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Hyatt is awarding its World of Hyatt members with up to 20,000 bonus points this fall, and another promotion offers unlimited double points at Hyatt’s 2 most famous budget brands. With the other offer, starting after the second eligible stay,…

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) sure has been in the news a lot lately, now that the airline left Star Alliance and joined SkyTeam. The latest announcement is a codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic. Here’s what travelers should know about the latest…

If you book soon, you could get 10,000 bonus miles on your next Frontier Airlines flight. That trip needs to be a round-trip booking, you need to book it by October 8 (this coming Tuesday), and it needs to happen…

American Airlines Cruises has introduced excellent bonuses for booking qualifying cruises in the coming months. With this limited-time deal, you can earn up to 3 American Airlines miles for every $1 just by booking a cruise. Plus, AAdvantage Cardholders can…

If you’re in the best years of your life, Frontier Airlines wants to offer you a 55% discount. Customers who are 55 years of age or older can score a big discount on round-trip bookings, but you need to book…

Love it or hate it, Ryanair has been at the forefront of several innovations in air travel. Now, the budget airline is shaking things up further, planning to eliminate check-in desks at airports and relegate paper boarding passes to the…

Want extra Lufthansa Miles & More miles? A new promotion could give you quadruple earnings at Best Western hotels in Europe for the next 2 months. Miles & More miles can be difficult to earn because the program lacks transfer…

If you’ve got Chase’s most premium credit card, you now have access to more lounges. That’s because Chase Sapphire Reserve^® cardholders can now access numerous Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges. Here’s a look at this new benefit and which lounges…

For those looking to earn Southwest Rapid Rewards points in additional ways, we have some good news. Let us introduce Southwest Cruises. This new cruise portal offers more than just cruise bookings for your favorite cruise lines. It also provides…

The American Express^® Green Card is set to lose a key benefit in January. The annual LoungeBuddy credit will go away, and there’s no word yet on whether anything will take its place. If you have this card or were…

For the next few weeks, you can earn bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles on donations to the American Red Cross. So long as you donate at least $25, you earn 10 miles per $1 donated. Here’s a closer look at…

Why pay full price when you can get a big discount? If that’s your mentality, Brightline has a new promotion offering $29 Smart Saver fares and $49 Smart fares. However, you have just 2 days to make your bookings, so…

In an interesting piece of news, Qatar Airways plans to buy a minority stake in Virgin Australia. The latter has struggled to recover since COVID-19 axed many of its flight routes. What’s most interesting about this investment is that Virgin…

There are many ways to earn Air Canada’s Aeroplan points, and one option is to transfer hotel points to Aeroplan among the options that are available. In general, this isn’t a good idea. However, for a limited time, you can get a…

Airline: LATAM (LA)Aircraft: Boeing 787-9Flight #: LA631Route: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Santiago International Airport (SCL), plus an onward flight to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)Date: July 23, 2024Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutesCabin and Layout: Business class; 30 seats…

Raise your hand if you don’t want a hot meal on a flight over the ocean. We’ll guess that not too many people raised their hands. JetBlue has quietly removed hot meals from its service offerings on transatlantic flights, at…

It’s not often that airline programs make positive changes without mixing in a negative change or 2. Spirit Airlines is doing just that, however, improving benefits for Free Spirit members without making status harder to earn or increasing fees along…

Your options for American Express credit cards just went down by 3. That’s because American Express is no longer accepting applications for the American Express Cash Magnet^® Card, The Amex EveryDay^® Credit Card, and The Amex EveryDay^® Preferred Credit Card….

People are constantly surprised to find out that I have 2 U.S. passports. Yes, 2 current, valid, active passports from the U.S. government — at the same time. Many people seem surprised to learn that this is possible, and for…

For a limited time, Rakuten is offering 15% cash-back on purchases from Dell. But wait, there’s more. Rakuten offers the option to earn rewards through American Express Membership Rewards points, which can often represent a much better value. Let’s dig…

When I first heard about changes and an increased fee on the American Express^® Gold Card, I immediately made up my mind to cancel the card when the next annual fee rolls around. That should be any day now, since my…