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The Points Guy (TPG) has been publishing hands-on advice to help readers maximize their travel experiences since the site debuted in June 2010. What started out as a points-and-miles blog by founder and CEO Brian Kelly has evolved into a lifestyle media brand with 10 million unique visitors a month and a social media audience of over 3 million across Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest,..
The Points Guy
15h ago
American Airlines and its budget airline partner JetSmart are working out the details to bring AAdvantage miles redemptions to the South American carrier. The airlines have faced “some challenges” rolling out AAdvantage as JetSmart’s loyalty program, said Victor Mejia, chief commercial officer of JetSmart, at the Routes Americas conference in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday. American ..read more
The Points Guy
15h ago
If you’re a JetBlue loyalist, you’ve probably noticed that you have not previously been able to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points on the airline’s least expensive fare option, Blue Basic (JetBlue’s version of basic economy). Starting this week though, that has changed. JetBlue now has TrueBlue points redemptions available for every class of service — and ..read more
The Points Guy
16h ago
With just 48 days’ notice to members, Iberia Plus will move to spend-based earning to reach elite status on April 1, 2025. The changes largely mirror those announced late last year by British Airways, a fellow Oneworld alliance member. Both airlines are owned by the International Airlines Group. While Executive Club members widely condemned British ..read more
The Points Guy
17h ago
London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) will submit a proposal for a third runway to the U.K. government this summer. The airport aims to have flights take off from said runway within the next decade. The privately funded expansion will be part of a multibillion-pound investment that will also revamp LHR’s terminals 1 and 5 to increase ..read more
The Points Guy
19h ago
Just days after JetBlue filed plans to exit perhaps the most iconic domestic business route, American Airlines is coming to fill the void. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier filed plans over the weekend to increase its flying on the 184-mile route from New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to up ..read more
The Points Guy
20h ago
If you want to visit one of the most celebrity-adored resorts in the United States, you’d better make plans to head to Wyoming by early April: Amangani is closing its doors until next year to undergo a comprehensive renovation that will usher in a new era. Opened 26 years ago in Jackson Hole, Amangani is ..read more
The Points Guy
21h ago
Year after year, more hotels open than one can possibly imagine, from sky-high stunners set in impossibly tall buildings to off-the-beaten-path boutique hotels, and from sprawling beachside all-inclusive resorts to new iterations of the points brands we all know and love. Here at TPG, the travel team spends the first month of the year pulling ..read more
The Points Guy
22h ago
Gastrointestinal illnesses are on the upswing this winter. Norovirus is chief among them, raising concerns for many travelers — particularly cruisers — that they might end up on the toilet instead of a sun lounger on their next vacation. Although cruises account for fewer than 1% of all annual norovirus cases in the United States ..read more
The Points Guy
22h ago
I’m a longtime fan of Mobile Passport Control. The app saved me from a lifetime of extensive customs lines when it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to receive Global Entry. When friends and family are traveling internationally, I consistently advise them to download the free app. However, in the last year, I’ve been getting ..read more
The Points Guy
1d ago
Rewind a quarter-century, and it was an unglamorous time for air travel in the U.S. Some two decades after Congress deregulated the industry, gone were the glory days of inflight service at the likes of Pan Am; few passengers held rosy views of the large network airlines, from Delta, American and United to other since-shuttered ..read more