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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Many people have reported being targeted for the 100,000 point offer for The Platinum Card from American Express through the CardMatch Tool. Be sure to check for yourself to see what offers are available to you (there is no credit check)! (Offer subject to change at anytime)Some great news for cardholders of the Platinum Card, Business Platinum and Mercedes-Benz Platinum cards from American Express traveling through Las Vega or Dallas - the Centurion Lounges at McCarran Internationl Airport and Dallas Fort Worth Airport are now allowing them access for free....

When Julia Slater signed up for an AmaWaterways cruise on the Danube last year, she was expecting a voyage from the historic German city of Nuremberg through southern Germany, Slovakia and Austria to Budapest, Hungary. But just days before the seven-night trip was set to begin, in late October, she got some troubling news. Low water on the river was forcing a change of plan.“We were notified they were switching our embarkation from Nuremberg to Vilshofen, Germany,” said the 50-year-old purchasing and compliance manager from Moorestown, New Jersey, who had booked the sailing with her husband and two other couples....

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....

View this post on Instagram “The aircraft never let me down in 27 years,” Captain Jim Hamilton told me ahead of Delta’s final MD-88 flight. Caught #DL88 rotating on departure from Washington Dulles bound for Atlanta on June 2. #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jun 3, 2020 at 7:58am PDT View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram “The aircraft never let me down in 27 years,” Captain Jim Hamilton told me ahead of Delta’s final MD-88 flight....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update 1/5/17: US, UK and Ireland-based Executive Club members are now eligible to register for this triple Avios promotion. To register, visit the BA website.British Airways is offering travelers the chance to earn triple Avios for a limited time. With the carrier’s latest promotion, you can earn triple Avios on every BA flight in any class of service, in addition to flights with a BA flight number between Europe and North America on BA partners American, Finnair and Iberia....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.American Express is offering targeted cardholders of the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express bonus points for meeting a minimum spending requirement.As of Friday morning, there are two known targeted SPG bonuses for meeting spend — please comment and share the details if you’ve received something different. For both, you must register for the promotion and charge the applicable amount by October 31, 2018....

British Airways is undergoing a transformation. It recently unveiled a beautiful new business class seat and just refreshed its first class soft product. On Friday, BA opened its renovated Club Lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport — another big improvement for passengers traveling in the carrier’s premium cabins.The lounge is one of BA’s most trafficked lounges outside of its hubs in London so the carrier put significant investment into the space....

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.Back in December of 2014 I wrote about an announcement from American Express that The Business Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders would receive 10 complimentary Gogo Inflight WiFi passes annually starting in 2015....

TPG partnered with Soul Society 101 founder Rondel Holder to explore how DNA testing is helping people discover their roots. Follow along on his two-part heritage journey to see what happens when you discover where your ancestors are from for the first time, and then plan an extraordinary adventure around the results.Part IWhen I first spat into a vial for my ancestry test, I felt nervous excitement. I knew the results of this test could answer questions that had been plaguing me for years, and would close the gap between my residence in the US and my “home” within the continent of Africa....

Last year, 17 named hurricanes tore across the Caribbean and Atlantic. It was a record-breaking season that left at least 460 people dead across the US, the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America.It’s almost impossible to quantify the destruction, but hundreds of islands in the Caribbean were pummeled by the storms — Hurricanes Irma and Maria, in particular — and that’s not even including the Florida Keys or the Texas coast....

At the center of New York City’s newest neighborhood, Hudson Yards, the interactive public sculpture known as the Vessel has had its controversial photo policy revised.The policy was originally buried in Hudson Yards’ terms and conditions. It stated that any photograph, video or social media post taken of or inside the Vessel can be used by the company for whatever purpose they choose. That meant anyone who reserved a free timed entry ticket to enter the Vessel had also inadvertently granted Hudson Yards rights to use any and all media they created (including their likeness), without compensation....

Norwegian Air is looking for cash.On the heels of a weak preliminary 2018 earnings report that showed an operating loss of 3.8 billion Swedish krona (about $419 million USD), the low-cost carrier said Tuesday it wants to raise $353 million in a share sale to shore up its shaky financial situation, Reuters reported.Following the announcement, the airline’s stock plummeted 30%, the most ever on record, according to Bloomberg.Norwegian, well-known and beloved among flyers (even some TPG staffers) for its low transatlantic fares and relatively enjoyable inflight experience, has been on precarious financial footing after a period of rapid expansion that included unexpected engine trouble with its Dreamliners, rising fuel bills, fierce competition and a strong dollar....

With only four months until the first vessel from the new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection was to set sail, the luxury cruise line announced this week its lavish new ship won’t be ready in time. All 14 voyages scheduled between Feb. 5 and June 13, 2020, have been cancelled.“Challenging circumstances with the shipyard have caused us to extend the construction delivery timeline of our inaugural yacht,” read an email sent to travel partners and travelers booked on those sailings....

Low-cost carrier Norwegian is expanding yet again. This time, the carrier, known for its deep transatlantic footprint and low fares, is adding nonstop seasonal service from Chicago to Barcelona and from New York to Athens.The following seasonal routes will be added to Norwegian’s route network for summer service:Chicago (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN) — beginning June 7, 2019New York (JFK) to Athens (ATH) — beginning July 2, 2019For both the ORD-BCN and JFK-ATH seasonal routes, they’ll operate with 4x weekly service on Boeing 787 Dreamliners....

Francophiles of New York City, rejoice. Your options to fly to Paris have just multiplied.On Thursday, Corsair announced a new nonstop service from Newark to Paris-Orly, beginning in June 2020. Mere hours later, French Bee, a low-cost French carrier mostly known in the U.S. for service between California and French Polynesia, said it was joining the fray in the New York-Paris market by serving the same airports, and also starting in June 2020....

Joining the other airlines that have all blocked AwardWallet’s access to their customer’s mileage accounts in the past year - American, Delta and Southwest - United has announced that it will no longer make its MileagePlus members’ account information, mileage balances or reservations accessible to AwardWallet’s users.AwardWallet is a site that keeps track of all your mileage and point balances in one convenient place. It’s one of the best ways to stay on top of your points assets....

Travelers around the world are understandably concerned about the recent coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China and quickly spread to North America, Europe and beyond. The vast majority of active cases and deaths are within China, though, prompting flyers to cancel business and leisure travel to the country, and to other parts of Asia as well.Now, in response to reduced demand, United Airlines has announced that it has removed a total of 24 flights from the schedule that were originally expected to operate between Feb....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.United Airlines wowed investors Tuesday night with better-than-expected financial results sending the stock surging. Wednesday morning, United management held an earning call with investors and media. Here’s what we learned from the call:Further Delays in Polaris Lounge OpeningsAt the opening of United’s first Polaris Lounge in Chicago, United expected to open all domestic Polaris Lounges (Houston, Newark, San Francisco, Dulles and Los Angeles) by the end of 2017....

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, airlines have made significant adjustments to the passenger experience.In addition to social distancing on the plane, carriers have closed most lounges and stopped serving most drinks and snacks once airborne.One change that particularly resonates with me is the introduction of back-to-front boarding. Delta and United have (temporarily) adopted this policy, whereby passengers are asked to remain seated until their rows are called. United’s even boarding business class after coach (Delta’s premium passengers can board at their leisure)....