In April 2020, United MileagePlus removed its partner award chart. Partner awards continued pricing at the lowest Saver level from the last-published award charts for a while. But over time, United Airlines has slowly raised its unpublished partner award rates. Last month, United devalued first-class partner redemptions, increasing award prices up to 100%. Now, the…

Virgin Voyages is finally bringing its adults-only cruises to the New York and Los Angeles markets. The 2-year-old cruise brand, which currently operates most of its North America sailings out of Miami, on Wednesday announced it would soon offer its first regular sailings from the giant coastal cities as well as Seattle. The trips will…

Tokyo’s buzzy Ginza district is known for its shopping, entertainment and nightlife, and it’s just gotten another injection of cool from the new Tokyo Edition, Ginza, the latest location of Marriott‘s collection of high-end Edition hotels. The Tokyo Edition, Ginza is the 19th outpost of this upscale brand, the hotel chain first brought to life…

A slew of exciting new hotels have been popping up in Honolulu — and starting June 1, there will be a new lifestyle hotel in the heart of one the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Here’s a first look at Romer House Waikiki. Related: Best hotels in Honolulu in 2024 An adults-only hotel, this Romer House…

American Airlines has delayed the rollout of a controversial new system for awarding AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points. But the changes are still coming. What’s next? In plain English, American Airlines will cut earnings for miles and Loyalty Points on some nondirect bookings made with certain travel agents and other third-party sellers. American wants to…

Pedal your way to a Park Hyatt award redemption? It seems Hyatt is making that possible. The hotel company behind brands like Park Hyatt, Andaz and Thompson Hotels rolled out a program Wednesday that allows World of Hyatt members the ability to earn points when they use Peloton equipment at participating hotels. The Peloton partnership…

April was another busy month for airline network planners — both at home and abroad. Perhaps most excitingly, two international airlines added new pins to their U.S. route maps. Philippine Airlines is adding service to Seattle, and Turkish Airlines is expanding to Denver, its 14th U.S. destination. U.S. airlines also kept themselves busy this month….

Hotel elite status carries benefits that can make every stay more comfortable, more rewarding and more affordable. Hopefully, you already have a plan regarding elite status qualification (or requalification) for your favorite hotel chains. Remember, you can obtain elite status in some of the major hotel programs just by having the right hotel credit card….

The Colombian carrier Avianca is partnering with Cardless to release two new credit cards, which will be available in late May. These cards will utilize American Express as their payment processor. Avianca is known for its LifeMiles loyalty program, which has some nice sweet spot redemptions. And just like we saw with the recent waitlist…

Spirit Airlines is once again adding a slew of new routes that double down on the airline’s recent strategy of boosting service in entrenched hubs of network carriers. This time, the Dania Beach, Florida-based carrier is launching eight new routes for the peak summer season, all of which touch either Dallas-Fort Worth or Detroit. Spirit…