How I saved over $16,000 on my first international business-class flight using points and miles

Welcome to the fifth installment of a yearlong series where Tarah Chieffi, TPG’s family travel reporter, shares her experience using various points, benefits, credits and access from her first premium rewards credit card, The Platinum Card® from American Express. Previous installments: Is the Amex Platinum worth it for a points and miles newbie? I booked a trip to find…

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Spirit shareholders approve JetBlue deal in latest step of merger saga

Spirit Airlines shareholders approved the proposed merger with JetBlue on Wednesday, marking the next major phase of the saga over Spirit’s future. The vote came three months after shareholders effectively rejected a proposed merger with fellow ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines. JetBlue first made an unsolicited offer for Spirit in April, setting off a protracted battle with Frontier as both…

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A smooth ride across the Atlantic: A review of British Airways World Traveller Plus on the new daytime flight from Newark to London

I have a secret to avoiding jet lag when flying across the Atlantic. While most flights from the East Coast of the U.S. to London depart in the evening and arrive in the United Kingdom the following morning, there are a handful of daytime flights that depart in the morning and land in the evening of the same day….

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