In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Southwest Improves Standby Benefit for Elites Beginning this week, Southwest… Continue Reading
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Warning: AmEx Plans to ‘Surgically Remove’ Card Churners
The era of credit-card churning may be coming to a close. American Express this week warned that it plans to take steps to curtail credit-card churning, a technique used by travel hackers to snag generous… Continue Reading
Earn Up to 1,000 Bonus Miles for AAdvantage eShopping
If there’s one mileage-earning opportunity that travelers routinely overlook, it’s shopping at the airlines’ online mileage malls. The prices are the same. And by making your purchases… Continue Reading
Travelers Could Be Stuck with the Bill for Trump’s Wall
It was a recurring theme of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: We’ll build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, and force Mexico to pay for it. The wall remains on Trump’s agenda,… Continue Reading
Southwest’s Standby Benefit for Elites Gets an Upgrade
When it comes to gaining and retaining the loyalty of frequent, high-profit flyers, Southwest has a problem. As a self-described budget airline, Southwest lacks the cushy seats and airport lounges full-service… Continue Reading
Breaking News: Qatar Airways Reveals New QSuite for Business Class
Qatar Airways’ new business seat design has been under wraps for two years, and today at ITB Berlin the highly anticipated seat was finally unveiled. Continue Reading
Wallet Watch: $550 for a Travel-Rewards Card?
For many years, American Express considered itself the exclusive purveyor of upscale rewards cards for well-heeled high-frequency travelers. No more. Most recently, Chase introduced its Sapphire Reserve… Continue Reading
Can You Guess How Many Marriott Hotels Open Each Day in 2017?
Marriott’s merger with Starwood effectively created the world’s largest hotel company with over 6,000 properties and 1.1 million guest rooms spread over 122 countries. Continue Reading
Presaging Further Cuts, SuperShuttle Shuts Down at Atlanta Airport
On February 28, SuperShuttle, operator of the once-ubiquitous blue vans, suspended its Atlanta shared-ride service, leaving travelers with one fewer option for accessing the country’s busiest airport… Continue Reading
Trump Administration Moves to Block Airline Price Transparency
Transparent pricing is one of the keystones of the free market, which is supposed to benefit both consumers and business. And yet, in the travel world, it’s not equally embraced by both buyers and… Continue Reading
