There’s been a lot of buzz over the past year about the new Carnival ship debuting in 2020 — and for good reason. Costing nearly $1 billion, the 180,000-ton Mardi Gras will be by far the biggest vessel ever for the line and chock full of head-turning features including a massive, deck-top waterpark and the first-ever roller coaster at sea. It’ll be able to carry more than 6,000 passengers.Carnival Sunrise docked in Bermuda....
We’re reaching the home stretch of our “10 Days of Travel” contest in the lead-up to the inaugural TPG Awards ceremony, and the prizes keep getting better and better. These giveaways are designed to reward our readers for casting their votes for the best credit cards, airlines and hotel programs out there. Entering the contest is simple: just complete the secure Google poll and you’ll be added to the list to win today’s prize and all future prizes....
What’s at the top of your travel bucket list… Going on a safari? Seeing the Northern Lights?For me, it’s neither. Ever since Emirates launched the “game-changer” first-class suite on nine of its Boeing 777s, it’s been right at the top of my bucket list. After all, TPG’s Zach Honig flew the inaugural and dubbed it “best first-class product I’ve ever flown.“So when I learned that Emirates was flying these fully-enclosed suites to JFK during the pandemic — and there was award availability — I knew this was my chance....
If you’re one of the 100,000+ readers who gets their daily TPG fix from your email inbox, you woke up to find an entirely different newsletter waiting for you this morning. If you’re not yet a subscriber, you can register in just a few seconds right here. It’s the result of months of work by various members of the team — with such significant changes, I wanted to walk you through what’s new....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.American Express is expanding another of its Centurion Lounges. Amex is adding to the popular Miami International Airport (MIA) Centurion Lounge so it’ll be able to accommodate more passengers and offer more amenities.Rather than changing locations, Amex will just expand on its existing space, which first opened in 2015. The lounge will continue to be located in Concourse D near Gate D12 and on the fourth floor....
Monday we learned some news about United award prices that was, on the surface, pretty great. Domestic United economy award flights now start at just 5,000 miles one-way for United elites and United credit card holders, and 6,000 miles each direction for everyone else. These award prices are down from the usual one-way domestic saver awards starting price of 10,000 or 12,500 miles.United confirmed to TPG that this was not a sale or restricted to any particular list of cities, and indeed we found examples from 5,000 miles each way on the East Coast, West Coast and points in between....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.JetBlue awards are currently on sale. Through this Wednesday, August 29, you can save 20% on select redemptions for travel this fall.In order to be eligible, you’ll need to book a one-way or round-trip award ticket for travel between September 17 and November 6, 2018, excluding October 8 and any Friday or Sunday flights. Mint awards aren’t eligible for the discount, unfortunately....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The next buy miles promotion from American Airlines and US Airways has arrived. The last one (back in January) offered a bonus on purchased miles of up to 50%, and the one before that (in November) offered up to a 56.25% bonus. This one is slightly different.The latest buy miles promotion from American Airlines and US Airways is here....
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.For the first time in herstory, TPG has sponsored an episode of this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars. And if you’re a fan of the show you won’t want to miss it, henny. To get in on the action, stream Episode 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars Season 4 online on VH1 through your service provider, or tune in on January 4 at 7pm ET to catch the rerun....
The comeback of Istanbul as a hot spot for cruising has begun.This month, Regent Seven Seas Cruises became the first North America-based line to resume sailings to the bucket-list destination since a wave of terrorist attacks in 2016 prompted a mass exodus.Regent’s 700-passenger Seven Seas Voyager arrived in Istanbul on June 6 for a two-day stay that was the highlight of a 12-night “Eastern Mediterranean” sailing from Piraeus, Greece to Venice, Italy....
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 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 that 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.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 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 that 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.Update 11/17/2017: Delta has provided the following statement regarding the restrictions on Sky Club access:Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Delta Sky Club members and their guests will only be eligible to access Delta Sky Club when traveling on a flight operated by Delta or its partner airlines. Delta’s investments in our Club experience mean the Delta Sky Club has become a reason to fly Delta for many of our guests....
A Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 overshot the runway in Guyana on Friday morning attempting to return to the airport shortly after takeoff because of a fault.Fly Jamaica flight 256 was traveling to Toronto (YYZ) from Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), when it encountered a technical problem shortly after takeoff. Onboard the aircraft were 118 passengers and eight crew members who were deemed safe, although six people reported minor injuries after the overrun.According to AFP, Guyana’s infrastructure minister, David Patterson, said the Boeing 757-200 encountered a hydraulic issue after taking off and attempted to return to GEO....
How would you like to go on an all-expenses-paid volunteer trip to a mystery destination with a group of strangers? When JetBlue announced such a trip in October, 40,000 people applied during the ten-day application window. The application was short and only asked a few multiple choice questions and one 150-word short response question. But this was enough for JetBlue to select 50 winners — each of whom could bring one guest — once the application window closed on Oct....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The palatial entry foyer with reception at the very end.TPG Managing Editor Eric spends some of his hard-earned Starwood Preferred Guest points on a Cash & Points redemption at the Westin Paris Vendome and gives us the inside scoop on his experience.I’ve had the Starwood Amex for a couple years now, and I think it’s a great card for racking up valuable Starwood points....
Considering three in 10 Americans now sport tattoos, according to a recent Harris Poll, you’d think hotels might relax their current workplace policies around body art. But most major hospitality brands still prohibit visible tattoos on front-line staff — though they may not own up to it publicly.“There’s still a stigma, and people still make assumptions,” says Trip Alba, marketing director of San Diego-based Tat2x, which produces tattoo “cover-up sleeves.” Its biggest customer for bulk orders: hotels, cruise companies and airlines — all “customer-facing business with brand images they want to maintain,” he said....
