Roberto’s gives guests a taste of la dolce vita at its new Friday brunch
Roberto’s Amman, the critically acclaimed Italian restaurant situated atop The Ritz-Carlton, Amman Hotel, has proudly kicked off its new Friday brunch
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Princess Cruises reveals 1st details of giant new ship on order for 2024
Coming to a port near you in the next few years: Cruise ships topped with giant glass domes. That’s the word from Princess Cruises, which is unveiling the first details of a new, bigger class of vessels that it plans to start rolling out in 2024. Princess says the first ship in the series, to be called Sun Princess,…
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Planning for ski season: How I booked a $1,500 vacation rental for just 45,000 points
Being a ski bum on the East Coast is no easy feat. To get some good vertical every year requires being strategic about booking ski trips — especially for those popular three-day holiday weekends. With the ever-rising costs of lift tickets, flights, lodging, rental cars and sometimes ski rentals, one quick weekend can easily turn into a multi-thousand dollar…
Heathrow reveals 15% of scheduled flights will be affected by queen’s funeral Monday
After grounding flights to clear the skies for the procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Hall on Wednesday, speculation has been rife as to what effect Monday’s state funeral could have on air travel. Heathrow Airport (LHR) has provided a full scope of its plans for Sept. 19 in the most minute detail, revealing…
FAA administrator ‘guardedly optimistic’ air traffic control hiccups are over
The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration thinks things have turned a corner after a summer of delays. Billy Nolen, the agency’s acting administrator, told reporters Thursday that he felt the worst of the air traffic control delays were likely in the past. “I’m guardedly optimistic that the rest of this year should be good,” Nolen said following an…
How to share your credit card rewards points with other people
You’ve got half of the points needed for a free flight and your partner has half of the points needed. Don’t you wish you could combine them so that you have enough points to book that free flight? It may surprise you to find out that you can, in fact, combine your bank rewards points in most programs. However,…
AvGeek video: Flying Tailwind’s seaplane from Boston Harbor to New York’s East River
We’re back with another exciting episode of TPG’s AvGeek video series, Airplane Mode. The series takes you behind the scenes of some of the world’s most incredible aviation experiences, from posh terminals and fancy cabins to test facilities and hangars — showing you things you’ve never seen before. Want more TPG news sent straight to your inbox each morning? Sign…
Breaking: Amtrak to resume full operations as labor strike averted
Following the breakthrough in negotiations on the national freight labor strike, Amtrak announced in a statement Thursday morning that it will resume operation of its previously suspended rail service. “Amtrak is working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures,” according to the company’s public statement. As of Friday, Amtrak…
TSA PreCheck adds 4 international carriers to program
Passengers flying with Air Europa, ITA Airways, Flair Airlines or Volaris El Salvador will no longer have to wait in long lines during security clearance at some U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck expedited screening program will now include these four international carriers, the agency announced in a press release on Wednesday. With this expansion, customers of…
