How getting the Hyatt Business card right now will help me earn top-tier Globalist status

TPG values Hyatt’s top-tier Globalist status at almost $5,000 per year when fully utilized. I’m not sure that’s the exact same number I’d put on it for my own family, but the value is absolutely in the multiple thousands of dollars per year range for us. The free hot breakfast, lounge access where applicable, suite upgrades, waived resort fees,…

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Last-minute Labor Day booking tips for camping in and near national parks

Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the end of summer. It’s one last holiday for families and friends to enjoy outdoor barbecues, picnic lunches and camping at some of the country’s most beautiful national and state parks. But trying to secure a last-minute camping or picnic reservation within popular national parks and state parks can be almost impossible over Labor…

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Startup Avelo Airlines announces its 1st service to New York state

Avelo Airlines is headed to New York for the first time. The Houston-headquartered ultra-low-cost startup is launching service between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) in the state’s Southern Tier region and both Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) near Fort Myers. Service operates twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting Nov. 16, with introductory one-way fares…

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4 hours, 5 diamonds, $500 dinner and no kids allowed: Inside Disney World’s reopened Victoria & Albert’s

Editor’s note: TPG’s Summer Hull dined at Victoria & Albert’s courtesy of Walt Disney World, but made all other travel arrangements herself. The opinions expressed below are entirely hers and weren’t subject to review by any entity. As a Disney World regular who samples as much theme park food as possible — both because I love it and because…

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Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy on the airline’s path to profitability: ‘We’re really close’

When you enter the headquarters of Avelo Airlines in a glass-walled office building in Houston’s Greenway Plaza neighborhood, you won’t find a sign. In fact, the only indication that this is Avelo’s home is that the walls are painted purple — and that some marketing materials hang in the elevator lobby. For now, there’s no sign with Avelo’s name…

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11 venues, 32 dishes, 4 days: I tested every eatery at Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Indulge Food Hall so you don’t have to

Editor’s note: TPG’s Gene Sloan accepted a free trip from Norwegian Cruise Line to attend the unveiling of Norwegian Prima. The opinions expressed below are entirely his and weren’t subject to review by the line. How much weight have I gained this week in the name of research? I don’t even want to know. It’s surely not a small…

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