From: The Points Guy - Saturday Oct 06, 2018 01:08 pm
✈ 12 Aircraft You Can Sleep or Dine in & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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By Miquel Ros on Oct 06, 2018 09:00 am Most aircraft end their days in the scrapyard. Large empty spaces, often in deserts, are filled with row upon row of planes that airlines can no longer use economically, stripped of any valuable parts and spares. Many are recycled for their metal, mostly aluminum. But a lucky few get a second life in a rather ... Read in browser »
By Alyssa Cerchiai on Oct 06, 2018 08:00 am Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you might have missed from the week before. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you might have missed on TPG this week. 5 Ways Families Can Easily Earn 5x Points on the Chase Freedom Check out how your family can maximize Chase Freedom’s 5x points ... Read in browser »
By Haley Mellen on Oct 05, 2018 08:00 pm If you haven’t heard, EgyptAir is in some hot water after running a very questionable interview with Drew Barrymore in its in-flight magazine, Horus. Barrymore claims that the interview, which is choc full of sexist anecdotes and presumptions about her love life, never happened. In a tweet defending the validity of the article, EgyptAir said ... Read in browser »
By Danielle Vito on Oct 05, 2018 07:30 pm Potty training is one “crappy” task that all parents need to tackle with their toddler. There’s definitely a time and a place for potty training, and that place does not include the aisle of a commercial airplane. An Instagram account called PassengerShaming shared a photo of a passenger holding her young child on a potty ... Read in browser »
By Haley Mellen on Oct 05, 2018 07:00 pm If you’ve always dreamt of being a prince or a princess, we can’t help you. But if the slightest glimmer of royalty will do, we may have found the perfect way for you to realize your childhood dreams. James Middleton — younger brother of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge — will now be working as ... Read in browser »
By Jordan Allen on Oct 05, 2018 06:00 pm If you’re planning on flying to China anytime soon, you might want to sleep with one eye open, or a notorious crime syndicate might swipe your watch. Two passengers on South African Airways flight 286 from Johannesburg (JNB) to Hong Kong (HKG) said that they were missing cash and a watch from their bags (which were ... Read in browser »
By Darren Murph on Oct 05, 2018 05:30 pm In a move that will no doubt be hailed as “bodacious,” “rad” and/or “tubular,” United has reduced its service fees for checked surfboards traveling to or from California. Granted, the carrier isn’t wiping out the fee altogether, but it’s a welcome move that’ll allow more hard-earned dollars to be spent on poke rather than carriage ... Read in browser »
By Katherine Fan on Oct 05, 2018 05:00 pm It’s Extra Miles Discovery Weekend through United’s MileagePlus shopping portal, with some fantastic elevated offers offering up to 10x earnings on standard rates. In case this all sounds like Greek to you, TPG always recommends making the most of each dollar you spend by clicking through an online shopping portal to earn extra miles on online ... Read in browser »
By Jordan Allen on Oct 05, 2018 04:30 pm Airlines, we have your receipts. Yep — we know exactly what you did this week, and now we’re going to talk about every excruciating moment in detail because that is what we do on our third week of Airlines Behaving Badly. Buckle up. Let’s get started: Cathay Caught Mishandling Luggage In this weeks edition of ... Read in browser »
By Sarah Silbert on Oct 05, 2018 04:10 pm Since early August, the Citi ThankYou Premier Card has been offering a sign-up bonus of 60,000 points after you spend $4,000 in the first three months. This was a step up from the previous bonus of 50,000 points, and great news considering this card had waived a sign-up bonus altogether for much of last year. ... Read in browser »
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