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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Although we normally span the globe for our Wine Wednesday series in search of delicious wine regions, we thought it would be fun to mix things up today and cover the booze that many of us are likely to be drinking in transit: the complimentary beverage selection at airline lounge bars. We’re sticking to the free drinks with this compilation, but many lounges also offer premium or top-shelf options as well for purchase....

Earn one extra free night at any Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel or resort if you spend $15k during your cardmember anniversary year. One additional free night reward after you make $60k in card purchases in a calendar year. Earn one additional free night award, valid for a one-night hotel stay with a redemption level up to 35,000 points, after you spend $60K in purchases on your card in a calendar year....

Boeing would consider changing the name of its troubled 737 MAX under the right circumstances, a company executive said Monday on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show.The reputation of both Boeing and its new 737 MAX model have taken a hit following March grounding of the MAX, which followed two fatal crashes that killed a combined 346 people. Regulators around the world have since grounded the jet and investigations have put Boeing in the spotlight over safety concerns for the aircraft....

As British Airways continues to work through issues with the engines on some of its Boeing 787 aircraft, the carrier will use a leased A330 from Evelop Airways for London Gatwick to New York - JFK flights.RoutesOnline reports the leased aircraft will operate from October 27 to January 12, 2020, replacing the usual Boeing 777-200ER for the route on the following frequencies:BA2273 London Gatwick (LGW) 4:45pm Departure ⇒ New York (JFK) 7:55pm Arrival (Daily, except Fridays)BA2273Gatwick 4:55pm Departure ⇒ JFK 8:05pm Arrival (Fridays only)BA2272 JFK 10:00pm Departure ⇒ Gatwick 9:50am (+1) Arrival (Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays)BA2272 JFK 10:05pm Departure ⇒ Gatwick 9:55am (+1) Arrival (Fridays)BA2272 JFK 10:10pm Departure ⇒ Gatwick 10:00am (+1) Arrival (Thursdays and Sundays)The exact aircraft will likely be the same one that has been operating the route for Norwegian for several months....

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....

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....

You will soon be able to feast your way through Jersey à la Anthony Bourdain on a new so-called “food trail” that pays homage to the late travel and TV personality.Bourdain, while perhaps known better for exploring the more obscure nooks and crannies of the world, was actually raised in the small suburban town of Leonia, New Jersey. Many in the area consider him a local food icon, and Bourdain himself expressed a good amount of Jersey pride throughout his career....

A family on vacation in Florida says that they were kicked off their American Airlines flight home to Detroit because fellow passengers were complaining about their body odor.Yossi and Jennie Adler say they were removed from the flight, along with their 1-year-old daughter, from Miami on Wednesday because passengers told the crew they smelled bad. ABC News reports that airline staff escorted the family off the plane and told them to book another flight after several passengers complained....

Update: TPG Editor-in-Chief Zach Honig is currently in the UK for the Farnborough Air Show, so he tested Project Fi’s recently improved speeds, as compared to an EE SIM. All three tests were completed with the same unlocked iPhone 6 near Heathrow Airport.First up, here’s the EE SIM:Here’s Project Fi connected to EE:And Project Fi connected to 3:Google’s Project Fi is one of the best ways to stay connected when you’re traveling abroad....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Chances are you’ll soon have more opportunities to access fully decked-out coworking spaces using your loyalty points, your credit card miles or simply by dropping into your favorite hotel.That’s because more travel and loyalty brands than ever — especially those from hotels — are seeing an opportunity to expand into coworking, or are finding creative ways to provide those types of services and access to their loyal users....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Registration for Hyatt’s new fall promotion is now open so be sure to register if you have any upcoming Hyatt stays. Earlier this month, I talked about the details including my take on it. Depending on the number of nights you stay, you earn an extra 1,000-1,857 extra points per night (20% bonus if you have the Hyatt credit card), starting at the 5-night threshold....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Marc, who got stuck with consecutive delays during an inopportune layover:I live in New York City, and have a choice of three airports. When I visit the West Coast, I can fly from New York-LaGuardia (LGA) with a layover somewhere along the way, or non-stop from New York-JFK or Newark (EWR)....

E-bikes and e-scooters have become an enormously popular way for pedestrians, especially tourists, to move about major cities quickly. But citing reports of over-sensitive brakes that could pose a safety hazard to riders, Lyft has announced that it will be removing its fleet of e-bikes from major US cities.Lyft has a total of 3,000 e-bikes across three cities: New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. Lyft told CNN that only “a small number of reports” have been made concerning the e-bikes, however, the company is pulling them out of an abundance of caution....

It’s a tough time to be in the airline business.Not only is there an impending global pilot shortage, but fuel prices have been at their highest in years, jumping about 33% compared to Oct. 2017 and 50% year-over-year during the summer. Airlines around the world have been scrambling to compensate for their suddenly higher operating costs. For some, that means raising fares, edging up fees and pushing premium products; for others, it means shutting down operations altogether....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s been a rumor for a while that Chase was going to decrease the minimum spend requirement on its line of Ink products from $10,000 to $5,000 and the main links at Chase.com have been updated to reflect the lower requirement. However, some people in forums and in the comments of other blogs (like MMS) have reported application errors this past weekend....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s surely no shortage of avenues to find a great tour, and as banks and credit card issuers look to further cement loyalty, we’re seeing yet another emerge: Chase. By teaming up with Atlas Obscura, it has launched a new tour, activity and experiences portal. Reservations are currently being accepted for more than 20 adventures, from Colombia to the Galapagos to Mexico City and beyond....

Multiple news outlets are reporting that a male passenger aboard an Air India Express flight from Dubai (DXB) to Lucknow (LKO) took his clothes off mid-flight, stripping completely naked. He then proceeded to pace up and down the aisle until he was subdued by flight attendants. An image has surfaced from the flight showing the man draped in a white cloth, restrained in a seat following the incident. While the exact reason for the man’s actions is not known it is believed that the incident was related to stress....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Ken Jacobus, the CEO of New Hampshire-based Good Start Packaging, saw in credit card rewards an opportunity to give his small company a competitive advantage in hiring.So instead of using the cash back to fund his own vacation travels or otherwise reward himself, Jacobus put the rewards he earned last year back into the company and paid for his employees’ health insurance....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Tahiti has become more connected to the rest of the world than ever before thanks to new service from United and French Bee, both flying between San Francisco and Papeete. To boot, Air Tahiti Nui recently introduced Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners between Los Angeles and Papeete. That’s putting pressure on one of the mainstays, Air France, which has offered thrice-weekly service to French Polynesia from Los Angeles for years....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG Contributor Katie Genter completed a mileage run in late January from Texas to Johannesburg (JNB) and back. For the first long-haul leg, she flew American Airlines’ flagship 777-300ER from Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR). Here’s her experience in Main Cabin Extra (MCE) on this American Airlines flight. (All photos are by the author.)BookingI was looking to get a head start on my American Airlines AAdvantage status requalification early in 2016, so when I ran across a flight deal from Houston (IAH) to Johannesburg (JNB) on British Airways for ~$780 round-trip, I was curious about how I could make the most out of it....