Between the ride-on Modobag and the stair-climbing TraxPack, carry-on luggage is getting a whole lot smarter these days — much of it thanks to the power of crowdfunding. But few bags seem to have piqued the traveling public’s interest as much as the Barracuda, a sleek, collapsible carry-on that managed to raise more than $2 million in funding between Kickstarter and Indiegogo last year — and will begin shipping next month....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.We’ve seen incredible deals on Oneworld flights booked through British Airways, such as this $1,058 round-trip fare — in business class. Does that sound a bit too good to be true? Well, in some regards, it is — you do need to jump through some hoops in order to score the cheapest business-class flights, taking advantage of discounts from AARP and Visa....
Despite having an economy that’s heavily reliant on tourism, there’s currently only one US-managed hotel in all of Cuba. If you’re looking to redeem points for a free hotel night in Cuba, the only option is the Four Points by Sheraton Havana, though that option will be disappearing by August 31, 2020.Marriott will be forced to terminate its management of the Four Points Havana and, along with other US hotel companies, will be barred from operating any properties in Cuba due to a new directive from the U....
Speaking from experience, one of the more challenging elements of breastfeeding a baby is keeping it up once travel (re)enters the picture. When traveling returns to your schedule, you have a couple of choices. Either your baby or toddler has to come with you on all of your trips so they can continue to nurse at regular intervals – which isn’t simple if you are traveling for work. Or, pumping will become a steady and unyielding fixture in your routine no matter where you are or what else you have going on....
This week, TPG Editor-in-Chief Zach Honig had a chance to spend a few minutes in The Residence on Etihad’s A380. Read on for his impressions of the $20,000 first-class suite.When Etihad shared the layout for its brand-new A380 last year, the airline’s first-of-its kind super-premium suite was the star of the show. Priced higher than first-class offerings from any other top carrier, The Residence will run you more than $20,000 one-way on the 14-hour flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, and more than $32,000 from New York to Abu Dhabi once Etihad adds the A380 to that route in December....
Each week in his column “The Critical Points,” TPG Senior Points and Miles Contributor Richard Kerr presents his opinion on a loyalty program, card product or recent news that he believes is overlooked, unsung or the result of groupthink taking mass opinion in a direction with which he doesn’t agree. His goal is not necessarily to convince you to agree with his position but rather to induce critical thought for each of the topics and positions he covers....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Credit cards are arguably more lucrative than they’ve ever been. In large part, that has to do with the higher-than-ever sign-up bonuses we’re seeing. These incentives, coupled with other perks and a generous points-earning structure, make credit cards a must for anyone looking to maximize their points and miles for travel. But it’s important to remember that those lucrative sign-up bonuses won’t last forever....
In a recent interview with CNBC conducted in the back of an Uber, company CEO Dara Khosrowshahi shared a couple of etiquette tips for passengers when ridesharing, including one that may come as a surprise.When asked by Andrew Ross Sorkin about “proper etiquette for a passenger,” Khosrowshahi says that if passengers are going to use their phone, the polite thing to do is ask your driver first if it’s ok to do so....
In a media call on Wednesday, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz and Vice President International Network Patrick Quayle detailed plans for the airline to launch several new international routes. It is the largest-ever international expansion out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and United heralded the additions as the carrier’s “premier gateway to the Pacific.“The following routes or frequencies will be added from SFO in 2019:San Francisco (SFO) - Melbourne (MEL) — Year-round nonstop service beginning Oct....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Apply here for the United Explorer Business Card with up to 100,000 bonus miles.If your business has been waiting for the right time to apply for the United Explorer Business Card, now is almost certainly that moment. The card is currently offering up to 100,000 miles as part of an increased tiered sign-up bonus.New cardholders will earn 50,000 miles after spending $5,000 in the first three months, plus an additional 50,000 miles after spending $25,000 total within the first six months of account opening....
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.While there’s long been an option to get it for cheap — just $4.99 per screen, regardless of the length of a flight — United remained one of the few US airline holdouts to charge for some in-flight entertainment options....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The famous US Airways 100% Buy Miles bonus has returned now through May 25, 2014. This promotion essentially allows you to buy or gift miles for 1.88 cents but in order to get the full bonus of 100%, you’ll need to buy 30,000-50,000 miles.If you buy 10,000-19,000 miles, you just get a 50% bonus, and if you buy 20,000-29,000 miles, you get a 75% bonus....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Forget London! Use less Avios and pay fewer fees and taxes to get to Dublin instead.This nifty little piece of advice comes courtesy of my friend Lucky at One Mile at a Time.While the British Airways Visa Signature Card 100,000 Avios points credit card offer is one of the best deals out there (currently unavailable), it’s not perfect for those that want to go to Europe because BA tacks on hefty fuel surcharges and taxes which often run over $600, even in economy....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Wells Fargo is one of the “big four” banks in the US, alongside JP Morgan, Citi and Bank of America. All three of its other competitors have hefty travel credit card products, but Wells Fargo has lagged behind in that department, until recently when they launched two new credit card products aimed at getting a piece of the lucrative travel credit card market....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Every travel site will tell you how to do things the right way. But as every traveler knows, sometimes things go wrong. In his bimonthly “Mistake Monday” series, TPG Contributor J. Keith van Straaten invites you to learn from his mistakes — his many, many mistakes.There’s no better travel than free travel. So when I found out I had cousins living outside of Florence, Italy, I suddenly became very interested in bonding with my family — and/or staying in their home for free....
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.The third quarter just started and the Chase Freedom card is offering an intriguing bonus category for the next three months. (No longer open to new applicants.) But TPG reader Rochelle wants to know if she should forgo points for the extra cash back…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Rochelle”]Chase Freedom is offering 5% cash back on restaurants from July 1-September 30....
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.Icelandic budget carrier WOW Air will revive its seasonal service to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport next summer.[Update, 3/28/2019: WOW Air has ceased operations. Find our ongoing coverage of WOW Air’s collapse, and what affected passengers can do about it, 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.The US government has been temporarily reopened for the next three weeks, and it’s not just the aviation world that’s breathing a sigh of relief.A vital part of the process of getting rosé distributed is having labels approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) by means of a Certificate of Label Approval (COLA)....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.It’s the final day of TPG Intern Kevin Song‘s week-long Admirals Club tour with the Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard. He’s making a trip to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and capping off the week with an afternoon in New York LaGuardia’s Centurion Lounge for comparison.You can find his other reports in this series from Chicago-O’Hare, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Boston....
It’s no secret we’re all adjusting to our new normal as the coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world.The novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has affected nearly 200,000 people around the world in 165 countries and territories and all 50 U.S. states. Life as we know it is temporarily on pause.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.To cope with this current reality, airlines are slashing capacity and offering unprecedented change and cancellation fee waivers, as people are only traveling right now for urgent and essential reasons....
