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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.Marriott’s “Extra Points Sundays” promotion has been going on for most of this year’s NFL season, and it’s about the easiest and quickest free points you can earn. Sunday’s NFL trivia question has been posted by Marriott Rewards and you can again nab 1,000 Marriott points just for answering it correctly by 8pm Eastern on Sunday, October 22....

When airlines order airplanes, a lot of money is involved. With the cheapest Boeing selling for $86 million and the cheapest Airbus for 77, and many orders being for dozens of planes at one go, it’s easy to rack up the billions. Just look at what happened last year, when Boeing and Airbus battled each other at an aviation trade show in Dubai by each announcing an order worth more than what the competition had pulled off the previous day....

Just a few years ago, having Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet was considered a luxury. Today, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion — at least it is for American travelers hitting the open skies. Let’s take a look at in-flight Wi-Fi, by the numbers:83%: According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, 83% of all seats on US-based airlines are now equipped for in-flight Wi-Fi — up from 74% in 2015.28%: The same article, which collected data from Routehappy — a site that rates and tracks airlines and their amenities — says your chances of finding Wi-Fi service when traveling with an international carrier drops significantly, to just 28%....

The A380 is a unique aircraft with a unique set of challenges, and the entire program’s existence is possibly depending on Emirates. Now, an aircraft leasing company with an inventory full of the super jumbos is trying to combat those issues by creating its own airline because it can’t find anyone else to lease the aircraft to.Amedeo, an Ireland-based aircraft leasing company, is attempting to create its own airline, but with the intent of only operating A380s....

My wife and I view hotel rooms as a refuge from a storm and as a place to sleep. During daylight hours, we spend very little time (none) just relaxing in the quiet comforts of room 412, 218 or 1046. We fully utilize our days on the road exploring and experiencing as much as we can. And so it was on a recent Sunday morning when we had a few more hours to use in Washington DC....

When it comes to traveling through Dubai (DXB), one carrier is always first to come to mind: Emirates, obviously. But the Government of Dubai — the parent “company” of Emirates Airline — has also invested significantly in EK’s low-cost counterpart, flydubai.Considering that I had yet to experience flydubai, paired with the fact that the carrier is now flying Boeing’s new 737 MAX with lie-flat seats in business class, I decided to route my most recent trip through DXB for a chance to take this growing government-owned airline for a spin....

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.‘Tis the season — for hotel promos. Along with Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest’s first 2018 promotions, which were announced earlier this week, Hilton Honors has announced its first global promotion for next year. With the Points Unlimited promotion, you’ll have the ability to earn bonus points for every stay....

The research is in, and if you want to avoid getting sick on a plane, you should choose the window seat.According to a new study released Monday from Emory University, the best thing to do if you don’t want to catch a bug on a flight is to “get in that window seat and don’t move,” Vicki Stover Hertzberg, the study’s lead researcher, says.To gather the data, teams of researchers flew all over the US and tested the air and surfaces in the flight cabin to identify hotspots for germs and viruses....

Singapore Changi (SIN) has been voted the World’s Best Airport for the third year in a row at the SkyTrax World Airport Awards, which recently took place in Paris. Seoul’s Incheon airport (ICN) grabbed the second place spot for the third year in a row, followed by the Munich airport (MUC) occupying the third place spot for the second year in a row. All three of these top-voted airports also made the TPG List of Top International Airports for International Layovers....

This week marks one of the biggest times of the year for technology announcements, with the beginning of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, or simply CES. On the first day of the show, we’ve already heard about an interesting development for travelers: two companies will be unveiling smart suitcases that have the capability to follow you around. Yes, that’s right.The first product, designed by Travelmate Robotics, was originally announced during an Indiegogo campaign in 2016 and will finally be shown off this week at CES, according to VentureBeat....

