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Headed to Hawaii this weekend? Make sure to pack a rain jacket. Tropical Storm Darby is bearing down on the Hawaiian islands now. If Darby stays on the forecast path, it’ll make for quite a wet and windy weekend on the Hawaiian islands.If you have flights scheduled anytime today through Monday to or from Hawaii, check below to see if your airline has issued a fee waiver. If so, you may be able delay – or extend, if you’re already there – your Hawaiian vacation....

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.In general, earning miles from car rentals is a snoozefest- a couple extra miles here and there. However, when they run good promos, I get excited- like this one from Avis and AA.From September 1, 2010, through February 15, 2011, you can earn up to 3000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles on qualifying rentals at participating Avis airport locations in the U....

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.Following a short delay for the stars to perfectly align, Delta’s first Airbus A220 has completed its first official test flight in the airline’s livery. The aircraft formerly known as the Bombardier C Series took to Canadian skies on Saturday, completing a three-hour test flight in Mirabel, Quebec, after finishing up its time in the paint shop last month....

For a long time, Charleston’s had a reputation as a specimen of the antebellum South trapped in amber, but in recent years it has transformed into one of the top travel destinations in the world, drawing in visitors with its horse-drawn carriages, cobblestone streets, award-winning restaurants, beautiful sandy beaches and charming historic district. But despite the millions of visitors each year, only a select few experience the city like a true local....

This TPG writer has a secret: I’ve traveled to almost 50 countries, lived in Europe for the past 10 years and get on a plane every other week — but I actually hate flying. I’ve had a few severe turbulence experiences that left me nauseous and panicked, and I find it increasingly difficult to deal with bumpy flights the older I get. Do I know I’m being irrational? Of course, but statistics show I’m not alone in my fears: The National Institute for Mental Health states that 6....

Unless an Auntie Anne’s pretzel is your idea of gourmet grub, an airport isn’t the first place you’d think to head to for a great night out in Denver. But Punch Bowl Social, a playful restaurant and entertainment concept that just opened its tenth location in what used to be Stapleton International Airport’s air traffic control tower, is changing that perception.In November, the self-described “eat-ertainment” venue opened its doors after transforming the decommissioned airport’s long-vacant air traffic control tower into a 32,000-square-foot adult playland, complete with restaurant, 360-degree bar, six bowling lanes, two private karaoke rooms, a pair of bocce courts, ping pong tables, stadium seating, a beer garden and a host of other retro games....

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky posed an interesting and exciting question on Twitter on Tuesday. The world’s largest home-sharing site appears to be discussing the introduction of a membership loyalty program. Chesky tweeted on Sunday night a request for people to tell him what benefits they’d want to see from a “guest membership program.“Interestingly enough, Chesky responded himself to some of the suggestions, giving us an idea of what may be included in a future rewards program:Will Airbnb partner with local gyms to offer travelers (free?...

Airbus is going to have a pretty good next couple of decades.That’s what the European aircraft manufacturer predicted on Friday when it raised its 20-year forecast of plane demand by more than 7% to a total of 37,400 jets, worth $5.8 trillion at list prices.Driving demand for Airbus are the smaller regional C Series jets it has partnered with Bombardier to produce. The jets, which seat 110 to 130 flyers, represent about 76% of all aircraft it will deliver over the next 20-year period....

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.Earlier this week American Airlines announced it would be introducing enhanced features to its Main Cabin Extra seats, including reserved overhead bins and complimentary alcoholic drinks. In a surprising twist, the airline sent a memo to employees stating that passengers would be allowed to move to empty MCE seats after the cabin door was closed for departure, even if they had not paid the extra fee for them....

American Airlines has threatened to retaliate against new regulations in the proposed FAA Reauthorization Bill by barring passengers from changing nonrefundable tickets.Doug Parker, American Airlines Chief Executive Officer, told reporters on Tuesday that your “nonrefundable ticket is of value to us. We knew that seat was going to be filled. It allowed us to do other things. We sold the rest of the airplane knowing that seat was going to be filled....

