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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.Not all credit card rewards are made the same, and that’s just as true for our northern neighbors in Canada. TPG reader Patrick wants to know what the transfer ratio looks like from the Canadian version of The Platinum Card® from American Express to the new combined Marriott/SPG rewards program…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Patrick”]Currently have the SPG Amex....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.I’ve been a loyal Uber user for seven years now. So loyal, in fact, that I have spent $81,600 on my business Uber account over the past three years. In 2018 alone, I forked over $33,812 to Uber through my business account. (Mostly charging to the Chase Sapphire Reserve card for 3x points on travel purchases.) That’s some serious cash, and it’s clear I’ve been a devoted customer....

I’m depressed. I’m depressed because the word on the street is that Boeing will not be moving forward with its so-called “new midsize airplane,” or NMA, also known as the 797. That’s the rumor, at any rate.If built, the 797 would bridge the range and capacity gap between the narrowbody 737 family and the much larger 787 and 777 families — a slot occupied by the now-geriatric 757 and 767. The concept was formally unveiled at the Paris Air Show two years ago, and the planemaker has been mulling it over ever since....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.For the last few weeks I have been paying close attention to my United flights since they have officially stopped allowing families with young children to board early. I posted about this development here, and not surprisingly there are those on both sides of the aisle regarding this debate. In particular, my friend, Seth (Wandering Aramean), and I have gone back and forth a bit on Twitter, Milepoint, etc....

Half a century or so ago, when Don Draper types were crafting stunning commercial-airline art and seat 3B was a place to be seen, flying was considered to be the height of glamour. There was a style, aesthetic and an overall cool factor to being up in the air that was almost entirely thanks to the beautiful print ads that perfectly targeted the who’s who of society.The art direction, beautiful design and inspiring imagery of yesteryear still hold up today....

Aeroflot has delayed the first flight of its new A350 on the route from Moscow (SVO) to London (LHR). While the airline was originally set to operate the A350 to LHR as of June 1, RoutesOnline reports that the airline has delayed that launch until October.Related reading: Aeroflot is the world’s most on-time airline, report saysThe first A350 flight showing available to book on the Aeroflot website is now Oct. 25....

We’ve all done it — snapped an amazing photo from wherever we happen to be vacationing and shared it on social media so our friends and family back home could experience the moment along with us. But can this be a bad thing?A recent article in The New York Times got us talking. In this day and age, sharing in-the-moment vacation photos and videos seems to be a reflex, whether you’re doing something incredible just for the bragging rights or want to let your mom know you’re still alive by posting about it after the fact....

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.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....

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.This is a great enhancement and one I wish I knew about a couple weeks ago before I bought expensive intra-Brazil flights. Per this press release, Delta is now partners with GOL, which is basically the Southwest Airlines of South America....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.It’s a good news, bad news situation. Delta has quietly expanded what was already a quiet launch of Basic Economy award tickets to encompass even more cities, including its hubs in Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP), Salt Lake City (SLC) and Seattle (SEA).That’s the bad news: There appears to be no stopping the subtle creep of BE fares, even on the award side....

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.As part of Delta’s joint venture with UK-based Virgin Atlantic, the two airlines offer reciprocal benefits to one another’s frequent flyers. These benefits have been offered to elite frequent flyers since the two airlines announced their partnership. However, Delta’s entry-level elite frequent flyers, Silver Medallions, were, for the most part, excluded from receiving those reciprocal benefits....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Need a little travel inspiration for your points and miles habit? We’re proud to reintroduce the Destination of the Week series as a regular Friday column here at TPG. Think of it as DOTW 2.0, highlighting exciting destinations from all over the world and great things to do in them. To kick things off, Lifestyle Editor and California native Shayne Benowitz takes us out for a day in Venice Beach, Los Angeles....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.On his recent trip to Australia, TPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen got the chance to fly Qantas’ new business class from Sydney to Perth. Here’s his review of the experience.Qantas’ glamour shot of the new seats — now you know why I wanted to fly them!There are more airline options than ever to get to Australia from the US, including the recent announcement of American Airlines’ new service from LAX-Sydney slated to begin in December — but unfortunately, most of the business-class seats on these routes are pretty unexciting....

Update 5/2/18: Effective Saturday, May 5, all for-hire vehicles will pick up Terminal B passengers at the parking garage location. According to a statement by American Airlines, the new pickup spot will be in use as of 6 am.Frequent flyers know that meeting a for-hire or ride-hailing vehicle at LaGuardia is a pain. Your Uber or Lyft driver won’t even attempt to pick you up at the main terminal arrivals; they’re subject to ticket and fine for clogging up the limited traffic arteries, except during late-night hours....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Official Application Link: The Platinum Card from American Express (60,000-point bonus offer)When I signed up for a new Platinum Card from American Express last year, I thought I knew the benefits I’d take advantage of. As a prior cardholder of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, I was familiar with the lounge access, airline fee reimbursement and of course the bonus points I’d earn for my Membership Rewards account....

When the Kilauea volcano erupted on the island of Hawaii last May, it brought more than smoke and lava. It changed the topography of the island. There are now seven new stunning black sand beaches framing the Big Island’s rugged coastline.We previously reported that the Lower East Rift Zone eruption added a mile to the island’s coastline and formed a new miniature islet off the coast. Though the tiny islet is no longer there, it now appears that Kilauea created seven black sand beaches between the MacKenzie State Recreation Area and Isaac Hale Beach Park, also known as Pohoiki, according to a report by the Department of Land and Natural Resources....

Editor’s note: At TPG, our top priority is providing our readers with the information you need to make educated decisions about travel and your rewards-earnings strategy. This is not the best time to travel, domestically or internationally, but we are sharing this promotion because it can offer a good value for those who still need to travel for essential reasons.While the Big Three US airlines (Delta, United and AA) tend to copy each other pretty closely when it comes to the details of their loyalty programs, there’s one area where American really stands out above the competition: While all three legacy carriers offer separate loyalty programs for small businesses, American’s Business Extra program is by far the richest....

You know what they say: “Health is wealth.” Hotel chains have taken that phrase to heart in the last several years, with many of them focusing on wellness initiatives – from features inside each room to the on-property spa to the specific location of a hotel.Grounds at Miraval Arizona. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy)Hyatt will build on its leadership in this space with a new partnership with Headspace, the popular health and wellness brand that focuses on meditation through its online platform and its mobile apps for both Android and iOS devices....