With Starwood’s current promotion now coming to an end, the chain just teased its next bonus-earning opp: SPG Triple Up. Starwood’s early 2016 promo gave SPG members an opportunity to earn 10,000 bonus Starpoints after meeting certain stay requirements — similar to the excellent promotion that Hyatt just announced a few weeks ago. This time around,…
In the past, if you were going on a trip and planning to visit multiple cities, there was a good chance you booked your airline tickets on a multi-city itinerary. This was usually the easiest way to book complicated itineraries — and often times, the cheapest. But now, all three of the major US airlines have…
Earlier this month, Alaska Airlines confirmed that it would be acquiring Virgin America — a deal worth roughly $4 billion. And while we don’t know too much about the acquisition as of yet, we do know one change that Virgin will be making to its product before the acquisition is near finalization. Starting later this month,…
I’m so excited to launch Points for Peace today! Join me on Facebook at 3:00pm EST for a Facebook Live chat, a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about Points for Peace! #TPGPFP If there’s one thing I think the world needs more of, it’s peace. Violence and war is rampant and while it…
Great news for those of us with American Airlines miles — without any fanfare, American Airlines changed its award chart this week to allow transpacific routings when flying from the US to the “Indian Subcontinent.” Note that this option is only available for award flights on Cathay Pacific or American Airlines metal via Hong Kong (HKG). Otherwise, you’re still limited to previous…
One of my all-around favorite tools, United’s Expert Mode, is once again available for all flight searches. Expert Mode allows customers to view realtime fare class availability when searching for any flight on United’s site, making it easy to see which flights offer the lowest-cost tickets, which have upgrade availability (so an upgrade will clear at booking)…
The Starwood Preferred Guest program is continuing its expansion — this time, by adding a new transfer partner in Virgin America. This is an interesting addition, as both companies are in the midst of acquisitions — SPG with Marriott and Virgin America with Alaska Airlines. While the future of the loyalty program associated with both programs…
The future of Starwood (and its popular SPG program) has been up in the air since the acquisition battle between Anbang and Marriott unfolded over the last few months. Now that a merger with Marriott’s been approved, award-travel enthusiasts can make some educated guesses about what the move will mean for Starwood Preferred Guest —…
Due to the recent American Airlines award chart changes, first-class flights to Asia on Oneworld partner Cathay Pacific are no longer a good deal. However, as TPG Points & Miles Editor Sarah Silbert explains, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan is still an excellent option when it comes to redeeming for this premium-cabin award. Nothing’s ever certain…
Attention AA frequent flyers: You now have a chance to boost your account balance this month. Now through April 15, AAdvantage members can earn 25 miles per dollar spent on donations to Stand Up to Cancer, a charity partner of American Airlines — donations made after April 15 will earn you 10 miles per dollar. To be eligible…
