I think a meeting of the minds is in order for the hotel owners in Alaska, and the folks that run the big casino hotels and resorts in Las Vegas. It might seem to be a very strange pairing, but one that makes a bunch of sense in one respect. You see, folks in Vegas often party it up until late and night and consequently sleep through the bright hours of the morning....
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.Wow, this is one of the best “fare sales” I’ve seen this year- shame I’m not based in DC or Denver based or a Oneworld flyer. Many of these fares also work from Denver (looks like this is an attack on United hubs)....
Aussie travel agency Flight Centre is chartering one of Etihad’s A380s to ferry its employees from Sydney to Berlin for the company’s annual “Global Gathering.“The “Flight Klub”-themed event is the company’s annual celebration for its top-performing travel agents, and is quite a fête in itself, according to reports from past years. Around 3,000 qualified attendees travel to a new destination somewhere in the world to party for three days, with the option to extend the trip for additional excursions afterward....
The Best Western Rewards fall double and triple points promo launches today, and to celebrate, Best Western has given me a $250 Travel Card to give away to a lucky reader.The PromoBetween September 23 and November 18, Best Western Rewards members will earn double points after two qualified stays, and triple points if they book their reservations through bestwestern.com.To take advantage of Best Western’s fall promotion:1. Join Best Western Rewards, the hotel chain’s free loyalty program, at https://goldcrownclub....
Points.com is running two concurrent special offers on purchasing American AAdvantage miles.The first is a 15% discount on purchases of over 20,000 AA miles that ends at noon CDT this Thursday, April 5. The second is a 30% bonus on purchases of 20,000-40,000 miles that’s available from now through May 31, 2012. The Points.com promotion page is here, and I’ll include the Terms & Conditions in full below, but just a few things to point out first....
TPG reader Junaid asked me on Facebook:“I recently signed up for the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card, and was curious about an upcoming two-night hotel stay. Can I book each of the two nights separately and get credit for two different stays with Marriott in order to earn elite status? Basically I’d reserve one night, then go back and reserve the second night as a completely separate stay, but on the same Marriott credit card....
There are a lot of great pictures of decadent business-class cabins and their seats circulating the internet, but reality is rarely kind. Take United’s great new Polaris seats, which ended up being limited to relatively few routes, at least for the near future. For every glitzy, reverse-herringbone, semi-enclosed, aisle-access, lie-flat business-class review, there are business-class seats lifting off that don’t merit a 30-minute hop, much less an international long-haul. Here’s a rundown of the worst that business class has to offer....
After a few days in Montreal (Post 1 and Post 2), we headed by car to a big house that my husband’s family had rented on the western shore of Lake Champlain right outside of Plattsburgh, NY. What was fantastic was getting several days together with family. What was terrifying was getting several days together with family. We weren’t quite sure how several days of non-stop extended family excitement would go, but we did know that the house we were heading toward was absolutely beautiful....
Over the weekend, massive lava flows from the Kilauea volcano surged over the southeast shores of the island into the Pacific, forming thick, toxic clouds known as “laze.“Dr. Rick Knabb, an expert at The Weather Channel, told TPG that the dangerous mix of hydrochloric acid and fine slivers of glass is created when up to 2,000-degree lava reacts with the balmy 75-degree ocean waters.“That temperature difference,” he explained, “causes a very rapid and explosive kind of reaction....
When the Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger closed last week, we got answers to quite a few questions. However, one of the biggest outstanding unknowns was “What’s the transfer ratio going to be from Virgin America to Alaska?” Today, we’ve got the answer.There’s been no formal announcement about the rate change; instead, Virgin America has made a rather understated change to one of its webpages noting the following:On January 9, 2017, we will invite you to enroll in Alaska’s award-winning Mileage Plan, enabling access to book award travel on Alaska Airlines and Alaska Global Partners network to over 900 worldwide destinations....
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.One of the questions that I’m asked most often is how to pack a suitcase. For many people this process is fraught with anxiety: How do you fit everything into a limited space and keep clothes from looking like they just came out of a suitcase?...
While Hyatt’s cheap award chart makes them a favorite among points enthusiasts, the biggest complaint about the Chicago-based hotel chain has always been that they have a relatively small footprint. Despite smaller partnerships with Miraval and Mlife, Hyatt clearly felt they needed to make a bigger move, possibly in response to Marriott gobbling up Starwood to become the world’s biggest hotel chain.Earlier this week, after much speculation, Hyatt announced that they were acquiring Two Roads Hospitality for a base price of $480 million....
Hyatt just announced some low rates at some key business hotels in weather impacted areas like Chicago and Boston.“As you know, Chicago is home to Hyatt’s corporate headquarters. It is also one of the cities predicted to be affected by a massive winter storm that has some forecasting up to two feet of snow. Amid the flight cancellation news, we wanted to make sure you know your options. To help make things easier for travelers, we have compiled information from hotels in and around those areas that are expected to experience delays....
Every so often I like to check in with the good folks over at Kayak since they’re always gathering mountains of up-to-the-minute data about travel trends, consumer behavior and what all of us can expect from airlines, hotels and destinations in the coming months and years.Recently, they sent over data they’d compiled from 2011 and 2012 about the top domestic and international destinations, average airfares month over month and the busies times to fly, so I thought I’d share some of the data that I found the most interesting....
As a New Yorker, I was elated to get rid of my AT&T iPhone. I had suffered from pitiful service: constant dropped calls, erratic data, no reception in elevators or underground, and the list goes on. The major drawback to the Verizon iPhone seems to be its inability to support data and voice usage at the same time. However, since this is something I almost never do, I was more than happy to pay the $110 cancellation fee on my AT&T contract and get a phone that actually works - well, at least in the US....
Israel’s national carrier, El Al, has taken the unusual step of paring back its summer schedule, because of the lack of security personnel.The problem is there are too few security agents to go around at airports served by Israeli airlines outside Israel, and without enough agents on the ground, some flights won’t be taking off. Sun d’Or, an El Al charter subsidiary, has reportedly already canceled summer flights between Tel Aviv and Ibiza and Corsica....
We have now spent one month with our Baby S, and while of course every baby is different, there are also some commonalities many babies share. So, I wanted to share our experience both in case it gives a useful peek into what life with a newborn is really like, and I also simply want to have it written down somewhere since I know from experience those early weeks quickly become a somewhat hard to remember blur!...
There’s no doubt that Uber and similar ride-share services are one of the most welcome developments for travelers in recent years. While it’s mostly a reliable way to get around when you’re in destinations away from home, you should always use precaution when using the service. After all, you are hopping into a stranger’s car and trusting them to take you to your destination.TPG reader Brad wrote in to let us know of an Uber scam he fell victim to — and one you should look out for on your next trip....
Just a friendly reminder that the 100% bonus on US Airways miles ends on Thursday June 30, 2011 (see my original post on the deal). Link to buy miles. If you aren’t sure whether this makes sense for you, ask yourself the following questions:1) Would I pay $1,330 to fly business class to Tokyo?2) Would I pay $1,478 to fly business class to Europe?3) Would I pay $886 to fly business class to Europe in the off-peak season (January/February)?...
The MIT study that claimed Uber and Lyft drivers made a median profit of $3.37 after expenses was just significantly revised. The new information now says that drivers earn a median $8.55 to $10 per hour.Stephen Zoepf, co-author of the study, said Uber and Lyft’s “criticism is valid.” Zoepf released a statement on Twitter and stated that he made “an assumption about revenue … in the absence of public ride-hailing data and a paucity of independent studies outside Uber’s own analyses....
