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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Here’s a look at the coolest new hotels opening around the world by the end of March, including two noteworthy Four Points by Sheraton hotels in Melbourne and Montenegro, and a millennial-friendly offering by Wyndham in Fort Lauderdale.1. MadeLocation: New York’s NoMad neighborhoodNumber of Rooms: 108Three Interesting Facts: 1. Made is a new hotel brand from Sam Gelin, founder of Craft Hospitality, a company that creates events like the NYC Craft Distillers Festival and DC Wine Fest....

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.After 137 years of construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia received a building permit on Friday. The basilica first applied for a building permit in 1885 and has been waiting for approval by the City Council of Sant Martí de Provençals, which in the meantime has become a Barcelona neighborhood....

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.South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines will suspend flights between Seoul and San Francisco from March 1 to April 14, 2020, the airline said in a statement to TPG on Friday.Routes Online had reported initially on the suspension, the result of a 2013 crash that left three dead....

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.Although Delta’s SkyMiles program doesn’t have the best reputation, it frequently has flash sales for award flights featuring fantastic deals such as flights to Asia for 50,000 SkyMiles round-trip, Bermuda for 12,000 SkyMiles, Mexico for 12,000 SkyMiles and London for 36,000 SkyMiles....

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....

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.For many readers, earning points and miles is a great way to unlock premium-class redemptions and luxurious hotel rooms. However, you may be more interested in booking award flights in coach, and you can often get two or even three round-trip economy flights for the same number of points or miles as a single business or first-class flight....

It’s been two days since airplane manufacturer Boeing issued a safety warning for its 737 MAX aircraft — the plane involved in the deadly Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which killed all 189 people on board. Aviation experts are still parsing what the alert means for the popular new generation of workhorse aircraft and the consequences for pilots across the globe.The bulletin came on the heels of investigators’ discovery that one of the the 2-month-old plane’s Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors played a role in its sudden nosedive into the Java Sea just 13 minutes after takeoff....

Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest had a combined 110 million members before the programs were integrated in the second half of 2018. Now, the new Marriott Bonvoy program counts 130,000,000 among its ranks, as it grows alongside competitor programs, such as Hilton Honors, which added 14 million new members in 2018.“We continue to build our company for the future,” Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson stated in a press release....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – View the current offers here.One of the things I love most about being The Points Guy is getting to hear stories from readers about how award travel has affected their lives — the exotic vacations they’ve planned, the trips they’ve made to be with family and friends, the premium seats and suites they’ve experienced and so much more, all made possible by points and miles....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TO THE POINT: Getting from island to island in Hawaii is pretty easy, especially with a short hop between Maui and Kauai aboard Hawaiian Airlines’ Boeing 717. The pros: service with a smile and an Aloha state of mind. The cons: teeny tiny trays, cramped economy seats and a strange lack of snacks.There are plenty of nonstop flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL), but the better an airfare deal is, the more willing I am to use a connecting flight instead....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Last week, we told you about an amazing offer from Chase and Southwest: targeted Southwest Rapid Rewards members could sign up for a Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card and earn a Southwest Companion Pass after just one purchase.This offer is incredible. Typically, in order to get the Companion Pass, you’re going to have to earn 110,000 Southwest Companion Pass-eligible points from doing a ton of flying, spending on a Southwest co-branded credit card and/or shopping through the Southwest Rapid Rewards portal....

Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Mina, who double booked herself on Southwest when her schedule was uncertain:My husband recently moved to Los Angeles and I’m in medical school in Kansas City, and we made a plan to visit each other every few weeks during this transition. We have mostly been flying Southwest so we have the flexibility to change our tickets at the last minute if needed....

Each week in his column “The Critical Points,” TPG Loyalty and Engagement Editor 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....

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.Sharing photos and documenting trips are definitely fun parts of traveling, but the Ayana Resort and Spa in Bali, Indonesia wants you to unplug completely.The resort is banning smartphones and other electronic devices from its pool as a way to help guests live “in the moment....

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.Are you swimming in United Airlines Electronic Travel Certificates (ETCs)? You’re certainly not alone. As coronavirus began leading airlines and travelers to cancel flights back in March, a number of carriers made every attempt to hold onto cash....

Virgin Atlantic is continuing to expand its route network, adding frequencies and new aircraft. Since beginning to roll out its brand-new Airbus A350 aircraft on routes between London and New York, the airline has remained tight-lipped as to what other destinations — in addition to New York and Los Angeles — will get its newest jet.However, on Tuesday, the carrier unveiled a slew of new A350 destinations and additional frequencies to its route network that will kick in, for the most part, in summer 2020....

The Canadian city of Halifax is getting a new WestJet route to Europe.That will come June 5, when WestJet launches seasonal nonstop service from Nova Scotia’s largest city to Manchester (MAN), England. The carrier will offer four flights a week through Oct. 24 on Boeing 737-700 aircraft.The Manchester route gives Halifax (YHZ) another transatlantic link on WestJet, which already offers a seasonal schedule from the city to Dublin, Ireland (DUB); Glasgow, Scotland (GLA); London Gatwick (LGW) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Aaman sent me a message on Facebook to ask about credit card sign-up bonuses:“I recently got the Sapphire Preferred Card and met the spending requirement for the sign-up bonus. Do I have to wait until the end of the promotional period (three months) to receive that bonus in my account?”In an ideal world, credit card sign-up bonuses would be deposited into your account immediately after you meet the spending requirements....

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.Parents traveling with infants aboard long-haul Air France flights in La Première, business and premium economy class have a gift awaiting them: a cute penguin with some baby amenities stashed inside. (Air France’s previous baby gift was in the shape of a fox, but we think this penguin is much cuter!...