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.Almost inevitably if you are coming from the US or similar locations to Japan you are going to really get bit by the jet-lag bug. I’m a wonderful sleeper if given the opportunity, but even I can’t beat this monster....
I’m not a huge Wyndham fan, but their loyalty program often runs lucrative promotions and their points can easily be converted to many frequent flyer programs. This week Wyndham Rewards launched a new promotion offering 16,000 bonus points, up to a max of 48,0000 points, for stays at any of the 20 participating properties between now and December 31.Here’s how it works: You must be a member of Wyndham Rewards (join here if you’re not already), book a stay at any of the 20 participating properties at a qualifying rate (the Best Available Rate) between September 12, 2012, and December 31, 2012, and complete hotel stays by January 3, 2013....
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.Continental is known for giving away miles for “learning” about their new OnePass promotions and initiatives. While they are usually only 250 miles a pop, they can add up. I think its funny that I can get more miles signing up for these promotions, than I can for flying (Continental does not have a 500 mile minimum for non-elites)....
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 member of Team Great Britain was issued gear for this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including red duffel bags from Adidas. The red bags turned out to cause quite the logistical challenge once the team landed at London’s Heathrow Airport after the conclusion of the games....
Update: In a new statement Friday afternoon, American Airlines notes that “If Santa Is Flying, so Is American.” And the airline has the pilot union on-board with this statement:We are pleased to report that together, American and the Allied Pilots Association have put that worry to rest to make sure our flights will operate as scheduled.The Allied Pilot Association put out its own statement to say that “APA and management have reached an agreement in principle addressing our respective needs, and we have withdrawn our grievance....
You’ve probably never considered eating airplane food while not on an airplane, but a new subscription food delivery service called Air Food One is hoping to change your mind. A partnership between Lufthansa’s catering arm, LGS Sky Chefs, and grocery service AllYouNeed.com, the German company is currently delivering in-flight-style meals once a week to subscribers in Dusseldorf and Cologne on an eight-week trial basis. Should this trial prove successful, the company plans to widen their service throughout Germany and beyond....
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 tweet from American Airlines on Tuesday morning sent its nearly two million Twitter followers into a frenzy when the airline (accidentally) offered free seats to passengers. The tweet, which was deleted an hour after it was posted, read, “You never have to pay for a seat....
American Airlines announced on Thursday that it’s placed two separate aircraft orders — one with Bombardier and one with Embraer — totaling $1.4 billion. The Dallas-based carrier’s Thursday order includes both a firm order for 15 Embraer E175 jets and 15 Bombardier CRJ900s.The order for 15 Embraer E175s is worth $705 million, based on current list prices. Combined with the carrier’s previous three E175 orders, the contract for AA orders with Embraer totals 89 — most recently, an order for 10 in October 2017....
I love United miles, and am always looking for ways to easily earn more just by leveraging the things we do and buy in everyday life. Today United reached out and told me about a brand new way to earn United miles via their new app called MileagePlus X (see video overview here). It is still in beta (and not yet available to all members), but I was able to try it out today to make a purchase to see if this is really going to be a useful new tool for busy families who want to earn more miles....
BA just launched a Facebook promotion called Instant Avios where from now through May 13, 2013, you can play a game to win bonus Avios.The set up looks like a Vegas slot machine and when you “pull” the lever, you can win prizes of up to 60,000 Avios.To be eligible, you must follow British Airways on Facebook, and play once a day. If you get three Avios logos, you will get 1,000 Avios....
“Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel.Today’s question comes via an email from Daniel, who wrote us to ask…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Daniel”]I have a friend who has offered to put $15,000 of his business expenses on my Amex card (and reimburse me) so that I can meet a minimum spend. Would this be against Amex’s terms and conditions?...
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.It leaked today that Delta plans to add a Premium Economy (extra legroom and possibly amenities) to their international fleet. This is potentially good news, considering Delta currently only offers two cabins: coach and BusinessElite. Of all the major carriers, Delta makes it the most expensive to upgrade to BusinessElite, so this may be a healthy medium....
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.It’s been a bad couple of months for Uber. The ride-sharing service, which launched in 2010, has been the target of intense scrutiny, boycotts from riders and now, it’s the subject of a federal criminal investigation.According to a report from Reuters, the US Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into the company’s use of a tool known as “Greyball,” a fake app....
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.Starwood Preferred Guest is incentivizing members to utilize its mobile check-in service by offering bonus Starpoints. Through June 15, 2018, you can earn 250 Starpoints per check-in via the mobile app at select brands.The promotion for 250 bonus Starpoints only applies to stays at St....
American Express is making it easy to earn bonus points while dining out during New York City Restaurant Week. For the NYC’s 2018 Restaurant Week, which runs from January 22 to February 9, you can register your Membership Rewards-earning Amex card to earn 5x points on your restaurant purchases.To enroll in the promotion and earn 5x points on Restaurant Week purchases, register your card through the Amex site. Amex breaks the promotion down as 4x bonus points in addition to the standard 1x points earned from your card — for a total of 5x points....
With planes as full as they are nowadays, it’s rare to have an empty seat next to you. Two empty seats is practically a miracle. But the holy grail is scoring an entire empty row in economy all to yourself, especially on a long-haul flight.Well, that appears to be happening with some regularity on Emirates’ A380 daily flight from New York’s JFK to Milan, Italy (MXP). This fifth freedom route is designed to continue onward from Milan to Dubai (DXB), but you can buy a ticket for just the round-trip portion from the US to Europe and back....
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 beloved HBO series Game of Thrones returned for its seventh season on Sunday, July 16, and will hopefully answer the burning questions every fan wants to know: Will Daenerys finally bring her army across the narrow sea?...
The Arne Jacobsen-designed building of the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel is a Copenhagen landmark.After a less-than-stellar stay at the Radisson Blu Charles de Gaulle outside Paris in order to get my 50,000 Club Carlson Gold Points from the Big Night Giveaway, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to another Radisson Blu stay anytime soon, but I booked one nonetheless at the property in Copenhagen because it was conveniently located right in the heart of Copenhagen and I used a 20% Orbitz coupon, which brought the price to about $200 a night....
TPG reader Thuyen sent me a message on Facebook to ask about how to determine in-flight amenities:“I was recently on a transatlantic flight and had no seatback entertainment. How can I ensure I’ll be on a newer plane, especially on longer flights?”In-flight amenities can make the difference toward having a comfortable and productive flight, so it’s important to know what you can expect when boarding a plane. However, airlines operate a wide variety of aircraft, which come in a number of different configurations that are continually being updated, so keeping track of onboard amenities can be tricky....
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.What’s that saying - better late than never? Just kidding Hyatt, I’m very happy you finally launched an iPhone app (the Android app is still in development)! I haven’t gotten a chance to use it too much, but it’s got really sleek graphics and shows current reservations, Gold Passport balance and has the ability to book, check-in and check-out of hotels....
