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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.Amtrak is currently running its “Northeast Holiday Sale” with low fares all over the East Coast. The sale, which ends tonight at 11:59pm, has fares starting at $19 one-way on the Northeast Regional or $69 one-way on the high-speed Acela....

A while back, we asked our TPG Lounge readers to share their best tips for visiting Patagonia — a wilderness wonderland located in parts of southern Chile and southern Argentina — and venturing all the way down to Antarctica on points and miles. Here’s a look at some of our favorite answers. (Some responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity).For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

Delta Air Lines announced Friday that the airline would cut seat recline on select Airbus narrow-body aircraft. The decision to cut seat recline is merely a test to see if less recline improves the passenger experience as it relates to personal space — but is a decision that is already creating quite a buzz.The process of cutting seat recline has already begun, with Delta expecting the entire retrofitting process to take around two months....

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The next time you book a home instead of a hotel for your next trip, whether it’s a vacation rental or an urban pied-à-terre, you don’t have to limit yourself to using sites like Airbnb, Booking.com or VRBO to do it. More hotel companies than ever before are now offering homesharing, from Marriott and Choice Hotels to Wyndham and Accor.For the longest time, most major hotel companies shied away from offering homes alongside hotels, but within the past three years, there’s been a significant shift in how many view their roles in the homesharing side of the lodging industry....

When American Airlines introduced the ability to redeem miles for premium economy awards, it also debuted a new online award search tool.It took some time for customers to get familiar with the new search interface, and AA made some welcome updates along the way, like adding a calendar view and filter feature. This tool sometimes also displayed different award pricing than the beloved legacy search interface, which is why we always recommended checking both the old tool along with the new one....

From closing-door suites in business class to restaurant-style dining in lounges, US carriers have been upping their game for those sitting in first class. Meanwhile, it seems a constant in economy that aircraft seats and bathrooms are getting more cramped.That said, there are a few ways in which airlines are trying to outdo each other in economy: food options, high-speed Wi-Fi and plenty of in-flight entertainment options. JetBlue has long been a leader in these aspects, helping it score Best Domestic Economy Class product of the year at the inaugural TPG Awards....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As well as announcing a 10,000 point increase for the Freedom sign up bonus (No longer open to new applicants), Chase has also increased the Sapphire Preferred sign up offer to 45,000 bonus points. You will receive 40,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in the first 3 months and an additional 5,000 points when you add an authorized user to your account....

You may not have heard of it, but it’s been around for a few years, and it’s kind of a big deal. At least in its homeland. But it’s never left it, and that was a problem — until now, when it’s venturing for the first time outside its native territory.We are talking about the first passenger jet made in China, the Comac ARJ21. It’s the airplane that proved China was able to build its own jet airliners, if not at the same rate Boeing and Airbus do....

Air New Zealand has postponed the launch of its flight from Newark to Auckland, which would have been the fifth-longest in the world. The 8,810-mile nonstop was scheduled to begin on October 29 of this year, but the New Zealand Herald reported, citing airline officials, that it won’t happen until late 2021 because of the drop in demand from the coronavirus pandemic.In terms of distance flown, the flight would have ranked just behind Auckland to Dubai in the list of the world’s longest flights....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.2017 is almost over, and this year was a hectic one in the realm of credit cards. Compared to where we started in January, here in December we have everything from new products that wowed to rule changes that cramped many an elite flyer’s style. Let’s take a look back at the year and review some of the best and worst products, rewards adjustments and rule changes that credit card issuers announced, arranged in chronological order....

Now through August 21, customers can save $250 off a vacation booking to the Caribbean via American Airlines Vacations. Here are the details:Book now through August 21, 2019Valid for travel completed by March 31, 2020Use promotion code: CARIB250Minimum five-night stayMust include round-trip flightsPackages will earn the standard 1,000 AAdvantage miles per booking, though not when miles have been redeemed for paymentCannot be applied to preexisting reservationsWhile booking packages through airline portals isn’t always a great idea, there are times where it could make sense....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.While most of you are probably traveling today for Thanksgiving, US Airways is running a fare sale with flights starting at $41 between Las Vegas and Philadelphia for select dates in January and February.US Airways is running a fare sale from Las Vegas to Philly for $41 each way.These flights are bookable on the US Airways site, though my favorite way to search for these is using the ita Matrix....

United’s flagship premium product — Polaris — has been a long-time coming but receives solid reviews, and for good reason. It features Saks 5th Avenue bedding, chef-designed meals and top-notch lounges. Fittingly, saver award availability for these flights is scarce, with United heavily restricting the amount of space it releases.However, a recent search shows quite a bit of award availability at the saver level for May and June 2020 on the carrier’s nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Chicago-O’Hare (ORD):Amazingly, availability is for multiple travelers — the search above is for four people traveling together....

Reader Questions are answered twice a week by TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Ethan Steinberg.Whether you’re boarding a long flight or checking into an upscale hotel, complimentary upgrades are one of the most sought-after perks in the entire travel world. There are plenty of ideas circulating on the internet about what you can do to help or hurt your chances of scoring one, but the truth is much of the process is either automatic or based on elite status....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here - Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit CardThe Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton is both a totally normal, quite nice hotel and a total mystery. Located in Indian Wells — a golfer’s dreamland and one of the wealthiest towns in California — the 11-acre Miramonte consists of about a dozen Spanish Colonial–style buildings, enclosed by a tall hedge and surrounding a heated pool and spa....

Hitting a million miles flown is a big deal, especially on United Airlines. With some airlines, you’ll earn elite perks for life. In the case of United, you even get to share your current status with someone special, giving them the benefits of elite status without the hustle and spend. Perks increase the more you fly, with United lifetime elites earning Platinum status at 2 million miles, Premier 1K at 3 million, and Global Services for life at 4 million miles flown....

Two dueling meteor showers will peak Monday night, giving much of the United States the chance to see up to 25 meteors per hour streak across the night sky. However, some regions of the US will offer far better views of the spectacular astronomical event. Here’s where you’ll want to be to catch Monday night and Tuesday morning’s meteor shower.When to Catch the Meteor ShowerThe meteor shower will be most visible from dusk on Monday night with peak viewing lasting through dawn on Tuesday morning....

The Airbus A380 hasn’t been the game-changing aircraft its maker was hoping it would be. Orders for the plane have all but stopped, other than the last-minute deal with Emirates that managed to keep the biggest passenger airplane in production at least for now. But in what seems like a typical story for the A380, even that lifeline deal has run into problems.The latest poke in the eye for the aircraft is coming from very close to its hometown of Toulouse, France: two A380s are being scrapped for parts after being parked for months at the Lourdes - Tarbes airport....

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 coronavirus pandemic has had massive impacts on the travel industry, but what will the future of flying look like from the passenger’s perspective? We’ve already seen first-hand reports from TPG staffers, and long-time staples may be on the chopping block, but on this week’s Future of Travel webinar with Brian Kelly, we heard directly from someone at the top....