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Update: This offer is no longer available.Just got this new promo from Priority Club:“From February 1 through April 30, 2011, earn 3,000 bonus points for every 3rd qualifying night you stay at any of our hotels worldwide, up to 30,000 points. With no blackout dates and points that never expire, this is an offer you’ll want in on.The world is waiting. Are you in?“Not too bad, but not amazing. I’m not about to change my stay habits because of it, but you Priority Club members can scoop up some extra points....

Priority Club (Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, etc.) this week released their current list of PointBreaks properties where now through May 31, 2012, Priority Club members can book free nights for just 5,000 points.That’s a pretty low redemption level especially for Intercontinental properties, which normally require between 30,000-50,000 points, and Hotel Indigo locations and Crowne Plazas, which require between 25,000-35,000 points.Remember you can transfer both Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards to Priority Club, though the Amex-Priority Club partnership is ending in June....

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.United Airlines was forced to cancel a flight to Venice (VCE) yesterday due to a fuel leak from the aircraft’s left wing. The incident happened as Flight 170 was taxiing towards the runway for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)....

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.United had their Investor Day yesterday and CEO Jeff Smisek spoke at length about the newly merged carrier’s plans. Key things to note:1) More changes coming to the frequent flyer program that both customers and shareholders will like2) Fully lie-flat seats on transcontinental (JFK-LAX/SFO and possibly more) flights....

The US has closed a consular agency in a popular resort area of Mexico over a security threat.The US Embassy in Mexico issued a security alert on Wednesday that bars US government employees from traveling to Playa del Carmen. The Embassy says it received information about a security threat in the area.Located on the Eastern Coast of Mexico, Playa del Carmen is filled with resorts and is near other frequented tourist destinations like Cancun and Cozumel....

TPG follower Joanna tweeted this week asking if she should earn Hilton or Club Carlson points on grocery shopping:"@thepointsguy should I use my Amex Hilton HHonors Surpass or Club Carlson card for grocery shopping? I am curious if 6 Hilton HHonors points or 5 Club Carlson points per dollar makes more sense.“Personally, I value Club Carlson points more highly than Hilton HHonors points, so if you’re just basing your decision on that I would take the 5 Club Carlson over 6 Hilton points....

Air New Zealand is embroiled in a meaty controversy after New Zealand’s acting Prime Minister criticized the airline’s new menu item. Winston Peters shared his beef with the airline, attacking them for using a meat substitute instead of real meat in its burger served during flights.“I’m utterly opposed to fake beef,” said Peters. “Our airline should be [beef’s] number one marketer.“The New Zealand flag carrier introduced the Impossible Burger onto its business class menu in this week, although you’ll only find it on flights from Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX)....

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.There’s no denying the allure of Cuba; long before Ernest Hemingway, travelers made their way to the Caribbean island for fun and exploration. Before Havana became frozen in time — and during the height of Prohibition — tourism was booming....

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.Score 150 free American miles for watching a 2 minute video on Bose. You can also earn 250 miles for going into a store for an in-person demo, but thats probably not worth my time, though if you are actually going to buy this product in a store, you might as well get the demo....

Our world is filled with beautiful places, and it’s not surprising that 1,073 UNESCO World Heritage sites exist, both manmade and natural. Although you have a lifetime to explore the world’s most epic destinations, there are a few you might want to see sooner rather than later. With climate change, deforestation and extinction, these sites and species are slowly but surely disappearing. Here’s a look at five trips you should take now, before it’s too late — and what you can do to help....

I’ve been traveling domestically a lot lately, and thanks to being a Delta Platinum, I’ve been upgraded to first class on every flight. However, due to scheduling demands, I recently flew JetBlue to Austin, and those four hours in coach as a non-elite status passenger really made me reflect on what I love about first class.Surprisingly, as I was thinking about what I loved, I also started to think about the things I dislike about flying domestic first class (link)....

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.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here - Marriott Rewards Premier Credit CardIs it just me, or does it seem like credit card sign-up bonuses are increasing across the board? It appears so and I’m certainly not complaining!...

Everyone’s favorite pastime is scrolling through Instagram, but what makes it even more fun is looking at photos from the sky — particularly the profiles of those who are teaching others to fly. We scoured the ‘gram to find some of the best flight instructors and their aerial snaps from above, plus shots of their fleet and everything in between. From lifetime recreational fliers to commercial pilots, these instructors want everyone to experience the world the way they see it — from the cockpit....

TPG Contributor Jennifer Wood highlights nine of the biggest airport revamps happening right now, from New York to Rio.It’s hardly hyperbole to say that the travel industry is in a never-ending state of flux. As bigger planes take to the skies, cheaper airfares become easier to find and new destinations grow in popularity (hello, Cuba), people are traveling in record numbers.To accommodate the growing amounts of travelers, airports around the world must make adjustments that go far beyond adding another restaurant or even automated screening lines....

Update 7/9/2017: Since writing, another American Airlines 777-200 (registration: N758AN) has started the retrofit process. The last retrofit should be completed in the next few weeks. This means that the lie-flat retrofit will be completed in July, not by the end of June — as originally reported.As of today, the AA 777-200 fleet consists of: 1 Version 1, 13 Version 2s, 28 Version 3s, 1 Version 4 and 4 in the shop for retrofitting....

An uber savvy TPG reader just sent me his latest accomplishment: 1,005,000 miles in 90 minutes.His haul includes 405,000 Delta Skymiles and 600,000 American miles- all for opening no-fee credit cards that I posted about (Delta and American). While the Delta deal expired 12/31/10, the American 100,000 and 75,000 deals are still live.How was this done? Well he signed up for a boatload of cards for himself and his small business as well as five of his family members whose frequent flyer accounts he manages....

Just after arriving in London on the Perth-London inaugural, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce made news by discussing the idea of having sleeping berths and exercise areas in the cargo deck of an aircraft. Now, Airbus and Zodiac have signed a partnership to make that idea a reality by 2020.Announced in a closed-door ceremony at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, the new product would allow airlines to easily add and remove customizable modules into space otherwise reserved for cargo....

Update: Accordng to Allegiant Air, the flight through the hurricane area happened at a perfectly safe altitude. “In the case of flight 2237, the dispatcher and flight crew were not only looking at the height of the storm, which was returning tops of around 20,000 - 25,000ft, but also utilizing a cutting edge turbulence forecasting product,” the airline said in an email to TPG. “The flight was at 34,000ft with more than 10,000ft of clearance from the tops of the thunderstorms....

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.Quora.com is a question-and-answer site where content is written and edited by its community of users. Occasionally we syndicate content from the site if we think it will interest TPG readers. This article originally appeared on Quora.com in response to the question Can an Airbus A380 Fly Upside Down?...

Delta is expanding its presence on transatlantic routes. The carrier announced today that it’s set to bring more nonstop options from Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), Indianapolis (IND), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK) and Orlando (MCO) to destinations throughout Europe and Africa.The summer additions, which offer nonstop options to destinations from Lisbon (LIS) to Lagos, Nigeria (LOS), will further expand the carrier’s footprint on transatlantic service, and allow the carrier to maintain its title as the leading airline across the Atlantic with more total departures, destinations and seats than any other carrier....