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Through May 31, new customers for two Hilton Honors credit cards can earn a sign-up bonus of up to 100,000 points, plus a free hotel night, as follows: Earn 80,000 Honors bonus points after charging $2,000… Continue Reading
What does the future hold for Virgin America? Perhaps no other airline merger has raised more questions than Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Virgin America. Two certifiably fine airlines, with very different… Continue Reading
Visiting Los Angeles International Airport is rarely a pleasant experience. The last time I was there, to pick someone up, the drive to LAX from my home took 40 minutes, but it took an additional teeth-grinding… Continue Reading
The ban on inflight electronic devices is no longer focused solely on U.S.-bound flights. On the same day the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published its ban on electronic devices on flights to… Continue Reading
Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, you would choose to visit a country with happy inhabitants over a country whose citizens were morose and grouchy, right? For anyone factoring happiness into… Continue Reading
Updated March 21, 7:42 PT It’s official: Passengers flying on nine airlines non-stop to the U.S. from 10 airports (Cairo, Egypt; Amman, Jordan; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Casablanca, Morocco; Doha, Qatar;… Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines manages the neat trick of being big and small at the same time. Even after its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska is a carrier of decidedly modest size. Its own flight network is small,… Continue Reading
Is India’s Taj Mahal on your bucket list? Enter the Williams Sonoma “Win a Trip to India” sweepstakes by April 15, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a trip for two to India,… Continue Reading
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Free Coach Meals on American’s Transcontinental Flights. Yay! Beginning… Continue Reading
Starting today, travelers can book travel to Europe on a new airline at prices that will make U.S.-based carriers cringe. The brand-new airline is LEVEL, a Barcelona-based discount carrier operated by… Continue Reading
