Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you might have missed from the week before. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you might have missed on TPG this week.United Raises Requirements for Premier 1K Status, Devalues UpgradesMore spend, less upgrades and everything else you didn’t want to read about United’s elite status.Passengers Can Now Fly With Weed at LAXExpected rules apply, like, “don’t smoke on the plane and don’t act like a maniac.“JetBlue to Introduce a Basic Economy Fare OptionAnd carry-ons are included? Woah.Millennials, Mom and Me: Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas From Miami to the BahamasThe older ship got a $120 million revamp, so we naturally had to test the waters.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.Announcing the Inaugural TPG AwardsIndustry awards, celebrities and a chance for readers to attend? Read on.TPG’s Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes of the New DFW Centurion LoungeLet’s just say… if you’ve got an Amex Platinum card, you might want to make your next connection through DFW.Major Retailers Want the Right to Reject Premium Rewards CardsOf course, everyone has something to say about it.New IHG PointBreaks List is Live: Book Hotels From 5,000 PointsTons of great IHG deals coming right up.I Just Flew in First Class for the First Time and Nothing Will Ever Be the SameA lot of firsts for TPG’s Samantha Rosen who recently flew Cathay Pacific first.JFK’s $10 Billion Renovation Won’t Include What It Needs Most — a New RunwayAlthough the airport has seen a 23% annual passenger increase since 2008, the Port Authority still hasn’t prioritized a new runway.