Following an icy situation, Southwest is expecting Monday operations to return to “close to normal.” Sunday’s winter weather in Chicago forced Southwest Airlines to cancel all of its flights out of Midway Airport (MDW), as the carrier reportedly ran out of deicing fluid.In a statement, the carrier said that the weather in the Chicago area was so bad that it forced it to cancel the flights: “Throughout the storms, we’ve actively worked to manage our glycol levels (used to deice aircraft) but due to the severity of the winter weather Southwest has proactively canceled about 220 flights as of midday Sunday....

Every week, the TSA blogs about items (mostly weapons) that agents have confiscated at airports around the country, and the agency posts some of the crazier items on its Instagram page. Below are five things that we at Team TPG think are the most ridiculous items that were confiscated this month — once again, we’re grateful that the TSA remains diligent in preventing passengers from boarding aircraft with such dangerous weapons....

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.Last weekend, United officially integrated Continental and United’s frequent flyer programs into one program - the new Mileage Plus. However, even though it’s called Mileage Plus, a lot of the features, such as the base website technology itself, came from the Continental side of the house....

TPG reader Paul posted the following question on my Facebook wall:“My kids’ school is doing a charity auction and I would like to offer up miles as a prize. Can I transfer miles into someone else’s account without fees?">Donating miles to charity can be one of the most fulfilling ways to put your frequent flyer miles to use. I recently teamed up with American Airlines to give away 1 million miles to the Kids in Need program and flew along with the Snowball Express to Dallas in December when the airline hosted the families of fallen military heroes, and it was a great feeling to be able to help those who needed the miles much more than I did....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – IHG Rewards Club Select Credit CardOne complaint you won’t hear from award travel enthusiasts is that there aren’t enough places we want to go. Today, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Nick Ewen stretches that list even further as he shares his favorite IHG properties for award redemptions.To borrow from a well-known phrase, value is in the eye of the beholder....

While many American travelers head to Rome to see the Colosseum and other famous ruins, the Eternal City has so much more to offer. Allow me to fill you in on the secrets of this bella Italian capital.1. You Don’t Necessarily Need to Deal With CrowdsIf you plan to visit the main tourist sites, make sure you go during off-peak times to bypass the hordes. You can also buy your tickets for the most popular monuments ahead of time online, which is a great way to avoid waiting in line for hours, especially in the hot Italian sun....

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.American Airlines has teamed up with its Oneworld partner Iberia to offer flyers up to 15,000 bonus American miles on Iberia flights from the US to Madrid this summer including 5,000 bonus miles on all economy tickets.Register here with the promo MADIB, and then buy a roundtrip ticket on an Iberia flight (including those with AA flight numbers that are operated by Iberia) anytime now through September 15, 2013 for travel from Boston, Chicago or Los Angeles and you can earn between 5,000-15,000 bonus miles....

Everyone has a little bit of an AvGeek in them — especially the crew at The Points Guy. Whether you enjoy watching planes as they fly overhead or you know just about everything surrounding aviation, we want to share some of our favorite Instagrams of people just like us — those who love being in the air more than on the ground. Some of these #AvGeeks are independent pilots and others are simply lovers of big birds who travel often....

Update 1/29/17: American Airlines is now listing “late February” as when Basic Economy fares will go on sale:On American Airlines’ investor earnings conference call this morning, there was quite a bit of discussion about Basic Economy. And one of the fascinating revelations was AA management’s proud claim to investors that Basic Economy and Premium Economy are expected to increase the airline’s revenue by $1 billion per year. When asked for clarification, AA management wouldn’t detail how the additional $1 billion would break down between Basic Economy and Premium Economy....

American Airlines has matched the British Airways offer that I posted about yesterday where you can earn up to 20,000 bonus Avios per roundtrip between North America and Europe, and is offering bonus miles every time you fly roundtrip between the U.S., Canada, or Mexico and Europe on First Class, Business Class or select Economy Class fares on American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia or OpenSkies. American’s promotion goes a step further than the British Airways version and includes all existing reservations, you just have to register before you travel....