Hyatt’s new loyalty program, World of Hyatt, won’t be launched until March 1. But already it’s under fire from Hyatt loyalists. As with the legacy airlines’ transition to revenue-based… Continue Reading
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If You Visit These 10 Cities, Be Prepared to Sit in Traffic
While travelers’ focus tends to be on air travel, most trips involve considerable time spent in cars, whether it’s a taxi from the airport to the hotel, or a side trip in a rental, or just… Continue Reading
Resort Fees Will Increase at 10 Las Vegas Hotels on March 1
Remember when Las Vegas trips were a bargain? Cherish the memory, because the city in its post-Sin City incarnation is a bargain no more. And high on the list of budget-busters are the mandatory resort… Continue Reading
Flash Sale: United Discounts Award Travel to Mexico
United MileagePlus members can save on award flights to Mexico. Act fast, though; it’s a flash sale. Offer Details Through February 24, MileagePlus members can save 5,000 miles when booking roundtrip… Continue Reading
American, United Introduce Basic Economy Fares
How low can you go? And what are you willing to sacrifice to go so low? Those are the questions posed by bare fares. Bare fares are what cheeky ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit calls its stripped-down airfares:… Continue Reading
Travelers Weigh in on Inflight Calls
It wasn’t so long ago that inflight calling was at the top of the list of hot-button travel issues. Whether to allow such calls, or ban them: That was the question. There were strong emotions on… Continue Reading
This Week’s Best Sweepstakes: Win a 6-Night Trip to Cinque Terre, Italy
Want to win a six-night trip to Italy, including a $1,000 airfare credit, hotel accommodations, a cruise down the Ligurian coast, village tour, cooking class, and wine and olive oil tasting? Enter the… Continue Reading
This Week in Travel: Dumb Travel Questions + Buffett’s Airline Love + Pilots Diss American + Free YCL Meals
In case you missed anything, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! No Dumb Questions? Travel Agents Beg to Differ Is there a place for travel… Continue Reading
Cuba Travel Demand: the Airlines’ Massive Miscalculation
Remember when Cuba was at the top of everyone’s bucket list? That was last year; for 2017, those bucket lists have been rewritten, with Cuba not just downgraded but conspicuously omitted altogether… Continue Reading
Last Chance: 35,000-Point Bonus for the Starwood Credit Card
When the sign-up bonus for the ever-popular Starwood Preferred Guest credit card rose to its highest-ever level last year, at 35,000 points, it appeared that might be the last chance for travelers to… Continue Reading