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A Tanzanian man was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Friday after authorities received a tip that he was carrying $1 million worth of gold as he was preparing to board a Kenya Airways flight to Dubai.Earlier Friday, the 46-year-old man had flown into Nairobi from Mwanza via Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, when officials found 32 kilograms — more than 70 pounds — of gold in the man’s possession, according to the Kenya Revenue Authority....

A “serious accident” involving two vehicles on the airfield has reportedly caused delays at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR).As reported by The Telegraph, around 8:00am local time, emergency crews were called to the scene of an accident at LHR’s Terminal 5. Two vehicles on the airfield reportedly crashed, injuring two staff members. One man has been taken to a West London hospital, and another man was treated at the scene.In a statement, Heathrow said, “We are dealing with a serious accident involving two vehicles on the airfield....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – IHG Rewards Club Select Credit CardTPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen recently took advantage of IHG Rewards Club’s winter Accelerate promo to maximize a visit to New York City. Here’s how he raked in nearly 140,000 points with just two nights at hotels.To be honest, my two hotel chains of choice tend to be Hyatt and Starwood....

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 new 2017 Michelin Guide for Chicago was issued yesterday, and while the number of three-star restaurants remained at two, the list of two-star restaurants grew to five. Oriole went straight to two-star status, while long-time one-star restaurant Tru was elevated as well....

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 announced today that they are growing their South America footprint, by adding three new routes in late 2013:Dallas to Bogota (BOG)Miami to Curitiba, Brazil (CWB)Miami to Porto Alegre, Brazil (POA)American also announced new codeshare partnerships with TAM Airlines and LAN Colombia, which means they will file with the U....

It’s been exactly one year since United launched its brand-new business-class product, Polaris. While only the soft product was available on the December 1 launch date, including updated catering and amenities in international business and first class, along with the new Polaris Lounge in Chicago (ORD), the new seat began to roll out a few months later.That didn’t stop United from advertising the complete experience right away — O’Hare was plastered with Polaris ads showing the new seats, and the Polaris branding was present throughout the system....

Since 1970, the Boeing 747 has reigned as “Queen of the Skies,” turning heads and inspiring generations of pilots and travelers. But its days are numbered, as its order backlog for the passenger-carrying version is now zero.The final passenger airframe of the current generation 747-8i is currently undergoing test flights for the Korean Air. The Seoul-based carrier is one of only three passenger airlines to take delivery of the most recent version of the 747 — Lufthansa and Air China are the other members of this small group....

A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 reportedly veered off the runway at Manila International Airport (MNL) early Friday morning local time.Xiamen Flight 8667, from the Chinese city of Xiamen (XMN) to Manila, appears to have made a few circles before attempting to land at MNL. Accoding to the flight playback on tracking website FlightRadar24, the aircraft then attempted to land but resulted in a missed approach. On the second attempt, the aircraft had a so-called “runway excursion” off runway 24....

TPG reader Rox posted on my Facebook wall this week asking me:“If I’m flying on a Delta-operated Alaska Airlines flight, can I earn American AAdvantage qualifying miles?“Wouldn’t that be nice? It would essentially mean that American and Delta flyers could earn American miles on all three airlines - American, Delta and Alaska - just by booking through Alaska. Unfortunately, the people at all three airlines are more clever than that, and that’s not the case....

Typically, Emirates takes delivery of its A380s without much fanfare. Engineers will inspect and sign off on the plane, and pilots will head out to Airbus’ Hamburg, Germany facility, flying the brand-new aircraft back to the carrier’s home airport in Dubai.But Friday’s ceremony was an entirely different affair. It marked the carrier’s 100th A380 delivery, and, since Emirates is the largest superjumbo operator by a long shot, most likely the only 100th A380 delivery to ever take place....

Delta Air Lines has become the most recent airline carrier to garner not-so-great headlines after allegedly keeping a woman’s puppy “hostage” for 33 hours. Mary Nguyen, 25, sent her German Shepherd, Bunny, to her husband’s home in Guatemala; when the dog arrived from Minneapolis, the airline would not release her to Nguyen’s spouse.In order to ensure Bunny arrived safely, Nguyen went through an arduous and expensive process, hiring Pet Air Carrier, a company that specializes in international pet air travel....

What happens when an airline decides an aircraft is no longer suitable to remain in its fleet? It’s a question I’ve seen pop up frequently over the past few weeks, as United and — in a few days — Delta retire their Boeing 747-400s.Airlines are typically hesitant to discuss post-retirement plans — and tours are almost certainly out of the question — so I decided to take things into my hands....

Christmas spans 12 days beginning with Christmas Day, but for many countries with a strong Christian heritage, Christmas Day is just the beginning of a celebration that wraps up on January 6 with Three Kings Day or The Epiphany.Over the weekend, cities around the world celebrated The Epiphany with traditions that span centuries. The Epiphany, which used to be a more a significant religious holiday than Christmas day until the 19th century, celebrates the three Kings (or three wise men) who visited baby Jesus shortly after his birth in Bethlehem....

A 10-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy was asked to prove he was truly disabled by a gate agent when attempting to board a flight out of Croatia’s Split Airport (SPU) on Tuesday.His mother, Alex Johnson, said she was “appalled” by the gate agent’s request and that her son, Jack, was “mortified” by the incident. Johnson says that there was no issue on the family’s flight on Jet2 to Croatia, but when they tried to fly back to their home in the UK, the airline staff had no record of Jack’s disability....

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.Every two months Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program of Air France and KLM, announces a list of cities that only require 50% of the normal miles. For example, US to Europe flights in coach are normally 50,000 miles, but promo awards are only 25,000 miles roundtrip....

Wasting away again in… Manhattan?That’s right, Margaritaville Holdings, the brand associated with a laid-back lifestyle, announced plans to build a new resort in Times Square in New York City. The hotel will have 234 rooms over 29 floors and, once complete, will cost $300 million.The hotel is expected to open in late 2020 and will feature several Margaritaville food and beverage concepts like a rooftop bar and grill as well as retail space....

The preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of Tuesday’s deadly Southwest flight found that the engine showed evidence of “metal fatigue.“In a late Tuesday news conference, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said that one of the engine’s fan blades was separated and missing. Sumwalt said that the blade was separated at the point of the engine where it would come into the hub, as well as showing evidence of metal fatigue....

So you think you can travel like the royals?Here’s what you have to do: Meet-and-greet the public, inspire the peacekeeping youth of tomorrow, drink at the oldest pub in the city, drop in on the Silicon Valley of Northern Ireland, and tour the Titanic. All in one day.Sounds exhausting? Well, clearly you’re not Prince Harry or Meghan Markle, who (somehow, some way) navigated all that — while still smiling— during their first official joint visit to Northern Ireland last week....

At first glance, Delta’s new crew uniforms might be easy to mistake for another airline. The carrier, which has long been known for its iconic red and blue colors, is taking on a new identity with a new color highlighting the uniform collection.On Tuesday, May 29, Delta unveiled the new collection for more than 64,000 employees across eight workgroups around the world. To celebrate, Delta displayed traveling fashion shows in Atlanta and Minneapolis, as well as in-air fashion shows on board Delta Flight 201 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP) and Delta Flight 1298 from MSP to Los Angeles (LAX), capped by an appearance by Delta CEO Ed Bastian in Atlanta....

Spirit Airlines finds itself at a crossroads. The largest low-cost carrier in the US made $420 million in net income in 2017, an increase of 59% over the previous year. It had an operating margin of 15.2 percent, much better than the industry average. It’s also no longer the worst large airline in America according to TPG’s ranking of airlines: Spirit moved up to 7th place this year, from dead last at number 10....