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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.Delta continues to impress us with one award sale after another. Past deals have included European flights from 24,000 SkyMiles round-trip in economy, Australia from 48,000 miles round-trip in economy, South Korea for 50,000 miles in economy or 70,000 SkyMiles round-trip in premium economy and Mexico (Los Cabos, Mexico City, Cancun) from just 12,000 miles in economy....

As the saga surrounding the safety issues of the Boeing 737 MAX continue, the latest setback for the company is the first order cancellation by an airline for the grounded plane. According to a report from Bloomberg, Flyadeal has canceled its order for 50 of the Boeing planes.Flyadeal’s parent company, Saudi Arabian Airlines, inked a deal with Boeing’s competitor Airbus at the Paris Air Show last month for 50 planes from the Airbus A320neo family....

Delta’s international economy is going to start looking a little more premium today.The airline has introduced a new service standard which will give Main Cabin passengers on flights scheduled for more than 6.5 hours a slew of new amenities. A few other shorter international flights will feature the improved service, too.Sign up for the free daily TPG newsletter for more travel tips!Shortly after takeoff, coach passengers on qualifying flights will be treated to a complimentary Bellini and hot towel....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Noah sent me a message on Facebook to ask about credit card bonus categories:“I went on a scuba trip to Palau last month. I thought it would count as a travel purchase (and earn a bonus on my Citi card), but the merchant was categorized differently so I didn’t get the points I expected. Is there any way to tell how a merchant is classified in advance?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As I’ve written about before, an interesting result of the ongoing budget drama and quasi-FAA shutdown is the inability for airlines to collect certain taxes on tickets. Fares were briefly lower last week, until the opportunistic airlines decided (almost in unison, hmm) to raise fares the amount of the taxes they would have collected.While I completely understand that airlines are businesses and need to make money, I was disappointed nonetheless, because airfares this summer (at least on the routes I take) have skyrocketed and every little savings helps....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Heather writes:Do you know of any European credit cards that offer the great value of collecting points and bonus point offers like the US credit cards do? My fiance is Dutch so he cannot get an American credit card. If you know of any good cards I would love to hear about it. I was thinking as an alternative I could get him one of those second cards on my account....

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.Starwood Preferred Guest is one of the most lucrative loyalty programs out there — in part because of its valuable Starpoints, but also because of its partnerships....

View this post on Instagram U.S. airlines parked more than 3,000 aircraft during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, including these @united widebodies at Washington Dulles. #avgeek A post shared by Ned Russell (@airbus777) on Jun 4, 2020 at 7:10am PDT View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram U.S. airlines parked more than 3,000 aircraft during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, including these @united widebodies at Washington Dulles....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today we have a question from TPG reader Rhoda who is debating whether to keep her Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or Ink Bold card open.“I have both the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Ink Bold cards. After the annual fee-free year is up, would it make more sense for me to keep only the Ink Bold and close the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (because of the 5x office supple category)?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s no question that walking into a brand-new cabin with a “new plane smell,” factory-fresh seats and, well, not a single passenger in sight, could taint your perspective a bit. But Korean Air’s 787-9 Dreamliner wasn’t just putting on a show during our visit to Boeing’s new South Carolina facility last month. This plane’s configuration really is a step above the rest, especially back in coach — well, with one exceptional exception....

It looks like the Queen of the Skies may soon become the Queen of the Seas. The world’s largest eco-friendly underwater theme park is planned to open in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain. The park, which is set to span over 100,000 square meters, will feature a decommissioned Boeing 747 as its centerpiece. The Jumbo Jet is reportedly the largest aircraft to ever be submerged.A rendering of the site featured on the Bahraini Tourism Authority’s Instagram showed what appears to be a passenger 747-400, but it is not known at this point where the plane will come from and what model of 747 it will be....

Here’s a recap of the top points and miles news from this week:Get a 100% bonus on Dividend Miles through Sunday, May 25.Reminder - this weekend is your last opportunity to buy US Airways miles with a 100% bonus, as the promotion ends on Sunday May 25, 2014. The bonus amounts are as follows:Purchase 10,000-19,000 miles, get a 50% bonusPurchase 20,000-29,000 miles, get a 75% bonusPurchase 30,000-50,000 miles, get a 100% bonusYou can purchase a maximum of 50,000 miles....

“Mexico’s first destination is America. But America’s first destination is not Mexico.“These two sentences kick off Aeromexico’s viral “DNA Discounts” commercial. The whimsical video goes on to interview some Americans in Wharton, Texas, regarding their perceptions of Mexico as a destination to visit, with varying responses. The kicker: Each of the interviewees, it turns out, has some Mexican ancestry.“We did a DNA test to find out their percentage of Mexican ancestry, and turned that into discounts,” the video narrator says, explaining that the history of mutual immigration between the United States and its neighbor to the south dates back as far as the early 1800s, especially in southwestern states such as Arizona and Utah....

With the Boeing 737 MAX still grounded and a software fix seemingly still months away, airlines have been forced to extend flight cancellations to avoid major day-to-day disruptions. This past week, United Airlines announced that it was extending Boeing 737 MAX cancellations through December. Now, American Airlines has confirmed that it will also extend its Boeing 737 MAX cancellations.In a press release this morning, American Airlines announced that it is extending cancellations for flights operated by the Boeing 737 MAX through December 3, 2019....

Update: British Airways has reduced the economy and premium economy discounts to previous levels ($65 for World Traveler and $130 for World Traveler Plus), but all four discounts (including business and first class) are now available for bookings made through October 21, 2016.Great news, economy travelers: British Airways has increased the AARP discount for economy and premium economy flights. While you previously could save $65 off economy flights and $130 off premium economy flights, the discount has now been sweetened to $100 per person per round-trip in economy and $200 per person per round-trip in premium economy....

The end of December is a notoriously expensive time of year for travel, and often, affordable flights are booked up months in advance. Add in the inevitable costs of buying gifts, and traveling home to see loved ones can seem impossible.TPG U.K. has teamed up with British Airways to gift two lucky readers — provided they are U.K. citizens or residents — complimentary return flights home to Great Britain for the holidays....

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....

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released data in its latest air travel report about one of the many aspects of travel that can completely make or break your airport experience: luggage mishandling. Let’s just say the results may make you reconsider your loyalty.In the study conducted, the DOT essentially compared the track record for the top airlines’ handling of baggage by revealing the rate of mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Sunday, May 8 is Mother’s Day, so it’s time to start thinking about getting her something special. Luckily, the holiday is also a perfect opportunity to earn some extra bonus AAdvantage miles by using a shopping portal (along with utilizing some lucrative bonus offers) to make your purchase.Mother’s Day Shopping via PortalsFor those who aren’t super familiar with shopping portals, they’re sites that offer loyalty program members bonus points or miles for shopping at specific retailers....