Boeing introduced its first 737 MAX-9 to thousands of employees at its factory in Renton, Washington on Tuesday. The aircraft now has to go through system checks, be fueled up and have its engines tested on the flight line before taking to the skies for the first time in about a month.The 737 MAX series is the fourth generation of 737s, which have been produced for fifty years. Although it looks like the 737s that Boeing has been building since the 1960s, major changes have been made through each generation....

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 just logged into my Delta.com account and saw that my rollover MQMs posted. I am starting this year off at 33,593 MQMs without stepping on a Delta plane in 2012 - gotta love rollover!How many rollover miles do you have?...

Just when we thought that we had survived the holiday rush, a collision between two planes at New York’s JFK caused a traffic pileup Monday night. Two widebody planes, an EgyptAir 777 and a Virgin Atlantic A330, were taxiing for takeoff on JFK’s 12,079-foot runway 4L when their wings clipped each other, an incident that led to the cancellation of both flights and the grounding of both aircraft.The EgyptAir aircraft involved in the collision is a 7-year old Boeing 777-300ER, registration SU-GDL, which was operating as flight 986 from JFK to Cairo (CAI)....

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.Not even the blackout during Monday’s solar eclipse will be enough for JetBlue to budge on its blackout policy. The New York-based carrier is known for its generous no blackout dates for award flights — which is one of the staples of the TrueBlue program....

This is an installment in my March 2012 Asia Trip Series which includes: A Birthday Present To Myself: Business Class on the World’s Longest Flight for $2.50, Help Me Plan My Asia Trip Starting With Singapore, Flight Review: Singapore Airlines All Business Class Flight From Newark To Singapore, Hotel Review: Intercontinental Singapore, Video Trip Report: Singapore, Hotel Review: Le Meridien Bangkok Avantec Suite, Video Trip Report: Bangkok, Hotel Review: Le Meridien Angkor, Video Trip Report: Siem Reap, Hotel Review: Intercontinental Phnom Penh, Video Trip Report: Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, Hotel Review: W Hong Kong....

Following a short trip to Singapore onboard United’s inaugural flight from Los Angeles (LAX), I had to make my way from Changi Airport (SIN) to Hamburg (HAM) to attend the 100th Emirates A380 delivery — and check out the airline’s awesome new in-flight bar.There aren’t any nonstop flights between Singapore and Hamburg, unfortunately, but there was a one-stop option that I found particularly appealing, on Finnair. The 12-hour hop from Singapore to Helsinki made for a few cheesy jokes (from SIN to HEL — get it?...

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.From a Finding Dory-inspired night floating on the Great Barrier Reef to a slumber party at Taco Bell, quirky accommodations have been a mainstay of Airbnb’s business. Now, TripAdvisor Rentals is getting in on the fun with its new “Eye Spy A Home In The Sky” contest, which will see one lucky winner and a guest become the first people ever to spend the night in the London Eye....

If you’re like me, the Equifax data breach drove you straight to your computer to search “how to freeze my credit.” Then, you discovered annoying news: To prevent thieves from opening new credit cards or mortgages in your name, you most likely had to use one of your existing credit cards to pay around $10 for each freeze. Equifax, knowing it had fumbled the confidential information of nearly half the country, waived the fee, but depending on the state you live in, a price tag between $2 and $10 was attached to freezing credit at Experian and TransUnion....

Hugh Hefner, founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine and CCO of Playboy Enterprises, died at 91 on Wednesday, after a life that had made him a symbol of the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s. He lived the Playboy brand throughout his entire life — and a huge part of that brand was Hef’s very own DC-9.Hefner bought the jet, dubbed “The Big Bunny,” in 1969 for about $5.5 million, about $40 million in today’s dollars, new from the Douglas factory....

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.As I shared last summer, Starwood is currently running a promotion called “Bucket List Bound,” allowing members to save 35% on a handful of the chain’s priciest redemptions. It’s a phenomenal opportunity to try out SPG’s top properties, including my all-time favorite, the St....