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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express, Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American ExpressEarlier today, Starwood announced the details of their winter promotion. From January 15 through April 15, 2013, you can earn up to 18,000 bonus Starpoints across all hotels and resorts in the SPG program. You will earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints for every four eligible nights you stay (up to 8,000 bonus Starpoints and 16 nights)....

I’m having a little bit of a hard time just hopping right back into posting miles and points deals given the dark events of the last 24 hours in the world of aviation. So many families who just thought they were heading on a big vacation. So much loss. So unnecessary. So, instead of posting a half-hearted post about how to earn a few miles here or there, I think it makes more sense to share a post my dad wrote for me to use at my leisure a few weeks ago....

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 case you weren’t aware and are looking for something to do on your next trip, many cities around the world offer free walking tours. There isn’t an official fee for these tours, but the idea is that you tip your guide at the end of the tour if you’re satisfied....

When we were kids in the 1980’s, I don’t think the word ’tween’ or ’tweenager’ was yet invented, or even a particularly relevant concept. You were a kid who played outside or with toys, and then eventually you became a teenager who just wanted to hang out with friends, rather than actively play with them. I distinctly remember one day around 7th grade when I went to my best friend’s house, knocked on her backdoor as I had a million other times, and asked the mom if my friend could ‘play’....

United Airlines is again stepping into the immigration controversy unfolding in the US — this time to donate flights in order to reunite families that have been separated at the US-Mexico border.Earlier this summer, US President Donald Trump began a hotly contested policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, holding children (many being toddlers under 5) in detention centers without their families. After tremendous political pressure and enormous fallout with the American people, Trump signed an executive order reversing his policy near the end of June....

Our long weekend at the Park Hyatt St. Kitts wasn’t expensive in terms of getting or staying there thanks to airline miles and hotel points, but our time on the ground was a somewhat different story as activities and food on St. Kitts can add up quickly. On the plus side, much of what we ate was enjoyable, though there were a few misses along the way that I’ll share so you can focus your money and calories where it is worth it....

These days, in-flight entertainment can take the shape of something quite different from a movie on your seatback screen. Maybe you’ll see a baby being born mid-flight, or an impromptu wedding officiated by the Pope.For one Tampa couple, that moment came onboard an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Chicago. When David Rose boarded the flight, he had no idea that his wife was going to surprise him with the announcement that she was pregnant with their second child....

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 Twentytwo building in London is a 62-story building dedicated to a new-wave work style that takes office perks to new heights.Projected to open in Summer of 2019, the building encompasses more than just a workspace. It’ll have some other cool amenities, most notably including a very impressive rock climbing wall on the window of the 25th floor gym....

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.A $40 Avis gift certificate for $20. Seems like a good deal to me. Link. Since this is with Groupon you can get AA miles or through evreward.comHat tip TPG reader Lauren!T&CExpires Dec 31, 2011Limit 1/rental carValid only in Canada & US (excluding Alaska)Subject to availabilityMust sign waiverShipping address reqdCancellations must be made onlineAge restrictions & available car types/models vary by stateExtra charge may apply for drivers ages 18-24Minimum 2-day rentalNot valid with rewards points, prepaid rates, or previous rentals$200 hold for rentals processed with a debit cardMust enter discount number ‘AWD S666500’ at checkout[card card-name=‘Chase Freedom®’ card-id=‘22125634’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]

Qatar announced Wednesday that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, with immediate effect, scrapping the current visa requirements. The decision comes as the Gulf country is embroiled in a dispute with its neighbors, resulting in a diplomatic crisis and the closure of some national airspaces to Qatari aircraft, forcing Qatar Airways to take longer routes.The countries include the USA, UK, Canada, India, South Africa, Seychelles, Australia and New Zealand....

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.An Airbus A340 was damaged seriously in Frankfurt on Monday morning in an unusual accident involving a tow truck catching fire and burning the airplane. The Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 was being towed when the truck caught fire, damaging the front of the plane....

Politicians of all affiliations, shapes, sizes and nations have long gotten their hands caught in the cookie jar (or in some cases, worse). This time, it’s New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez who’s landed in hot water for corruption, having been accused of taking over $750,000 in luxury gifts and bribes.Step right up.. buy my influence with miles, points or cash! (Allegedly.)But that isn’t the worst. Per this VOX piece:“From on or about April 8, 2010, through on or about April 11, 2010, MENENDEZ stayed in an executive suite at the five-star Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme valued at $4,934....

Boeing is bullish on airline passenger growth and demand for airplanes, increasing its 2018 forecast for aircraft by 4.1% over 2017. At the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday, the plane maker released its 2018 Commercial Market Outlook, an outlook on demand for aircraft and passenger travel growth over the next 20 years that’s considered a benchmark for the commercial aviation industry.Boeing predicts worldwide demand for 42,700 aircraft valued at $6.3 trillion from 2018 to 2038....

United’s back in the news. And — again — the news isn’t good. But it isn’t the disaster many are making it out to be, either.To make a long story short, a flight attendant accidentally shared codes that crew members use to request access to the cockpit on select Airbus planes. According to a WSJ report, “a flight attendant mistakenly posted information that included access codes on a public website.” While this can surely be considered “sensitive” information that clearly should not have become public, the “access” code in question doesn’t actually give an unauthorized person access to the cockpit....

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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.Between fighting traffic on your way to the airport and facing record-setting security lines once you arrive, making it to your seat on the plane has become the first leg of any journey. While actually catching your flight on time might seem like its own small victory these days, easyJet has begun penalizing passengers at London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) for arriving just in time for their flights, first by denying them entry to the gate area, then by charging them to choose another flight....

If your name is the Boring Company, what you do is dig tunnels. If you are owned by Elon Musk, you’re probably also a company with grand ambitions. And that’s exactly what Musk’s Boring Company is, with its proposal to build a revolutionary mass transit system to help solve the giant problem of traffic in Los Angeles. We knew about the proposal, but now we know the routing of the tunnel and we have seen an official plan for an underground transportation beneath Culver City, California....

Get ready to send this to your friend who’s always saying “Ugh, I wish I could get paid to travel.“Emirates is hiring flight attendants, and they’ve even outlined some insights to help you land the job. With more than 15,000 applications received monthly, Emirates jobs take a little bit more than a killer LinkedIn or resume to score the position.They’re looking for someone who’s personable and positive. I mean, I don’t blame them for not wanting to pay for compassion training....

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.This is the last week to earn a quick & easy 100 Rapid Rewards points through Southwest Airline’s 6 week Chief Rewards Officer promotion. Play today and earn 100 Southwest points - $1.66 in Wanna Get Away Fares!...

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.Hilton just announced a promotion that offers 250 Delta Medallion Qualifying Miles for each 2 night stay. This can also be stacked with their other Q4 promo of either double points or a free night certificate after every 4 stays - you just need to choose Delta as a double-dip partner....