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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.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American ExpressDelta’s site is currently showing a ton of business class award availability between New York (JFK) and London (LHR) through the end of the schedule for both Delta and Virgin Atlantic-operated flights....

Editor’s note: TPG doesn’t currently recommend traveling. However, I made this trip because I wanted to be closer to my family and help my sister take care of our parents as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with no end in sight. I’m sharing my story not to encourage similar trips, but to provide information for those who must travel.Last week, my 14-year-old and I did a 1,700-mile road trip from Towson, Maryland (a suburb north of Baltimore), to our family home in San Antonio, Texas....

London Heathrow Airport announced Tuesday it has deployed a new system aimed at preventing drones from entering its airspace and interrupting operations.The product, manufactured by Thales SA, detects and identifies drones when they enter the airspace. The radar system can detect drones as far as 3.1 miles away in all directions. If it detects a drone around the airspace, the airport can then opt to deploy countermeasures.(Photo by Richard Johnson/Getty Images)Representatives for Thales wouldn’t say what Heathrow plans to use as its countermeasures....

A new fully equipped urgent care clinic will open in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on April 27. The USCare Urgent Care facility is geared toward treating patients as well as supplying select medical prescriptions on site.Passengers can get walk-in medical services running the gamut from treating common ailments like allergies and ear infections to patient physicals and drug tests. The facility is even equipped to give X-rays....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Associate Editor Brendan Dorsey.One of the big changes in the details of the new Marriott loyalty program is that all Starpoints will be converted into Marriott points at a 1-to-3 ratio. So TPG reader Greg wants to know if it makes sense to transfer his Amex Membership Rewards points into Starpoints before the two programs fully merge…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Greg”]Is it worth it to convert regular American Express Membership Rewards points to Starpoints in order to get the 1:3 multiplier in August?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Colin sent me a tweet to ask about a few limited-time credit card offers:“Which sign-up bonus do you like better, 35,000 Starpoints or 80,000 Marriott Rewards points?”Credit card sign-up bonuses come and go, and a great way to boost your loyalty accounts is to make sure you jump on the top offers while they’re available. In the last month or so, Starwood and Marriott have come out with highly valuable, limited-time offers for their co-branded cards....

This past winter was brutal, with record cold and snowfall enveloping much of the United States. With May just days away, most would assume that winter weather is no longer a concern. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the upper Midwest expected to receive a quick round of snowy weather this weekend, prompting major airlines to issue travel waivers.The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a storm warning for counties in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin....

It’s Nov. 15 and, as expected, that means that United Airlines officially no longer has published award charts for United-operated flights. Let’s all pause for a moment of silence over the loss of yet another award chart.Free from an award chart, the airline’s frequent-flyer program can now charge whatever it wants for award flights, and the award prices can change as frequently as the program desires for United-operated flights. (Partner award charts do remain, at least for now....

Hand sanitizing, SARS mask wearing, squat-hovering over the airplane toilet seat. You may think you have your airport hygiene hacks down pat, but this recent study by InsuranceQuotes.com may force you to think again.Turns out self-service check-in kiosks are by far the dirtiest places in any airport — which, after that initial wince of disgust, makes a lot of sense when you think about the sheer number of individuals handling the ubiquitous touch screens every day....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Whether or not you’re a fan of New Year’s resolutions, January can be a great time to wipe the slate clean and take inventory of what you’d like to accomplish in the next 12 months. To get you inspired, we’ll be tracking several TPG readers’ progress toward various travel goals. First up: Heather P. Here’s what she’s hoping to accomplish in 2018:I’m looking to finding my first travel rewards card....

Each Saturday, we round up the top miles, points and travel news that you might have missed on TPG this week. Here’s what you need to know.Disney Storybook Dining, Photo courtesy of Summer Hull/The Points GuyFree Dining Plans Return at Disney, Save $200 Per NightFree Disney Dining Plans are returning to Disney World this year, valid for eligible trips starting Sept. 1–Dec. 23 (with many blackout dates — like all of October)....

Who doesn’t love a complimentary snack?Well, United just made an improvement to how it presents your complimentary onboard snack choices. Though the nosh fare isn’t changing, flight attendants will now be offering snacks choices in a basket presented to each customer. Previously, the crew simply asked passengers for their preferred choice without showing the options.Photo by Zach Griff/The Points GuyThe airline moved to the snack basket presentation after receiving feedback from customers that they prefer seeing their choices before making a decision, a United spokeswoman told TPG....

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.We fly a lot here at TPG, but even The Points Guy in person hasn’t flown every major airline on the globe. One of those missing from his list was Colombia-based Avianca, one of he biggest carriers in South America — and now that’s checked off....

Avgeekery.com is an aviation news site whose content is written and edited by a team of professional pilots and aviation geeks. Occasionally we syndicate content from the site if we think it will interest TPG readers. This article originally appeared on Avgeekery.com under the headline, Where Are The Pilotless Airliners? Why Aren’t They Here Yet? and was written by Rob Graves, Avgeekery contributor.Peter Thiel, PayPal founder and tech evangelist, noted several years ago that “We wanted flying cars, but instead got 140 characters....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Chase recently announced some major changes to its travel credit card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve. The issuer added new benefits, including Lyft perks, at least one year of DashPass through DoorDash food delivery service and $60 in annual credits to DoorDash for the next two years.Unfortunately, these changes did come with an increase in annual fee — the Reserve now charges $550 per year....

In the 1930s, Snohomish County Airport was built with the idea it would become one of the biggest in the nation. Then World War II happened, the airport was taken over by the armed forces, and commercial flights ended – only to return this week, seven decades later, with Paine Field’s reopening to scheduled traffic as the “other” Seattle airport.The newly-built passenger terminal, which opened on Monday at Paine Field, is intended to serve as an alternative for people living north of downtown Seattle....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Although it just developed as a tropical storm Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Michael has quickly strengthened into a dangerous hurricane. As of the 11pm ET advisory, the hurricane has top sustained winds of 90mph, but it’s expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon as a major hurricane packing 120mph winds.Hurricane warnings now stretch from the Alabama/Florida border to the Suwannee River, as models are in agreement that landfall is going to occur somewhere on the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday....

I’ve never been a huge fan of cruise line private islands. Sure, they’ve got pretty beaches — or at least, some do. And usually there are a few other temptations, like a zip line or a kiddie splash zone. Many offer kayaking, parasailing, fishing and other adventures.But if I wanted the beach resort experience for my vacation, I would have booked a beach resort (preferably one that caters to far fewer people than these islands typically see in a day)....

September 2010 was hands down one of the most memorable months of my life. Having scored JetBlue’s coveted “All You Can Jet Pass,” I spent 30 days flying around the U.S. and beyond, including my very first visits to Bermuda, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and St. Martin.Now, Air Canada just launched an unlimited travel pass of its own. While it’s not nearly as flexible as JetBlue’s discontinued offering — and considerably more expensive — it could be a reasonable option for someone looking to travel extensively within Canada for one flat rate....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Mobile wallets continue their push to be a go-to for consumers, and that means they’re willing to offer some pretty great promotions to grab people’s attention.Now, Apple Pay has launched a holiday promo where you can save at select brands including Groupon and BJ’s Wholesale Club during the holiday season.Notable deals include $10 off purchases of $150 or more made through the BJ’s Wholesale Club app, 15% off all Apple Pay purchases at Boxed, and $15 off when you spend $100 or more at Rakuten....