM Vegas properties will not be taking any reservations for future guest arrivals prior to May 1....

This week on the TPG Miles Away podcast, guest host Brian Biros and I discuss my best tips and insights regarding solo female travel. You’ll hear about how I met and made a new friend over a five-minute cab ride in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia; learn about the most dangerous country for women that I’ve ever been in; my favorite safe destination to visit (I’m biased!); as well as one item I think no traveler, man or woman, should be without....

Moms: They do it all. Many of us learned to see the world from traveling with our mothers, while others have been able to share the gift of adventure with the people who gave them life.This Mother’s Day, we asked the Facebook community of TPG Women to share their favorite memories of traveling with the women who hold “Mom” status in their hearts. Here are some of their highlights.From small-town girl to world traveler"My grandmother was just a small town farmer’s wife....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Careful, status hounds — that ticking sound is the clock striking August, meaning that you’re officially into the second half of the year. For those looking to maintain elite status in your favorite hotel chain, now is the time to pause, take inventory, and map out a plan to ensure that your goals are met before we ring in the new year....

Face it, flyer: no matter how comfortably ensconced you are in your lie-flat seat, sipping fine Champagne (or perhaps you’re just dreaming of caviar back in basic economy), chances are good that, at some point during your flight, you’ll have to go to the bathroom.And pity the lowly airplane lavatory. In a 2005 teNeues tome called “Airline Design,” out of some 400 pages, approximately zero are devoted to bathrooms. But not all airplane bathrooms are as offensive as those on the 737 MAX....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.With a new year comes new opportunities to maximize your points and miles … if you’re savvy about the credit cards you carry and their benefits. TPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen shares this handy list of the New Year’s resolutions everyone should consider to maximize their credit cards and the travel rewards they can reap in 2016.Hitting the gym more, eating healthier and being kinder may be on your list of New Year’s resolutions....

Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Chris, whose flight times were changed before he could finalize his itinerary:I have been using frequent flyer miles from a couple different airlines for many years. I thought myself pretty savvy, but I was recently surprised by American Airlines. I had two award tickets to the Caribbean on hold, and waited until the hold was about to expire before buying. When I logged on to purchase the tickets, I saw there had been a major schedule change that involved my flight getting in several hours later than what I had originally reserved, complete with a four hour layover....

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.With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start planning your vacations! To make that a little easier, TPG is teaming up with Marriott and Chase to give five lucky readers a $500 Marriott gift card, totaling $2,500 in giveaways this week....

Today marks the return of the US Travel Association’s Daily Getaways! These are special discounts and deals from a variety of travel brands and loyalty programs— including hotel packages, points/miles purchase promos, and rental car deals — that are each available for just one day at a time.Each offer is limited, so make sure to mark your calendar for the deals that you want to purchase. Note that all deals launch at 1:00pm Eastern Time....

I’ve always had a fascination with fifth freedom flights. They bring me back to a time before I was born, when carriers like PanAm, Trans World Airlines and Northwest Orient not only had hubs at home in the U.S., but in Asia and Europe as well. In the ’80s early ’90s, PanAm operated seemingly obscure routes for a U.S. airline, like Frankfurt (FRA) to Karachi (KHI), Lisbon (LIS) to Barcelona (BCN) and Santiago (SCL) to Sao Paulo (GRU)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update: You can now register for Starwood’s More for You promotion. Be sure to sign up by November 30 to take advantage.Occasionally, Starwood Preferred Guest offers its members the chance to win Starpoints, gift cards and more with its — oftentimes very generous — promotions. And sometimes, these promos involve the games that members can play daily for the chance to win — like earlier this year with SPG’s Get in the Game promo with Major League Baseball....

The inaugural TPG Awards ceremony is just over a month away, and there’s still time to vote for the winners of the Readers’ Choice categories. We’re also halfway through the “10 Days of Travel” contest, a way to reward our loyal readers for sharing their thoughts on the best credit cards, airlines and hotel programs out there. To enter, simply complete the secure Google poll. You’ll be added to the list to win today’s prize and all future prizes....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Alaska Airlines has introduced a new tool that makes it even easier to earn extra miles when shopping online. The Mileage Plan Shopping Button is a new extension for Google Chrome browsers that allows you to earn Alaska miles without having to click through its shopping portal.While not a huge change, the new extension will make it easier for you to remember to earn bonus miles through the Alaska portal when shopping online....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Amtrak is currently having a flash sale for routes carried by the Northeast Regional train service. Now through July 13, you can book any Coach Class seats on the applicable routes for discounted rates starting at just $19 one-way. You can travel at these low fares between August 1 and November 9, 2018.This deal makes it even easier to hop around the Northeast....

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.Details are scarce, but at some point in the near future Chase will be unveiling the new United Explorer Club card (see pictures on the Chase website here), which I presume will offer similar benefits to the now discontinued Continental Presidential Plus card:- United lounge access- No foreign transaction fee- 1,000 Flex EQMs for every $5,000 spent- 2 free checked bags- Hyatt Platinum- Avis Presidents ClubAnnual fee: $395I’ll announce details once I know, but I’ve had several people email asking about whether a “premium” United card will be coming and the answer is yes....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.British Airways is known for offering exceptional business-class fares across the pond from time to time, and the airline’s current promotion can help you score a fantastic deal — if you’re able to fly with a friend. As part of this promotion, you can book two tickets to London or Manchester starting at $2,216 round-trip. When paired with the AARP and 10% Visa discounts, that drops to just $1,668, including tax....

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....