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Well, this is interesting.Purchasing Disney tickets through Chase’s Ultimate Rewards website had long been considered one of the best ways to acquire passes with points. However, in 2018 the ability to do so disappeared, and while a brief revival occurred in the end of 2018, tickets had since vanished, along with any trace of Disney packages for purchase.Until now.A perusal of the activities section for both Anaheim and Orlando reveals Disney tickets available for purchase, even with points:However, the savvy Mouseketeer will probably spot something a little…off with these ticket prices....

We are just 48 hours into 2020, but the escape of former auto CEO Carlos Ghosn from Japan will probably have few, if any, rivals for the craziest story of the year.You’ve seen it already: under strict house arrest in Japan and awaiting trial for various financial crimes, the former boss of Renault and Nissan escaped and turned up in Lebanon on Monday. It was an exceptionally daring feat, an embarrassment for Japan, and a mystery....

Back in June, airline conglomerate International Airlines Group (IAG) launched LEVEL — a new low-cost carrier under IAG’s Spanish unit Iberia. The new airline was designed to allow IAG, which also owns British Airways, to compete with long-haul, low-cost carriers such as Norwegian without watering down the brand of its core airlines.At the time of the launch, it was unclear how this airline would be treated by other airlines in the Oneworld alliance....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Frequent travelers and frequent coffee drinkers likely have a strong crossover – and there’s good news for them. Starbucks is now allowing for award redemptions at cafes located in airports, Targets and select grocery stores.Earlier this week, Starbucks said it would redesign its rewards program in 2019. In 2016, the loyalty scheme switched to a revenue based program that rewarded members based on the amount spent with the chain, similar to that of many airline mileage programs....

Update 2:07pm: American Airlines has reached out to clarify that smart bags with immovable batteries won’t be allowed on as carry-on baggage either. This is in case the bag needs to be gate-checked. Even if you have priority boarding and expect to have guaranteed overhead space, unforeseen circumstances could arise that would require that bag to be gate-checked — such as a flight cancellation and last-minute rebooking on another flight. The article below has been modified to reflect these changes....

British Airways is infamous in the points and miles community for charging absurdly high surcharges. For years, these were so deceptively marketed that a class action lawsuit forced the airline to settle and award up to 2.2 billion Avios as compensation. BA hasn’t decreased the surcharges since then. Instead, it simply renamed them from “fuel surcharges” to a more neutral “carrier-imposed charge.“But the surcharges are still absurd. I’ve found multiple cases where British Airways surcharges were higher than the cost to book a flight outright with cash, implying a negative value for BA Avios:So, it was exciting at first to read that British Airways is pricing out awards with no surcharges....

Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Robbie, who saved $80 on a flight to South America:My girlfriend is living in Lima, Peru, and I planned to visit her this spring. I generally just try to find the cheapest rate, so I was looking at Spirit flights from the East Coast for around $500 round-trip. I had flown Spirit once before and had a good experience, so even though I was hesitant to take a long layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL), I decided to give it a chance and book when the price was right....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel.It’s a good time to apply for the British Airways Visa Signature Card since it currently comes with an up to 120,000-point sign-up bonus. But TPG reader Nathaniel has a question about one of the features of the card…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Nathaniel”]If I cancel my British Airways Visa, will I lose the unused Travel Together ticket on my account?...

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 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. However, if you’re using The Platinum Card® from American Express, you’ll need to book directly with the airline or through the Amex Travel portal to get 5x MR points....

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....

The cooling off period is over.After a little more than four years, Delta Air Lines is rejoining Airlines for America (A4A), an industry trade group that represents most of the largest airlines in North America.Now, Delta said, it’s ready to re-affiliate with the organization and looks forward to collaborating with its other members to address issues that affect the industry.“We are committed to the future of commercial aviation, and will work together with A4A to support priorities like promoting sustainability initiatives, fighting unnecessary passenger taxes and advocating for policies that enhance the travel experience," Ed Bastian, Delta’s CEO, said in a statement....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Now through April 14, 2015, JetBlue is running a promotion where you can save 20% when redeeming your JetBlue TrueBlue points for flights on them between April 28, 2015 and June 17, 2015.Offer Details:Ready to spring for an Award Flight? When you redeem some of your hard-earned TrueBlue points for an Award Flight by April 14, you’ll save 20%!...

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.Earlier this year, American Airlines and Gogo showed signs of tension in their relationship as AA attempted to replace the Wi-Fi company with its direct competitor, ViaSat. American filed a lawsuit against Gogo claiming that it had found a Wi-Fi service that was faster, but they later dropped the lawsuit....

The Airbus A220 is one of the most passenger-friendly jets in the sky. Rather excitingly, there’s now a second carrier flying this new plane around North America besides Delta.Air Canada took delivery of its first A220 a few weeks ago. After a month of testing and crew familiarization flights, the airline debuted the plane at a media event in a hangar in Montreal on Wednesday. And just one day later, Air Canada launched commercial service with the A220....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partner.“Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel.American Airlines has changed its boarding groups and TPG reader Dave seems to be getting the short end of it, as his Facebook message relates…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Dave”]I just received word that my Citi AAdvantage credit card benefits have changed — I now get Group 5 boarding instead of Group 1 boarding....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel.TPG reader Geraldine sent us a Facebook message after she tried booking an American Airlines reduced mileage award and ran into problems…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Geraldine”]I just called to book an AA reduced mileage award and the agent wouldn’t let me because the destination is not on the list, even though the city of origin is....

The royal family travels all around the world — in particular to some of the 53 sovereign states that make up the Commonwealth of Nations that include destinations like Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu and The Gambia.But how do they do so?The Queen herself does not travel on scheduled flights, but instead has chartered British Airways planes for official business numerous times before. For example, in 2011 she chartered a British Airways Boeing 777 for her journey to Australia for an 11-day tour with the Duke of Edinburgh and has also chartered the famous Concorde aircraft in the past....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.From 2004 to 2013, Singapore Airlines operated the longest flight in the world, between Singapore and Newark: flights SQ21 and SQ22. After a nearly five-year hiatus, Singapore Airlines resumed these flights, with the first one taking off from SIN on October 11 and back from EWR the following day. This time the airline is using a brand-new aircraft type that it hopes will operate efficiently enough to make the route profitable....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Just like many others in the miles and points community, my family is one a 3-4 month cycle with applying for new credit cards. What that basically means is that every 3-4 months, we look for the best available rewards credit card sign-up bonuses, and apply for a new card or two. Some in the community apply for way more than one or two cards every few months, but we are relatively conservative with our approach....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.JetBlue has been known to offer some crazy promotions in the past. And while this one is not $29 for a cross-country flight, it does offer a solid 20% off all domestic flights and 15% off all international flights. The discount is off base fare only, and it does not include government-imposed taxes and fees. The promotion is valid for all flights between September 7 and November 9, with the period from October 1 to October 10 being blacked out....