Inside Red Bull’s Hangar-7: A visit to the Austrian home of the Flying Bulls

Whether the energy drink gives you wings or not, Red Bull, the brand that popularized this famous slogan, has wings aplenty. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. A short trolleybus ride away from downtown Salzburg, Austria, the contemporary building and bubble-like shapes of Hangar-7 feel a world apart from…

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How to redeem Delta SkyMiles for maximum value

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Since Delta removed its award charts in 2015, the SkyMiles program has become significantly more unpredictable (and sometimes comically expensive). With long-haul business class flights routinely selling for more than 250,000 SkyMiles, it’s easy to feel like your SkyMiles points balance is effectively worthless. But fear not:…

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How overflight rights open new markets for Israeli airlines

It was just a subtle turn to the left, a few degrees east of the usual route. This was no navigational error but rather the aeronautical-geopolitical equivalent of dipping your toes in the water before fully going in. A few minutes past midnight on Aug. 23, Arkia Flight IZ611 departed Tel Aviv‘s Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) bound for Seychelles…

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TPG’s guide to luxury bus travel

Given the ongoing challenges surrounding air travel — ranging from flight delays and cancellations to lost luggage and long airport queues — staying on the ground may be the easiest (and least stressful) way to get from point A to point B. While taking a road trip or traveling by train may take longer than flying, land travel has…

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Southwest adds 2 new weekend routes as it extends schedule into April

Southwest Airlines is adding two new nonstop routes to its map. The updates were announced Thursday, when the carrier extended its booking schedule through April 10. Denver International Airport (DEN) will get a new nonstop to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), which Southwest will launch on March 11. The airline will operate one round-trip flight each Saturday. Southwest already…

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