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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.I haven’t had the pleasure of going through a full-body scanner yet (avoided them at Logan by using a non-elite security line- the horror!), but I know my time is limited. I wanted to see how bad they really were, so I stumbled into this Jaunted article, which did a pretty good job giving the low down....

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.Uber’s model of charging ‘surge’ pricing during peak times is no stranger to controversy, but soon the rideshare giant will bring more clarity to the way it charges customers for rides. Instead of notifying the customer that their ride will be surging at, for example, 1....

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.Just got the below email. Since I’m already over-subscribed with European travel, I am offering up my certificate code to someone who may be able to use it. Just comment below if you use it so someone else doesn’t waste their time....

Through the Aadvantage EShopping Mall, you can now earn a 2,000 point bonus for a New York Times 8 12 week subscription. There are 4 options, and for my Brooklyn zip cope, the cheapest is $3.10 a week, or $24.80 $37.20 for the 2,000 miles. Not bad, considering its less than half of what AA sells miles for, plus you get the NY Times. Update: it originally indicated you could get an 8 week subscription if you did a direct bill, but it appears this isn’t an option if you want to buy through the EShopping mall and get the 2,000 miles....

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.Update: Continental is now part of United.This promo is targeted towards Continental Debit/Credit card holders, but you might as well try signing up anyway.Click here and then enter in codes TB3M26 and TB3M28 and your Onepass number. Voila - an easy 200 points!...

This is your final reminder that you have until 4:00pm EST tomorrow - just 23 hours left! - to enter my great seatmate giveaway for Star Mega Do 4, coming up this November. There have only been about 20 entries so far, so if you’re passionate about flying and you are interested in coming along for the ride, your chances are good!Check out my original post from Monday to find out the details of the Megado and what you need to do to enter, but here’s a brief rundown:Create a photo with caption explaining why I should choose you....

In September, I had an insane ticketing experience using United miles for a Swiss Airlines business class flight Miami-Zurich-Nice. In the end I was denied boarding due to inexplicable “United ticketing issues,” and since then I’ve contacted United on numerous occasions - formal complaints, emails to senior management, correspondence with their social media team via Twitter, and even asking MileagePlus senior leaders in person at the Star Mega Do. I have yet to get a single response about what happened and whether I’m due any compensation since I had to burn AA miles for a British Airways First Class flight that came with ~$400 in fees....

A Flybe plane departing from Newquay Airport in Cornwall, England made an emergency landing Tuesday morning after the plane’s windshield cracked shortly after taking off. The Embraer 195 was headed for Gatwick Airport (LGW) in London with 92 passengers on board before it turned around and safely landed back at Newquay Airport (NQY).A spokesperson from the airline confirmed to Newsweek that the pilot and crew took all the necessary action and that the crack on the windshield was on the outer layer of the plane....

In addition to the current 40% buy miles bonus, Alaska Airlines is offering a fall award sale with flights starting at just 5,000 miles each way.The fare sale is for flights between select cities booked by 11:59 pm Pacific Time on September 13, 2015, for travel between September 9 – December 16, 2015. Some blackout dates apply from November 20 – December 1. Fares are non-refundable and are only available on Alaska Airlines flights, so unfortunately, partner flights don’t count....

In a retrofit originally scheduled to be complete by the end of June, American Airlines just sent the last of its 777-200s with angle-flat 2-3-2 business class seating to the shop in Hong Kong (HKG) to be revamped. The twin-engine jet with registration #N794AN arrived at Tokyo’s Narita (NRT) airport after its final flight with sub-par business-class seating on Saturday, July 22 before being ferried to HKG on Sunday (July 23)....

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 latest variant of Boeing’s successful 787 Dreamliner has gained its amended type certificate (ATC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration. On Monday, Boeing announced that it had received the necessary ATC, meaning it’s been cleared for commercial use and Singapore Airlines could take delivery of its first 787-10 as soon as the first half of 2018....

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.Now through October 14, 2016, you can transfer your Hyatt Gold Passport points to American Airlines with a 25% bonus. If you want to take advantage, there’s a minimum amount of 5,000 Gold Passport points per transaction, and additional points can be converted in 1,250-point increments in that same transaction....

A man aboard an American Airlines flight was subdued by passengers and crew after reportedly trying to make his way to the front of the plane on Friday. Anil Tuvanc Uskanli was arrested upon landing at Honolulu and will likely face charges according to FBI agent Paul Delacourt.American Airlines flight 31 took off from Los Angeles airport at 9:10am PST with 181 passengers and six crew members. About halfway through the flight, Uskanli stood up with a blanket over his head, clutched a laptop towards his chest, and made his way up the aisle towards the cockpit while mumbling....

As many as 500,000 passengers flying through Europe could be delayed as the Eurocontrol, the main air traffic controller for Europe, suffered a major computer glitch Tuesday.As a result, about half of the flights on the continent are predicted to have some sort of delay while the glitch is sorted out. The aviation organization said it would cancel 10% of European flights to help solve the issue.The computer problem led to a failure of the Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS), which regulates the flow of flights around Europe’s air space....

Ahead of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in Florida, almost seven million people were ordered to evacuate. The evacuation order affected around 30 percent of the entire population of Florida — this was one of the largest evacuations in US history, and more than double in size any other hurricane evacuation in US history.Now, all of those evacuees have to get back home. From the experience of TPG staffers trying to escape the storm and get back to Florida afterwards, here are our tips on how to do so:Make Sure It’s Safe to ReturnBefore you head back, it’s important to check with local authorities if you’re able to return to your home....

Even the best laid travel plans can be undone by an aircraft equipment change. Today, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Nick Ewen explains how to avoid these unexpected swaps, and what to do when it happens to your flight.If you follow TPG on Instagram, you may recall the last-minute equipment swap he encountered flying back from Paris earlier this month. Unfortunately, he wound up in American’s old 767 business class with its angled lie-flat seat....

Japanese citizens, now’s the time to take a vacation somewhere exotic.Why? Japan has officially become the most universally accepted passport in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index.With visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 190 countries worldwide as of 2018, Japan beat out other powerful contenders after gaining access to Myanmar. Close runner-ups include Singapore, which is currently situated close at 189, and Germany, France and South Korea — all of which are tied at 188....

San Francisco-based ride-hailing company Lyft announced Thursday that all of its rides will now be carbon neutral. The project is a multi-million dollar investment and will offset more than one million metric tons of carbon in the first year alone.That would be the equivalent of “planting tens of millions of trees or taking hundreds of thousands of cars off the road,” Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green wrote in a Medium blog post....

Sure, I love a nice first class upgrade or “bend over backwards” customer service, but one of my favorite benefits of Delta Diamond (and Platinum) status is the ability to change award tickets for free.Delta Skymiles are pretty difficult to redeem, but luckily I’ve mastered the system as best I can. I can usually book low level awards, as long as I have some flexibility in routing and time. However, Delta releases more and more award inventory as time goes on, so often I see much better flights open up after I’ve booked an award....

Social media is increasingly becoming the method airlines, hotels, credit cards and consumers get in touch with one another about the latest news, deals and promotions. Here’s a look at the latest interesting contests, trending topics and more on social media from the week.I’ll be combing through Facebook posts, Tweets, Instagram pics and more to find the most interesting things going on during any given week, but if I miss something you’d like to discuss feel free to:-Post on my Facebook wall-Tweet me @thepointsguy-Instagram me @thepointsguyHere are some of the hottest news stories and promotions that everyone has been tweeting about this week....