Posts

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update: You can no longer purchase Vanilla Reload cards using a credit card and Vanilla Reloads are no longer available in Office Depot.Vanilla Reload cards can be difficult to find these days- and even when you do, some stores may mandate that you can only pay in cash. However, that doesn’t mean that you still can’t reap miles and points with the purchase of other pre-paid and reload able cards that allow other means of paying bills and withdrawing cash....

View this post on Instagram After over 90 years of service, images of our fleet on the ground and not in the sky are a powerful reminder of the severity of this crisis. At any given time, at least 52 of 61 aircraft in our jet fleet can be seen resting on HNL’s tarmac, waiting for the moment they can reconnect Hawai‘i to the world. Click the link in our bio to read more about how we’re keeping our parked planes in flying shape....

View this post on Instagram UPDATE: One of the last regularly scheduled US #737Max flights, a United Max 9 at Orlando last night. The FAA grounded all Max aircraft today, following two fatal crashes of the #737Max8 in the past five months. #avjourno A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Mar 13, 2019 at 5:55am PDT View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram UPDATE: One of the last regularly scheduled US #737Max flights, a United Max 9 at Orlando last night....

Looking for a new place to show off your creativity? Have a penchant for points and miles? Want the opportunity to become a part of a travel-obsessed group of professionals like you? Good news — The Points Guy and our parent company, Red Ventures, are looking to recruit new talent to join our growing team.Sound interesting? Here are some details about what working at TPG is like:You’ll work at a rapidly expanding company with ample opportunity for leadership experienceWe place a heavy emphasis on entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative innovation and maintaining a healthy work-life balanceWe value our people: you’ll be working for a place that offers ample paid time off, exclusive events, office pups and a bevy of unreal travel perksWe care about corporate responsibility and social good....

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.Investigators say that two Ryanair planes flying over northern Spain were at risk of colliding midair at the beginning of October.The Spanish Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission, an independent group that works with Spain’s Public Works Ministry, released a preliminary report Wednesday on the close call....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This spring I have been trying to not only purge the girls’ closets and rotate through one season and size of clothing for the next, but I’ve been trying to do the same with some of our finances. We aren’t super extravagant, but like many other families we get into spending habits that could probably be reviewed and improved from time to time....

After furloughing 8,000 flight attendants in October, American Airlines is now facing a shortage. Amid the global pandemic and economic downturn, the airline has struggled to stay afloat without the federal aid that ran out on Oct. 1, 2020.While the airline plans to recall staff in early 2021when the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to become available, the airline is still struggling to balance its shortage against the safety of its crew....

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.Frequent travelers are used to seeing Centurion Lounges in an airport. But American Express is opening a temporary lounge at a location that might surprise you — Deer Valley, Utah....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Gavi wrote in to me about a letter he received from Citibank announcing changes to the terms of his ThankYou Preferred card that will go into effect July 28, 2013.The ChangesAccording to the letter, which I’ve included below, the following features of the card will be changing.Earning: Instead of earning 1 ThankYou points per $1 on all purchase, the card will now earn 2 ThankYou points per $1 spent on dining purchases and entertainment including movies, museums, amusement parks and sporting events and 1 point per $1 on everything else....

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.Amtrak is having a two-for-one roomette sale for one-way trips between Jan. 7, 2019 and May 23, 2019. Discounted fares are available from Tuesday, Dec. 4 to Tuesday, Dec....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express, Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express, Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express, Chase Sapphire Preferred CardAirfare 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....

($612.50) ($656.25) ($175) ($113.75) ($87.50) ($306.25) ($1,723.75) ($437.50) ($1,225) ($3,500) ($1,575) ($875)

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update: Chase provided the following statement concerning this error:We sent a letter to a limited group of customers in error. We apologize for the confusion and have or will automatically credit the bonus points for customers who qualified.One of the biggest incentives to add a new card to your wallet is the sign-up bonus, so you can imagine how frustrating it might be to learn that you’re ineligible for an offer after you sign up and begin working toward your minimum-spend requirement....

For some United flyers, upgrade certificates are going to become a bit tougher to come by.Next year, the airline’s raising the requirements to earn Premier 1K status, while also capping the number of Regional Premier Upgrades (RPUs) members can earn. While many customers surely aren’t happy about that upcoming change, the airline’s at least decided to continue one flyer-friendly upgrade tradition, hopefully for years to come.I’m talking about extending the expiration date of Global Premier Upgrades (GPUs) — any earned from flying in 2017 are set to expire on January 31, 2019....

[tpg_rating ticket-class=“business” tpg-rating-score=“80” ground-experience=“16” cabin-seat=“26” amens-ife=“12” food-bev=“15” service=“11” pros=“Beautiful, comfortable seat and bed; ample options for inflight entertainment; greatly improved lounge at Amsterdam airport.” cons=“Slow, disjointed meal service.” /]Dutch flag carrier KLM is a major presence in the U.S. and Canada, with year-round flights to Amsterdam (AMS) from 14 cities. It sends across the Atlantic pretty much all of the airplane types in its long-haul fleet: the Airbus A330 and Boeing 747, 777 and 787....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here: Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred CardBooking a hotel has always been a balancing act between finding a central location and paying a reasonable rate. Hyatt Centric, a lifestyle brand introduced in 2015, was designed to address that trade-off, with convenient sites, a streamlined set of services and amenities, advanced in-room technology and local food and art meant to engage “modern explorers” — presumably millennials rather than pith-helmeted Victorians who’ve recently upgraded from steam travel....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Sign up for the 100,000 point offer in a Chase branch until March 12, 2017.Last August, Chase made waves in the points and miles space by introducing an absolutely phenomenal new product — the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. This flagship card quickly became the most appealing option on the market not only because of its exceptional benefits, but also for its unheard of sign-up bonus — 100,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points after spending $4,000 in the first three months, worth a whopping $2,100 based on TPG’s valuation....

While Delta is busy kicking puppies off flights, American Airlines is actively welcoming them on board — at least as part of its Puppies in Flight program. The long-running AA program uses employee volunteers to transport puppies to Assistance Dogs International accredited trainers or to take older trainees on familiarization flights.In 2018, 400 American Airlines employee volunteers transported 181 puppies across 54 different airports in the US and Canada. Three of the puppers that took to the skies this year were Aaron, Enzo and Miami — all of which were h*ckin’ good models before their flight....

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have the best track record of teaching my oldest daughter to ski. From blowing my knee when our skis got tangled, to having her legitimately run away from ski school, to having to have her ski patrolled off the mountain when I took us the wrong way, to resorting to hiring a (very expensive) private instructor more than once when nothing else was working, let’s just say it has been a process....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Sue asks:“We saw you at the New York Times Travel Show and have been following your blog. My question: Is there an advantage to opening a credit card account with a subcard vs. opening two accounts? We are looking at the British Airways card that you recommended. We are domestic partners and not married. “Simply put, the advantage to opening two cards would be that you could potentially score two sign-up bonuses, which with the British Airways Visa Signature Card is 50,000 Avios after $3,000 spent within the first 3 months and then an additional 25,000 Avios after $10,000 total spent within a year and another 25,000 Avios after $20,000 total spent....