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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, 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....

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....

Travel is a sport, and as with any sport, records are meant to be kept (and eventually, broken). Delta, winner of the Best US Airline Loyalty Program as voted by TPG readers in 2018, has launched a new platform meant to highlight its most notable Medallion flyers.The Milestone Awards portal not only spotlights a number of record-setting flyers and employees, but it also sheds light on some fascinating factoids.Last year, a Delta flyer from Houston achieved 12 million miles flown on the carrier, while a SkyMiles member since 1981 crossed the 11 million mile mark....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Janet tweeted at me to ask about adding an authorized user to her credit card account:“When adding an authorized user, will their credit history affect mine?”Most credit cards allow you to add authorized users to your account, which enables that person to make purchases on your credit line using their own personalized cards. Janet is concerned that adding a user might negatively impact her credit rating....

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.Airlines Cap Fares, Waive Pet Fees, Extend Waivers As Hurricane Dorian StrengthensImage generated using Great Circle Mapper.If you have travel plans to the areas being affected by Hurricane Dorian, be sure to check what your airline is offering as you may need to adjust your plans....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it’s still causing damage in the southeast US and leading to the cancellation of thousands of flights.Before the storm even dissipates, airlines are already launching programs to encourage donations to the recovery effort. In addition to being rewarded for helping those in need, these programs are also great for extending the expiration date of your miles....

This is part of the Family Travel Series on Choosing a Cruise by TPG Director of Operations, Danielle. Other posts include: Choosing a Cruise While Maximizing Points, Is the Disney Credit Card Worth It For A Cruise?, How to Choose a Cruise Based on Points, Using Frequent Flyer Miles for Cruise Flights, How to Get a Passport for Your Child.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here....

Travelers flying to New York from a coronavirus hot spot will have to provide their contact information or face a $2,000 fine for not doing so.Those details were announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, part of an emergency health order meant to give teeth to the state’s quarantine requirement for travelers arriving from states where coronavirus cases are high.“We’re serious about enforcing quarantine,” Cuomo said via Twitter.The stepped up quarantine rules in the USA’s biggest air travel market are just the latest setback for the industry, which has been dealt a crushing blow by the pandemic....

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It’s been 10 years since a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 flew from London to Amsterdam on the first test flight of an airliner powered by a mix of jet fuel and biofuels. Passenger flights in biofueled planes began three years later, and by June of this year, more than 130,000 flights had operated with what’s known more precisely as SAF, for “sustainable aviation fuel”.That isn’t to say that your next flight will be fueled by leftover oil from a deep fryer....

Miles do not expire for members under 21 and some primary AAdvantage credit card holders. Platinum members are exempt from mileage expiration. Note: Transferring credit card or hotel points to Flying Blue will not extend mileage expiration. No expiration if you’ve held a Lufthansa cobranded credit card for three or more months and make at least one purchase per month. Expiration is waived if you have Lufthansa elite status. You can extend the validity of miles due to expire for another three years at $10 for every 1,000 miles....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.After leaving utter devastation in its wake, Hurricane Irma is currently pounding the coast of Cuba and is expected to make a fateful turn toward Florida on Saturday afternoon. The massive hurricane is projected to make landfall in the Keys on Sunday morning and continue up the coast of Florida during the day Sunday, maintaining its “major hurricane” status....

Correction and update: Qatar Airways is not suspending all commercial flights, as a previous version of this story incorrectly stated. The nation of Qatar is temporarily suspending entry to foreign visitors, but flights are operating and transit passengers connecting to destinations beyond Qatar are still able to travel.There’s no denying that the novel coronavirus is an increasingly dangerous threat to citizens, communities and industries around the world.One of the latest countries to add entry restrictions is Qatar, which announced foreign visitors will not be allowed entry into the country beginning at midnight local time after Wednesday, March 18....

There’s no denying it: American Airlines had a rough year in 2019. Operational woes, the Boeing 737 MAX grounding and a contentious labor dispute with mechanics were just a few of the headaches for the airline’s management. These – among other things – led to a general feeling that things weren’t great at AA.But I recently met with a group of American Airlines executives at the company’s headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – View the current offers here.One of the many perks of working at TPG is that we reimburse credit card annual fees, enabling full-time employees to build familiarity with a large variety of products and programs. That doesn’t mean it’s a free-for-all, though — we encourage employees to choose their cards wisely based on their personal spending habits, just like they otherwise would....

American Airlines miles can be frustrating to use. Yet, the world’s formerly largest airline may be the best option to fly on certain routes, and prices between city pairs with limited competition can make booking with miles especially valuable.Unfortunately, there aren’t many ways to top off your AAdvantage account for an award. Besides Marriott Bonvoy (3:1 transfer ratio), American isn’t a partner of any major transferable currency (American Express, Capital One, Chase or Citi)....

Alaska Airlines has some of the most sought after miles in the game. Although Alaska isn’t a member of one of the big three alliances, it does have a wide range of codeshare partners. As a result, you can use Alaska Mileage Plan miles for reward travel with carriers like Cathay Pacific, Emirates and Japan Airlines, just to name a few. That’s a big reason why Alaska miles are currently the highest valued airline miles based on current TPG valuations....

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, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

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.In a move that’s sure to be music to many travelers’ ears, American Airlines has announced the launch of a free, inflight Apple Music partnership on US flights starting Friday, Feb. 1.In order to access Apple Music at no additional cost during domestic American Airlines flights, subscribers simply connect to the complimentary inflight Wi-Fi, open Apple Music and start browsing the more than 50 million songs, playlists and music videos available on the platform....