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
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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
Delta Is Bringing Back Free Meals in Coach
It’s been more than a decade since free coach meals were the industry standard. For its part, Delta stopped its service in 2003. But that’s about to change. After a months’-long trial,… Continue Reading
Voting Now Open for 2017 Freddie Awards
It is that time of year again: voting is now open for the 2017 Freddie Awards — and greater than 100,000 voters had already cast their votes on the first day of voting. The final day of voting for your… Continue Reading
No Confidence Vote, Labor Unrest at American Airlines
Doug Parker, American Airlines’ chairman and CEO, has a relationship with his airline’s pilots best described as complicated. When, as US Airways’ chief in 2013, he succeeded in what… Continue Reading
Warren Buffet Likes Airlines, and Why That’s Bad News
Last year, the legendary investor Warren Buffett began investing in airline stocks, shocking the investing community. For decades, Buffett had been a staunch critic of the industry’s underlying… Continue Reading
Delta Discounts Award Flights to/from Los Angeles – Book by 2/15
For a limited time, SkyMiles members can fly between Los Angeles and selected other cities for as few as 5,000 Delta miles each way in coach, 9,500 miles each way in Comfort+. Delta’s latest flash sale… Continue Reading
Travel Agents Share Craziest Traveler Questions
Think you’re a savvy traveler? Sure, you do your own research. Make your own travel plans. Make your own bookings. Print out your own boarding pass. Check yourself in. But are you as savvy as a… Continue Reading
Trump’s Travel Ban Is a Drag on Travel, Jobs
Donald Trump made a lot of promises on his way to the presidency. Among the most prominent: more jobs and stiffer border security. Promises are easier made than kept. As it turns out, there are trade-offs… Continue Reading
Win This: a 5-Day Disney World Vacation Package
Wanna Get away? Enter the Essence “Endless Magic” sweepstakes by March 30, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a four-night Walt Disney World vacation package for four people, including… Continue Reading