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15 Things in the Miles & Points World For Which I’m Thankful

November 22, 2012

2012 has been a pretty busy year in the travel world – between airline mergers, airline “operational” challenges, elite status program changes and a slew of new credit cards and bonuses, here are the 15 things in the miles/points universal that I’m thankful for this year. (Check out my 2011 list to see what I [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Holiday Shopping Bonuses

November 20, 2012

As I wrote yesterday, shopping online can be a really lucrative way to augment your points balances thanks to online shopping portals, credit card bonuses and more. Though I have a feeling that the big bonuses of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are still to come, many online retailers and the shopping portals of various [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Tips on Securing 2013 Airline Elite Status

November 13, 2012

As the year draws to an end many people scramble to bank as many elite miles as possible to secure their 2013 status before airlines reset elite qualification miles to 0 on January 1. Here are 10 quick tips to help ensure that you won’t be left without coveted elite status for next year: 1. [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Visa Signature Cardholder Benefits

November 6, 2012

Chances are if you’re a savvy points-collecting traveler, you have at least one Visa Signature credit card in your wallet. Some of the most popular cards on the market are part of this family of premium cards, including the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire, British Airways Visa, the Hyatt card, the Marriott Rewards Premier and Marriott Rewards cards, the Southwest Plus card, Bank of America’s Alaska [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Notable US Airport Upgrades

October 30, 2012

TPG Contributor Candice Abraham takes us on a tour of ten exciting new airport projects around the country for today’s Travel Tuesday Top 10. They say travel is about the journey and not the destination, but try telling that to the traveler waiting in a slow-moving customs line, or for delayed baggage at a carousel. Oh, [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Dreaded Airline Fees and How to Avoid Them

October 23, 2012

For today’s Travel Tuesday Top 10, we take a look at some the most dreaded fees airlines tack onto the flying experience for everything from changing tickets to checking bags, and how you can get out of them: 1. Checked Baggage Fees: Although they’re not the most expensive, the fees most of us have to pay [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Hotel Apps

October 16, 2012

TPG contributor Jen Jones Donatelli downloaded, plugged in and played with dozens of hotel apps to bring us today’s Travel Tuesday Top 10. When it comes to booking travel and checking points on the go, you can take it with you. Available for a range of devices, apps are now offered by just about every [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Menus by Celebrity Chefs

October 9, 2012

This week’s Travel Tuesday Top 10 list comes from TPG contributor Sarah Tomlinson, a travel writer who just happens to be a foodie and whose recent travels have included a trip to Bordeaux and the Armagnac region in France. Today she shares some of the exciting things happening in airplane galleys across the globe as [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways You Can Fly The Boeing 787

October 2, 2012

In contrast to Airbus’s strategy to build bigger behemoths like the A380, Boeing’s strategy with future long-haul aircraft flies a different direction – smaller, lighter, more efficient – starting with the 787, the so-called “Dreamliner.” Though its development has run late since even before the first one rolled off the factory floor back in 2007 [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Credit Card Perks and Mileage Benefits

September 25, 2012

You don’t have to be a super frequent flyer to get special treatment from the airlines. These days most major airlines are partnered with a credit card company and if you are one of their flyers/cardholders, you can reap special benefits that make your travel experience markedly more enjoyable and your experience earning and redeeming [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Best US Airport Restaurants

September 18, 2012

This week, we asked TPG contributor Sarah Tomlinson to scour the nation’s airports for the finest airport dining establishments, and to our (not little) surprise, she found some fantastic options at some of the US’s busiest hubs. Many travelers plan their airport time like a highly coordinated commando mission—get in and get out as quickly [...]

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Tuesday Travel Top 10: Airline Lounges in the US

September 11, 2012

Airline lounges are becoming more and more sophisticated by the day, and are one way the major airlines try to build brand loyalty in an increasingly competitive marketplace, so we thought we’d take a look at the ten best lounges in the United States, and how you can get access to each. The term “best” [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways You Can Fly the A380

September 4, 2012

With a range of 9,600 miles, a cruising speed of 560 miles per hour, 240 feet in length, 80 feet tall, a wingspan of over 260 feet, and over 5,000 square feet of floor space spread out over two full decks, the Airbus A380 is the largest jumbo-jet in the skies, and an aviation enthusiast’s [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Future Hotel Openings for Point Redemptions

August 28, 2012

The trend with hotel credit cards lately has been to increase the sign-up bonuses to about 2 free nights in a top tier property, like with the new  Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve and Chase Hyatt Visa. I’ve gotten in on these cards and several others, so with so many free nights to use I wanted [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways To Get Through Airport Security Faster in the US

August 21, 2012

Getting through airport security can be one of the most frustrating aspects of the travel experience. Slow lines, grouchy TSA agents and borderline violations of privacy are just some of the joys you can hope to experience on your next trip to the airport. However, there are some ways to make this process less painful, [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Hotel Credit Card Perks

August 14, 2012

Apart from the obvious benefit of earning travelers hotel points on purchases, hotel co-branded credit cards offer a variety of other perks and benefits that add even more value to carrying them. Here are my picks for the top 10 hotel credit card perks (feel free to share yours in the comments). Citi Hilton HHonors [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Flight Attendant Uniforms

August 7, 2012

While many flight attendant uniforms don’t exactly project any strong fashion sense, a few airlines kit out their crews in ensembles that remind us all of the glory days of flying. Here are some mile-high styles from some of the world’s most fashion-forward airlines. 1. Virgin America: The top spot has to go to a [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Travel Points and Miles Business Credit Cards

July 31, 2012

Credit cards are the quickest and easiest way to rack up miles and points, especially if you open business credit cards in addition to personal cards. Most issuers will let you get a business credit card (often on the same day as a personal card, which means no extra credit inquiry) by applying with your [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways To Get Free Breakfast At Hotels

July 24, 2012

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day…especially when you’ve got a packed travel schedule of busy days. Often breakfast is the meal travelers skip most at hotels thanks to a lack of options and overpriced menus. However, many hotels and loyalty programs offer their members a variety of perks including free breakfast. Here [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: International Premium Economy Seats And How You Can Use Miles To Fly Them

July 17, 2012

Premium Economy has come a long way since it was invented by Virgin Atlantic back in 1992. On many airlines today, it comes close to business class, with upgraded service, meals and entertainment options. The one drawback is that you often can’t redeem miles from US programs on their alliance partners for this class of [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Chauffeur Drive Service

July 10, 2012

A ticket in a premium class on an international flight means a rarefied experience in the air complete with fine dining, personalized service and comfortable seats. However, several airlines offer a taste of the luxury that awaits even before you set foot on the plane with chauffeur service – either to and from the airport, [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: No Annual Fee Credit Cards for Travelers

July 3, 2012

There are a lot of great rewards credit cards out there that offer lucrative sign-up bonuses and opportunities to redeem points and miles for fantastic travel options. One downside to many of them, though, is the annual fees many of them levy on cardholders each year for the privilege of earning those points and miles. Depending [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Apps

June 26, 2012

As more people begin to carry smartphones and PDA’s such as iPhones and iPads as well as Blackberries and Androids, more and more airlines have created apps that allow their passengers to do everything from check flight status and check in to tracking checked bags, downloading city guides and finding the nearest airport lounge. Here [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Best Credit Card Companion Tickets Deals

June 12, 2012

In addition to earning cardholders frequent flyer miles or points, several travel credit cards offer another valuable perk: airline companion tickets and passes. To qualify for one of these tickets or passes, it’s usually a matter of meeting a certain spending threshold within a year, or just outright purchasing a pass that’s good all year [...]

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