Understanding the complexities of stopovers and open jaws on award tickets can be overwhelming, but they can be a great way to visit two or more destinations for the price of one. Some airline programs have lenient routing rules that you can leverage to create a tour of Europe or Asia — and sometimes even…
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is a favorite business card at TPG, and it just got a whole lot better. To end 2024 with a bang, Amex Business Platinum just introduced up to $200 in Hilton statement credits per calendar year. (Credit to Frequent Miler for flagging this.) Let’s dive into this benefit…
Avios is quickly becoming one of the most widely used loyalty currencies. Long used by British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways and Finnair have recently joined the party and adopted Avios. A neat feature of the five airline programs is the ability to transfer Avios between them in any direction at a 1:1…
Earning hotel elite status through overnight stays alone can be difficult unless you are the most ruthless of road warriors. Luckily, there are several ways to accelerate your path to hotel elite status … and one might be sitting in your inbox right now. Delta Air Lines is teaming up with Hilton to offer complimentary…
Disney Cruise Line has done it. Disney Treasure, a new ship designed for seven-night adventures, has reset the bar for top-of-the-line Disney cruise adventures. It’s certainly my new favorite ship in the line’s fleet. The cruise line found inspiration in the settings of some of Disney’s most-loved stories, such as “Aladdin,” and classic theme park…
Norwegian Cruise Line‘s Norwegian Viva takes the best of everything about NCL and wraps it up in a stylish package that offers great food, friendly service, compelling entertainment and modern, classy design. The ship, part of Norwegian’s Prima Class, is interesting in that, while some aspects of the ship experience have shrunk, others have expanded….
Wailea Beach Resort by Marriott is an oceanfront property in Maui nestled between two crescent beaches (Wailea and Ulua) and along the scenic Wailea Coastal Walk. This stunning destination with a view is connected to high-end shopping at The Shops at Wailea, world-class golf courses and neighboring luxury resorts like the Grand Wailea Maui, A…
Pack your plaid flannels: The world’s largest hotel company is heading to the great outdoors. Marriott International announced two major pushes into the outdoor travel space Thursday morning. The hotel giant plans to acquire the Postcard Cabins brand — formerly known as Getaway Outposts — in a deal that will bring a national network of…
Finding your lost checked bag might just happen a little bit faster if you’re flying on United or Air Canada. That’s because the two carriers just enabled Apple’s new Share Item Location feature, which allows travelers to share their AirTag location with the airline when items are lost. Apple’s new feature, which was released on…
It seemingly wasn’t as hot in Tulum, Mexico, as United Airlines originally expected it would be. The Chicago-based carrier filed plans over the weekend to scrap one of its newest international routes and temporarily suspend two others, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson. Specifically, United will exit the…