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From: The Points Guy - Thursday Oct 11, 2018 01:06 pm
✈ WestJet Details Inaugural Dreamliner Routes & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- WestJet Details Inaugural Dreamliner Routes  
- More Than 500 Flights Proactively Canceled Thursday Due to Tropical Storm Michael  
- Who Should (And Who Shouldn’t) Get the New Amex Gold Card?  
- The 12 Best Airport Spas Around the World  
- Earn 1,000 American AAdvantage Miles by Spending $1  
- Uber Wants to Deliver Your Groceries Next  
- Virgin Atlantic Presents Its First-Ever ‘Pride Flight’ — and You Can Be on Board  
- Marriott Held My Points Hostage: Here’s How I Got Them Back  
- This Couple Drunkenly Bought the Hotel Where They Were Honeymooning  
- Lufthansa Wants to Bring You Back to the Golden Age of Travel This Weekend 

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WestJet Details Inaugural Dreamliner Routes

By Katherine Fan on Oct 11, 2018 09:00 am
WestJet filed intended routes Tuesday for its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, which will arrive in 2019. Canada’s second-largest airline placed an initial order for 10 Dreamliners in 2017, adding 10 more later on. WestJet is expecting to take delivery of its first Dreamliner in early 2019, and has now set its inaugural flight for April 28. The initial routes ...
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More Than 500 Flights Proactively Canceled Thursday Due to Tropical Storm Michael

By JT Genter on Oct 11, 2018 08:30 am
Although Hurricane Michael made its historic landfall on Wednesday, Thursday has already surpassed Wednesday as the day with the most flight cancellations from the storm. Michael weakened to a tropical storm early Thursday, but the storm is continuing to sweep through the Southeast, brushing by airline hubs of Atlanta (ATL) and Charlotte (CLT) — although ...
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Who Should (And Who Shouldn’t) Get the New Amex Gold Card?

By Ethan Steinberg on Oct 11, 2018 08:00 am
2018 has been a blockbuster year for credit card enthusiasts, with a seemingly endless parade of new cards being launched and existing products being revamped and made more competitive. One notable example is the American Express® Gold Card, which is an evolution of the Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express with an increased focus on ...
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The 12 Best Airport Spas Around the World

By Jordi Lippe-McGraw on Oct 11, 2018 07:30 am
Let’s face it: between ever-shrinking seats and disappearing inflight amenities, air travel can be a drag for many people. And crowds, delays and overpriced (and unhealthy) food options at airports only add to the stress. Yet at the same time, people are increasingly taking trips specifically designed with wellness and relaxation in mind. In fact, ...
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Earn 1,000 American AAdvantage Miles by Spending $1

By Brendan Dorsey on Oct 11, 2018 07:00 am
Here’s an easy and cheap way to top off your American Airlines AAdvantage account. You can earn 1,000 American miles and a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for just $1. The American Airlines shopping portal launched the a limited-time promotion, where you’ll net 1,000 miles and a two-month subscription to the Wall Street Journal for ...
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Uber Wants to Deliver Your Groceries Next

By Brendan Dorsey on Oct 11, 2018 06:30 am
Uber’s on a fast-paced march to enter all areas of transportation and the on-demand economy. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he now wants the ridesharing giant to expand into the grocery delivery business. “We will move into grocery. That’s fundamental. A lot more people will be eating at home. Right now we are busy with ...
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Virgin Atlantic Presents Its First-Ever ‘Pride Flight’ — and You Can Be on Board

By Jordan Allen on Oct 11, 2018 06:00 am
For one flight only, Virgin Atlantic is operating UK’s the first-ever “Pride Flight” — an on board, in-air extravaganza to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride all the way from London to New York. It’s operating as a standard revenue flight, and tickets are on sale right now. The Pride Flight is intended to be an all-out celebration of ...
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Marriott Held My Points Hostage: Here’s How I Got Them Back

By Summer Hull on Oct 10, 2018 08:30 pm
The Starwood and Marriott merger was a massive project that included billions of data sets that had to work together, but while understandably complex on many levels, let’s just say it hasn’t been a smooth ride for customers. That is hardly breaking news, but the sad fact is that we are approaching a couple of ...
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This Couple Drunkenly Bought the Hotel Where They Were Honeymooning

By Darren Murph on Oct 10, 2018 08:00 pm
It’s a familiar story: couple goes on honeymoon, couple celebrates with a few too many drinks, couple ends up with a hilarious-but-not-detrimental story to tell their family once they return. Except, this story doesn’t quite fit that mold. Gina Lyons and Mark Lee, from London, set off to Sri Lanka to enjoy a blissful honeymoon ...
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Lufthansa Wants to Bring You Back to the Golden Age of Travel This Weekend

By Caroline Schagrin on Oct 10, 2018 07:00 pm
Calling all AvGeeks: Lufthansa is giving you a chance to “Fly Through Time” and experience the Golden Age of Travel in NYC this weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 14, Lufthansa is debuting an interactive pop-up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its Senator Service on board the Super Constellation aircraft known as the “Super Connie.” The ...
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