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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.Until July 7, 2011, Air Canada is offering 10% off one-way and roundtrip flights when you use coupon code SKYTRAX2011.They are also running an Executive Class (First Class) fare sale for travel until August 31, 2011, so play around with both offers....

A 2.5-decade-old aircraft has recently been reborn in a quest to revolutionize the future of aircraft wings. Airbus’ first-ever A340 aircraft (MSN001, registration F-WWAI) looks a lot different today than when it took its first flight on October 25, 1991 — almost exactly 26.5 years ago.This rebirth has been a decade in the works. In 2008, 21 partners across eight European countries launched a partnership called the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking to develop new innovations for quieter and more efficient aircraft....

JetBlue is continuing their sale on flights from New York City today as part of their Flight Week. Every day they’ll announce three cities that are up to 80% off the base fare for limited, last minute dates of travel. On Monday we saw discounted fares to St. Maarten, Costa Rica and Ft. Myers, and yesterday they offered cheap flights to Bermuda, Portland, Oregon, and Grand Cayman. Today’s three destinations are: Nassau, Bahamas, Oakland, CA, and Samana, DR....

It’s no secret that American Airlines’ 767s offer one of the worst hard products in the carrier’s long-haul fleet. While the 2-3-2 seating arrangement in economy does provide economy passengers better seat width than other aircraft in the fleet, these aircraft lack power plugs and in-flight entertainment screens in economy. And the airline only just retrofitted these aircraft with streaming entertainment and internet connectivity — which is only useful to passengers who board with enough battery life....

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 recently wrote about Chase’s decision to no longer award miles for debit card purchases. This is a shame because I know a lot of people who leverage debit cards to earn miles - whether they don’t believe in credit or simply can’t get a credit card, at least debit cards were an option....

I know Vegas is really hot in the summer, but if you are looking for a relatively cheap summer vacation and Europe (with the rising Euro) isn’t doable - you might want to consider a desert retreat to Las Vegas. Hotels can be had for dirt cheap and the party continues all year round - even in scorching heat (all the more reason to indulge in a couple adult beverages).Transcontinental fares this summer have been offensive, but Continental just loaded a ton of $289 total roundtrip (including taxes) fares for travel from June 21 through early November....

Several new Amex offers are available that allow you to earn one-time statement credits when using your registered Amex card for purchases from specific merchants, such as Kate Spade and Best Western.There are currently two different types of Amex offers: those you can access via social media, and those that can be accessed via your online American Express account.Shop with Amex Offers available in your online account. Image courtesy of Shutterstock....

Airlines around the world launch and announce dozens of new flight routes and service changes every month. Today, we’ll share just a few of the latest flights that will take to the skies this month or in the near future. Keep in mind that exact flight details (like schedules and aircraft, among other things) may change.NEW ROUTES LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2018United’s New Nonstop from Houston to Sydney (launched January 18)A beautiful beach in Sydney, Australia, as seen from above....

The New York Times continued its tradition of guiding travelers — armchair and actual alike — around the world with its 52 Places to Go in 2018 list this week. We spoke by phone to Dan Saltzstein, senior staff editor at the Travel section and coordinating editor for 52 Places to Go, about how the Times team chose the finalists, what huge destination didn’t make the cut (it’s the moon), and how your city or country could improve its chances of getting on the list in 2019....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Hilton Honors Surpass Card from American ExpressThere are many ways you can double- (or even triple-) dip to maximize your point and mileage earnings. One way to do this is on stays at Hilton properties, as you can earn both Hilton Honors points and airline miles on eligible stays (unlike other hotel chains that force you to choose between the two)....

In the miles and points world there are some award redemptions that are usually written off before they ever get started as they are just viewed as a universally “bad deal”. I try really, really hard not to paint awards with too broad of (key)strokes because there are times and situations when almost all redemptions make sense. This includes paying 50,000 miles for a standard domestic round trip, or using points as cash to get a new iPad, or whatever....

This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an emergency security directive banning large electronic items from carry-on luggage on direct flights from certain Middle Eastern and African airports to the United States. Affected airlines are required to implement this carry-on electronics ban within 96 hours of the issuance of the directive, so these policies can go into affect anytime between now and Saturday at 3am....

Hundreds of tourists were ordered out of Yosemite by noon on Wednesday as a massive wildfire continued to grow and rip through the heart of the national park.Yosemite Valley, an area in the heart of the park known for landmarks like El Capitan and popular with tourists, will be closed until at least Sunday, park officials said. The valley has been obscured under a haze of smoke from the fires, wrapping its sweeping mountain and waterfall views in layers of dangerous fog....

I recently had a client who approached me with a somewhat outlandish request - 2 one way business class tickets from New Orleans to Barcelona with only one stop, on a very particular date. The request also required a reasonable layover since the clients were senior citizens and to boot, they only had 90,000 Amex points. I was thinking this may be one of the few requests I turn away.The one-stop was a killer - especially coming from a non-European servicing airport like New Orleans....

Currently, there’s a global shortage of YF-Vax, the only yellow fever vaccine licensed in the United States. I had no idea — until I learned that I’d be headed to Sub-Saharan Africa to cover a UNICEF mission later this month. The one vaccine I was told we must have in order to enter Chad: yellow fever. And it was nowhere to be found.I, along with another journalist headed to Chad with Norwegian in mid-September, called dozens of travel medicine clinics in New York City....

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from the week:Book a 3+ night stay in Mexico on Rocketmiles and get 5,000 bonus points.Rocketmiles Offers 5,000 Bonus Miles For 3+ Night Stays In Mexico: You can earn 5,000 bonus miles by booking a stay of three nights or longer on Rocketmiles for hotels in Mexico. You must book by May 12 and check out by August 31, 2014. You must stay for three consecutive nights to get the bonus, and the limit is one per customer....

This week we joined a few friends to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Jamaica. It is a special treat to be able to experience different places with friends, so we jumped at the chance to join them. We stayed two nights at a small hotel in Negril, and then two nights at the brand new Hyatt all-inclusive in Montego Bay - sneak peek here!However, this post isn’t about Jamaica exactly, it is about trying to get out of Jamaica....

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.Aircraft swaps are an unfortunate but common part of flying. The problem is that sometimes when they happen, the aircraft that’s being swapped in is smaller than the originally-planned metal. In such a case, some premium cabin travelers are downgraded to economy, and other economy passengers could be bumped from the flight entirely, as there’s just not enough room....

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.Where do your unused or slightly used amenity kits go when they’re left behind? Well, with United, they’re about to do some good in local communities. As part of the carrier’s partnership with Clean the World, United Airlines has been collecting unused toothbrushes, toothpaste and other convenience items to be packaged as hygiene kits for people in need....

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.Finlay Sangster, a spirited 12-year-old living with cerebral palsy in Aberdeen, Scotland, is obsessed with football (or “soccer” as Americans call it). His Christmas wish is to be able to play football on an Xbox with his friends, but his disability makes it impossible for him to operate a standard game controller....