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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Starting today through October 10, 2016, Hilton’s offering a flash sale of up to 25%-30% off select properties in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Travel must be completed on weekends between October 7, 2016 and January 29, 2017. As with most flash sales, full payment is required at the time of booking, and rates are nonrefundable. To book, go the Honors flash sale page and look at the properties available to see if any appeal to you....

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 Hyatt Credit Card comes with a sign-up bonus of two free nights, plus another free night at each cardmember anniversary. But what if you want to book a longer reservation by combining free nights from others or adding points, as TPG reader Thomas asked us in a Facebook message…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Thomas”]If I get a Hyatt card and my wife gets one, can we put the 4 nights together for a single stay?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Steven messaged me on Facebook to ask:“Could you tell us how you manage your credit cards in terms of payment due dates and making sure you don’t miss a payment?“Maintaining a pristine credit score is crucial if you plan to get multiple credit cards in order to earn a lot of points and frequent flyer miles....

On September 25th, 2019, just a few days before the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) opened its doors to passengers. After nearly five years of construction at a cost equivalent to $25 billion, the sprawling airport is ready to take some of the strain off of Beijing Capital Airport (PEK), which has been operating close to capacity for a while now....

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.A bizarre incident took place Saturday at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport when a man entered an operational taxiway and climbed the wing of a flight preparing to take off.“Around 2 p.m. PST, Alaska Airlines flight 1367 from Las Vegas to Portland was preparing for takeoff when the pilot noticed an individual advancing towards the aircraft,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes a close look at the Chase Ink family of cards and how you can maximize their huge earning potential by educating yourself about their category spending bonuses and annual limits.As readers know, the Chase Ink family of cards – including the Ink Bold, Ink Plus and Ink Cash and Ink Classic – represents one of the most outstanding arsenals of travel credit cards to earn free travel because the points are earned into Ultimate Rewards, which offers many redemption opportunities like transfers to Hyatt and United (for Plus and Bold cardholders)....

All of Swiss’ Airbus A340-300 aircraft have gotten some new life. On Tuesday, the airline revealed that it had completed its refurbishment program for all A340s in its fleet.Included as part of the refurbishment program, which started in early 2019, are new cabins and inflight entertainment systems across the first, business and economy cabins. The new hard product is similar to what passengers can expect to find on the airline’s Boeing 777 aircraft — a vast improvement over the older, outdated products....

The Tempe Police Department has released video of the fatal crash in which an Uber autonomous car struck and killed a pedestrian.The 22-second video shows two angles from cameras on the self-driving car. One view faces out toward the road as the car is driving, and the other shows the person in the driver’s seat who was monitoring the autonomous vehicle.The video stops just before the car hits the pedestrian, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today, American Express launched the new metal version of the Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN. Effective immediately, the once-plastic card will turn metal like its personal counterpart. Luckily, there’s a an easy way for existing cardholders to request a metal version.Existing Business Platinum cardholders can visit open.com/businessplatinum to log in to your account. From there, visit the ‘Account Services’ tab and select the ‘Order a Replacement Card’ option....

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 Qantas Group just announced a new initiative that could make it the world’s first airline to reuse, recycle and compost at least 75% of its waste by the end of 2021.Currently, Qantas and Jetstar discard of more than 30,000 tons of waste a year....

Google Trips — Google’s travel companion app — will go offline on Aug. 5. Many of the app’s most popular trip-planning features will be folded into the company’s other services, such as Google Maps and Search.Trip pages organize travelers’ information and allows them to save their reservations and itineraries to their phone, all in one place.Since launching in 2016, the app has offered users access to curated itineraries and provided recommendations for tourist destinations, activities and restaurants, along with a page containing hotel and transportation reservations culled from linked Gmail accounts....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.While you’re looking for strategies to maximize the rewards potential from your credit cards, hackers and thieves in the underworld are busy crafting plans to steal your financial information and rack up massive bills in your name. According to Javelin Strategy’s 2018 Identity Fraud Study, 16.7 million Americans were victims of identity fraud last year — the highest number since the company started tracking the data in 2003....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you’re thinking about retention offers that issuers may offer when trying to dissuade you from closing your account. Banks pay a lot to acquire customers, so it can be worth it for them to offer a bonus for staying. These incentives are usually enough to negate the cost of the annual fee, or they can sometimes be worth even more....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today’s the day — Election Day, that is. With so much at stake, there’s reason enough for you to take some time out of your day to head to the polls. Now, Shake Shack is making the prospect of letting your voice be heard even better with the reward of free fries just for voting.All you have to do is vote for your free fries — it’s simple....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Platinum Card® from American Express is loaded with benefits — from its fantastic bonus categories to special perks it provides. Now, Amex is targeting cardholders with a special offer to earn bonus Membership Rewards points for adding authorized users on to their account. If you were targeted, you can earn up to 20,000 bonus points for adding additional cardholders....

What makes American Express Membership Rewards points so valuable is the flexibility they provide. Right now, you can transfer them to 16 frequent flyer programs, and two hotel partners. And soon, that roster of airlines will be even greater.Beginning later in August, Membership Rewards-earning cardholders will be able to transfer their points directly to AerClub, the loyalty program of Aer Lingus. As with the other Avios programs that Amex points can be transferred to, the transfers will be at a 1:1 ratio, and in increments in 1,000 points....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s enough drama surrounding Air Canada, Aeroplan and Aimia that one could justify a primetime television show to cover its various twists and turns. Days after Air Canada offered to buy the program it opted out of (and parent company Aimia pooh-poohed), it signed a partnership with regional Canadian airline Porter Airlines. Fast forward to now, and Aimia is trumpeting the addition of two more Canadian airlines — Edmonton-based Flair Airlines and Montreal-based Air Transat — which will become a part of the revamped loyalty program starting in July 2020....

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....

If you’re in the process of booking a trip to a Marriott resort in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean or Latin America, listen up. The world’s largest hotel chain is now offering a discount of up to 20% on resort stays booked by October 31, giving you the opportunity to save some serious cash.I received an email this morning with details on the sale, but it appears to be a publicly-available offer that’s been ongoing since August 1....

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....