Delta’s “keep climbing” motto may now apply to the price of some SkyMiles awards. It appears that without notice, Delta Air Lines increased the price of its SkyTeam partner awards to match its own flights, as first reported by Thrifty Traveler. While this could be a technical or similar short-lived error, this follows a 2021 increase in partner award…
Emirates Activates Codeshare Agreement with Indonesia’s Batik Air.
Marriott Signs All-Inclusive, Adults-Only W Resort in Uvero Alto, Dominican Republic.
The second season of the HBO Max series “The White Lotus” was shot on location at the lavish San Domenico Palace hotel in Taormina, Sicily. | Frommer’s
Lufthansa will bring its double-decker Airbus A380 fleet back into service by summer 2023, adding the high-capacity behemoths to high-demand routes out of Munich (MUC), the airline confirmed this week. With travel demand continuing to soar and planemakers struggling to build enough new aircraft to meet airlines’ needs, Lufthansa plans to reactivate the grounded fleet of super-jumbos in time…
Back in June 2019, Virgin Atlantic placed an order for 14 brand-spanking-new aircraft. Now, more than three years later, Virgin is finally ready to introduce the world to its Airbus A330-900neo. Next week, it plans to hold a media event combining the launch of this brand-new aircraft with a new route to Tampa International Airport (TPA). However, Virgin actually…
I really value my Silver status in the Executive Club program. I first earned Silver status many years ago thanks to a cheap Qatar Airways business-class flight to Europe. Later, thanks to the double promo of double Tier Points for BA Holidays and the 25% Tier Point threshold reduction, I was able to requalify for Silver again last year…
United Airlines is not going back to change fees on economy tickets, TPG has confirmed. This assurance from the airline comes despite some aviation observers noticing “non-changeable” economy booking options on certain United flights. Looks like @united is screwing with Basic Economy, calling it “Economy (non-changable)” in some markets. It returns even if the “Shows Basic Economy fares” toggle…
Thanks to being a TSA PreCheck member for nearly a decade, I can’t recall the last time a TSA agent asked me to remove my toiletry bag from my carry-on when passing through security. Not having to deal with rummaging through luggage to remove your toiletries (along with electronics) is just one of the many perks of TSA PreCheck,…
For about a year now, TPG readers have been writing in about erroneous Marriott redemption surcharges on stays booked with points or free night certificates. After being hit by a redemption surcharge last month, I’ll share my experience on how I got this inaccurate fee reversed and how you can mitigate the odds of this happening to you. If…
