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The 777-300ER may be United’s flagship, but good luck actually managing to fly it — the airline only has 14 of Boeing’s largest jets in its fleet, and, with the exception of a couple 767-300ERs, this particular 777 is your only opportunity to experience UA’s much-improved Polaris biz seat.For that reason, it’s especially exciting when the airline adds its new 777 to an existing route. So far, it’s available on:Newark to Tel AvivNewark to TokyoSan Francisco to Hong KongSan Francisco to TokyoSan Francisco to TaipeiSan Francisco to BeijingSan Francisco to FrankfurtSan Francisco to AucklandSan Francisco to Tel Aviv (launching May 23, 2018)And now United has added the 777-300ER to another route out of Newark....

Two weeks ago, we learned that October 15 is the last day of operations for Air Berlin long-haul flights. Now, we have the date of the final flights of Air Berlin.According to a statement released Monday, Air Berlin executives note that the airline’s flights will no longer be operated after October 28. This will mark the end of operations for what was Germany’s second largest airline.Also in the letter, Air Berlin’s 8,600 employees were encouraged to start looking for other jobs....

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.We are in the final countdown until our first family trip to Universal Studios Florida. My third grader is a huge fan of Harry Potter, so watching her see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter come to life at Universal Studios is something I am very much looking forward to experiencing with her....

Delta just rolled out their April birthday promotion:YOUR BIRTHDAY GIFTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE.It’s time to start the celebration!Our birthday gifts to you are waiting: You can get 2,000 bonus miles on your next round-trip flight and a $100 e-certificate toward a Delta Vacations® getaway.First register, then book your round-trip ticket by April 30, 2011 and complete your travel by May 31, 2011 to receive your 2,000 birthday bonus miles.My birthday was in March and I had flights already booked and I still received the bonus miles....

While this certainly isn’t as exciting as the 50% British Airways transfer bonus, it beats nothing at all. While transfer bonuses are generally a good thing, I see two big catches: 1) Virgin charges enormous fees on award tickets and 2) the T&C state that “bonus miles will be posted to your Flying Club account within 14 days after the transfer.” While I bet they post quicker than that in reality, not having an immediate bonus can put a major damper on your travel plans as award seats can easily disappear within a moments notice....

These days, the eyes of the world are focused on Canada more than ever. Sure, some of that ogling is directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a world leader whose progressive leadership is occasionally overshadowed by his good looks, but the world’s second-largest country was due for some attention anyway.That’s partly why The New York Times gave Canada the No. 1 spot on its 52 Places to Go in 2017 list — because, as its editors declared, “It’s a world unto itself....

One of the things I love most about being The Points Guy is getting to hear stories from readers about how points and miles have helped them get where they want to go. Each week I pick one that catches my eye and post it for everybody to enjoy. If you’re interested in sharing your own award travel success story, email it to info@thepointsguy.com; be sure to include details about how you earned and redeemed your rewards, and put “Reader Success Story” in the subject line....

From Ryanair leaving a Paralympian stranded on board for 45 minutes to Jet2 asking a boy with Muscular Dystrophy to prove his disability, the airline and travel industry as a whole have a way to go when it comes to improving experiences for individuals with a disability.A 23-year-old man from Wisconsin with cerebral palsy wants to make travel easier and more accessible for those with a disability through an app. Gabriel Schlieve, who uses a wheelchair, is one of 56....

Delta’s currently offering some SkyMiles members the opportunity to earn 50% bonus miles for select partner activity. The offer covers SkyMiles partners from car rental agencies to SkyMiles Dining and SkyMiles Shopping, so there are plenty of options to earn the bonus miles.In order to qualify, you must register for the promotion on Delta’s website by July 24, 2018. Once registered, you’ll earn the bonus miles for all eligible activity through September 30....

“Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel.Most people don’t know anything about what type of plane they’re scheduled to fly on… but most people aren’t avgeeks like many readers of The Points Guy. That’s why this email question from TPG reader Jacob didn’t surprise us at all…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Jacob”]I was flying Avianca JFK-BOG this weekend and I had chosen that specific outbound leg because I wanted to fly their Dreamliner....

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.If you’ve ever felt like you’ve logged so many hours waiting in line at Taco Bell that you may as well live there, now’s your chance. To celebrate the launch of its latest culinary monstrosity, the Steak Doubledilla — which the fast food giant says offers “twice the tender, marinated steak and creamy jalapeño sauce in a cheesy quesadilla” — Airbnb Canada is offering a one-night “SteakCation” for four (see what they did there?...

Check out the week in travel contests and sweepstakes for your chance to win 100,000 Starpoints, 250,000 United MileagePlus miles, a Hawaiian getaway, a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a Delta flight and hotel from Expedia.Enter to win 100,000 Starpoints, where you could redeem at the Sheraton Puerto Rico.Win 100,000 Starpoints from Sheraton ClubWin 100,000 Starpoints for sharing a photo of an amazing city backdrop. To enter:Follow @sheratonhotels on InstagramUpload a photo of a memorable city viewUse the hashtag #SheratonClubSweeps on your photoYou can enter and upload one photo per day....

During a White House meeting on January 11, President Trump stated that immigrants from Norway would be preferable over immigrants from “shithole” countries like Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations, according to several reports.According to The New York Times, when Trump heard that Haitians were among those who would benefit from the proposed immigration deal, he dismissed the idea and asked: “Why do we want people from Haiti here?“The president’s remarks provoked swift condemnation from citizens (and allies) from those nations, including Haiti....

Manchester Airport (MAN), in the United Kingdom, is asking the public for help finding the owner of a lost stuffed animal. The plush toy in question — a clearly well-loved dog with floppy brown ears — was left behind at security in Terminal 2 on Tuesday morning.“We’re hoping to find the owner of this cuddly toy,” the airport announced on both Facebook and Twitter.This isn’t the first time Manchester Airport has tried to reunite a lost toy with its owner....

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 logged onto Facebook today and a friend had uploaded a picture of the new United livery with a caption “The new united livery is as confusing as it is ugly”.I definitely agree with the confusing part- it’s basically a Continental plane, but with the wrong logo....

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.Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, has an order for 16 Dreamliners, the first five of which it’s going to take delivery of in 2018, with the first of that batch scheduled to be delivered in April. On Monday, the carrier announced its first destination for its new 787-9: London....

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.As you might remember, for my last birthday, I gave myself the present of taking the longest commercial flight in the world aboard Singapore Airlines’ all-business-class plane from Newark to Singapore. It was definitely one of my most memorable travel experiences, and a great use of Ultimate Rewards points since I used just 60,000 plus $2....

A Delta Air Lines flight had to conduct an emergency landing on Thursday after smoke was reported in the cockpit.The Boeing 757 was en route to Anchorage (ANC) from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) when the incident occurred.Delta Flight 1601 took off from MSP at 5:57pm and set its coordinates for Anchorage. At some point in the first 45 minutes of the flight, smoke was reported in the cockpit. The pilots made the decision to make an emergency landing when the aircraft was over the “Bismarck area,” according to InfoForum....

What do you do if you have an airport with growing international traffic and a runway long enough for the world’s biggest passenger jet, but you are far from major cities and don’t have great ground transportation? Easy: You make yourself more attractive by changing your name to something better known than “Stewart International Airport” — for example, adopting the name of the closest metropolis, New York City. Too bad it’s more than 60 miles north of Midtown Manhattan....

The Russian diplomats expelled from the US are on their way back to Moscow, and you can track their journey back home. They’re heading back to Moscow in none other than the last long-haul civilian plane designed in the Soviet Union, an Ilyushin 96-300. The plane is no longer used in commercial service anywhere except Cuba, but it remains a stalwart of Russia’s government fleet. President Vladimir Putin himself uses one....