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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This is one announcement many of us have been anticipating for quite some time. The day has finally arrived!Tuesday morning, American Express confirmed that it’s planning to open a Centurion Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The issuer’s latest hangout will be located after security in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and is expected to open in 2019....

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.We’ve known since January that the historic 100,000-point sign-up bonus for the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card would end on March 12. While January 11 was the last day to sign up online for the 100k bonus (before it was slashed to 50,000 points), potential new cardholders could sign up in a Chase branch until March 12 to get the full 100,000-point offer (March 11 being the last day to apply)....

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 - Chase Sapphire Preferred CardI just got notice from Chase that the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card 50,000 point sign-up bonus will be changing on Tuesday April 3, 2012, so if you were waiting to get this card, you should do it now....

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, 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.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, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking. Remember: Fares may disappear quickly, so book right away and take advantage of Orbitz’s courtesy cancellation if you’re unable to travel....

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.Like the sun rising and setting, price increases on tickets for the various Disney theme parks around the world are a way of life. Unfortunately, these price increases are nowhere near as inspirational as a beautiful sunrise. In fact, the latest round of price increases at Disneyland are downright painful in some regards....

It’s always nice to lend a hand to others in need, but if you can earn miles while doing it, that puts the icing on the cake.United Airlines announced Tuesday the opportunity for MilagePlus members to earn miles while donating directly to charities aiding residents in California who have fallen victim to the wildfires ravaging the northern and southern regions of the state.The airline said it would be starting a Crowdrise by GoFundMe fundraising campaign, which will allow MileagePlus members to donate directly to three charities helping with wildfire relief: The American Red Cross, the North Valley Community Foundation or the Ventura County Foundation....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Editor’s note: This page is regularly updated with the current offer for the United Explorer Card. Keep in mind you may see some reader comments referring to older offers below.Official application link: Apply for the United Explorer Card with a 60,000-mile bonusThe United Explorer Card, the primary personal cobranded airline credit card for United Airlines, has seen some improvements over the last couple of years, including the addition of a pair of popular bonus categories....

BLADE is already well known as the largest coordinator of short-distance aviation in the Northeast. What’s less known, but equally exclusive, is its seasonal jet service to Miami through its BLADEone service, which has entered its third season of operation.For the third season, BLADEone is offering an expanded schedule with double the flights compared to last year — you can now fly BLADEone between NYC and Miami on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays....

Several female pilots and flight attendants are suing low-cost Frontier Airlines, alleging that the carrier discriminated against pregnant and nursing employees, according to a federal lawsuit filed on December 10.The women claimed they faced “mounting obstacles” during pregnancy or while nursing on the job.The suit claims the plaintiffs faced discipline for absences related to pregnancy and were eventually forced to take unpaid leave weeks or months before their due dates. One woman alleges she was “forced off the job” during the entire breastfeeding period....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Every purchase is an opportunity to earn travel rewards, and in order to boost your loyalty account balances, it’s important to maximize your return on each dollar. Today, TPG Contributor Richard Kerr explains how you can rack up points and miles on hotel spending, and offers other strategies to make your next stay more lucrative.In a perfect world, you would always have enough points for a free hotel night....

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.Want to know how far you’ve traveled this year with Uber? Or how many trips you’ve taken since signing up for the service? Well, Uber’s sending out emails to users containing rider-specific statistics since signing up for the service....

Buckle up. A new way to redeem your Hilton points is right around the corner.Literally.As of today, if you’re a Hilton Honors member, you can redeem your points on Lyft rides. It’s the latest development in the partnership between the two companies since it was announced in May.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.All you have to do is select a fixed amount of points you’d like to redeem in exchange for Lyft credits....

The decade that ends with this year has been full of technological advancements in aviation. From the debut of the Boeing 787, the first commercial jet made largely of composite materials, to the proliferation of smartphones, the 2010s have brought some major changes to the ways we travel by air.None may have been as revolutionary as the birth of commercial jet flight in the 1950s or the arrival of double-decker jumbo jets in the 1960s, but they have made air travel more efficient, helping drive down its costs — and its prices — for everybody....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Last night the Oneworld Mega Do domestic portion kicked off with a party at the Dallas Ft. Worth Airport Hyatt Regency. Hyatt is the hotel sponsor of the event, so naturally Gold Passport head Jeff Zidell addressed the crowd and unveiled their new spring promotion.I was able to snap a picture before he flipped the slide, but it’s at an angle so here’s the key information:1) The promo is based on nights, not stays2) Bonuses are cumulative, so you get each level threshold when you hit those number of nights, plus any prior bonuses3) You get a 25% bonus if you have the Chase Hyatt VisaBonuses:4 nights = 4,000 point bonus plus 1,000 if you have the credit card8 nights = 8,000 additional bonus points plus 2,000 additional if you have the credit card12 nights = 12,000 additional bonus points plus 3,000 additional if you have the credit card16 nights = 20,000 additional bonus points plus 5,000 additional if you have the credit cardTotal haul if you do 16 nights would be 44,000 plus 11,000 if you have the credit cardMy TakeThis is a pretty decent promotion, especially compared to the competition....

Wednesday night, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) experienced a power outage that caused a ripple effect of delays and cancellations.The terminals serving Southwest and United appeared to be affected the most. Hundreds of passengers were briefly stuck on grounded aircraft, according to The Associated Press.The outage was caused by a glitch at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power station, the Los Angeles Times reports. Airport personnel also told the Times that it takes about 1....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Southwest and Chase are offering an increased sign-up bonus on a few of their co-branded credit cards. If you sign up for any of the three following cards, you’ll earn the increased sign-up bonus of 60,000 points after meeting the minimum spend requirements: the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card or the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One of the best features of Starwood Preferred Guest points is the ability to transfer them to over 30 airline partners and to score a 5,000-mile bonus for every 20,000 points you transfer.But one question that comes up time and again is, how long exactly does it take for those transfers to go through? It’s a significant question because you could be searching for flight award availability, find an itinerary you want and then try to transfer your Starpoints after that....

US President Donald Trump said in a speech Friday afternoon that he would sign a bill to reopen the federal government for three weeks until Feb. 15.The announcement follows widespread flight delays due to lack of air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and other airports on the East Coast. The Federal Aviation Administration said that due to an uptick in sick callouts by air traffic controllers — who are unpaid during the shutdown — the organization had to take steps to slow air traffic across the US....