The last day of your cruise is always bittersweet. You have one more incredible day of delicious meals, drinks, pool time and shows, but with packing and other errands to fit in, you know your return to reality is on the horizon. As stress-free as cruising can generally be, walking off a cruise ship isn’t…
While The Platinum Card® from American Express offers many travel and lifestyle perks, it is also one of the most expensive cards on the market with an annual fee of $695 per year (see rates and fees). Meanwhile, slotted below the Amex Platinum is the American Express® Gold Card, a product that carries fewer benefits…
Traveling with babies and children means bringing a lot of extras along for the journey. If you have small children, one essential you often can’t travel without is a stroller. With so many options, choosing which stroller to buy for travel can be enough to make your wheels fall off (that’s a stroller joke, by…
With the holiday season officially here, you may be wondering what to get that special someone in your life. While some people prefer unwrapping physical presents, others — such as many of the writers here at TPG — enjoy gifting and receiving vacations. Yes, giving the gift of travel may sound a bit complicated, but…
Virgin Atlantic offers three different cabins on its aircraft: economy, Premium (premium economy) and Upper Class (business class). But did you know its economy cabin offers three very different fare types? What are the differences, and which should you choose? Related: Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: How to earn and redeem points for maximum value Virgin…
My best friend and I have been huge fans of Adele since we were 13. So, when tickets to her Las Vegas residency went on sale, we promised each other that we’d go to the show no matter what — even if it meant sleeping overnight at the airport to avoid the steep Las Vegas…
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday deals have been coming in thick and fast for the last few weeks — you may have already spotted some of our round-ups of the best early deals.Tomorrow, however, marks the first official day of sales with many more deals set to be announced. Whether you have your…
Opening a theme park at the literal top of a mountain may not sound like a good idea, but in fact, that was just the case when the Land of Oz debuted in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, in 1970. Sitting at an elevation of 5,506 feet, the “Wizard of Oz”-themed park was initially created to…
If you’re traveling to the Maldives soon, prepare for some added costs. Beginning Dec. 1, foreign travelers will have to pay anywhere from $40 up to $720 more in airport taxes and fees — depending on the class they fly — to leave the South Asian archipelago by air. The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA)…
American Express Membership Rewards points and Chase Ultimate Rewards points are two of the most highly sought-after transferable currencies among travel enthusiasts. These points can unlock incredible redemptions in aspirational locations. Both programs offer a range of travel rewards credit cards and redemption options, including transferring points to airline and hotel partners or booking travel…