The Points Guy ✈ 5 Credit Cards Your Family Doesn’t Have, But Should Get & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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✈ 5 Credit Cards Your Family Doesn’t Have, But Should Get & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- 5 Credit Cards Your Family Doesn’t Have, But Should Get  
- How Good is the New Hyatt Premium Suite Redemption Option?  
- How I Lost a Business Class Award — Reader Mistake Story  
- The Points & Miles Backpacker: Off the Beaten Path in Slovenia  
- How to Tell If You Treat Flight Attendants Like Your Own Personal Air Butler  
- Qatar Airways Is Bringing Its QSuites to Los Angeles  
- It’s Official: Chase Is Going Contactless  
- Sleeping Pill Gets Man Kicked Off WestJet Flight  
- Fit for a Princess: A Review of the Conrad Hong Kong  
- Get a $100 Credit at Your Next InterContinental Stay in the Americas 

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5 Credit Cards Your Family Doesn’t Have, But Should Get

By Richard Kerr on Nov 05, 2018 08:55 am
You’ve done your homework and probably have a few Chase and Amex credit cards in hand to maximize your monthly household expenditures. That’s great, as transferable points are a necessity. But, there are other aspects of maximizing loyalty returns you need to keep in mind for your family. Today I am going to recommend the ...
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How Good is the New Hyatt Premium Suite Redemption Option?

By Jason Steele on Nov 05, 2018 08:00 am
When the World of Hyatt recently announced some changes that took effect on Nov. 1, the results were disappointing to many. The program’s valuable Points + Cash option was severely devalued, as now you have to pay points plus 50% of the standard room rate instead of a flat rate. This essentially removed the ability ...
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How I Lost a Business Class Award — Reader Mistake Story

By The Points Guy on Nov 05, 2018 07:00 am
Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Dan, who missed an important deadline to confirm a flight: We were looking to take advantage of the great award rates at the St. Regis Maldives, and though we missed out on 60,000 points per night for an Overwater Villa, we were able to find ...
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The Points & Miles Backpacker: Off the Beaten Path in Slovenia

By Brian Biros on Nov 05, 2018 06:00 am
Want to get off the beaten path? With longstanding tourist magnets Italy and Austria attracting travelers to the west and north, and trendier countries such as Croatia and Hungary to the south and east, Slovenia has managed to slip under travelers’ radar, leaving it delightfully crowd-free. This central European nation is also more affordable than ...
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How to Tell If You Treat Flight Attendants Like Your Own Personal Air Butler

By Josh Laskin on Nov 04, 2018 06:00 pm
Welcome to Travel Etiquette, a new TPG column that explores the fragile social contracts and the delicate dos and don’ts of travel. Have an opinion or suggestion for a future subject? Sound off in the comments below.  Flight attendants are tasked with many responsibilities: primarily ensuring the safety of passengers while also providing customer service. They’re ...
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Qatar Airways Is Bringing Its QSuites to Los Angeles

By Max Prosperi on Nov 04, 2018 05:30 pm
Last year, Qatar Airways dazzled the public with renderings of the airline’s brand new business class product, QSuites. Qatar Airways QSuites made their debut on an actual aircraft just three months after they were initially announced. A rather complex business class product, the custom designed QSuite has been slow to make its way on to other aircraft. ...
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It’s Official: Chase Is Going Contactless

By Max Prosperi on Nov 04, 2018 05:00 pm
Chase announced recently that it will finally start issuing credit cards with built-in contactless payment. Chase cardholders that have a Chase Visa® credit card will begin to receive cards with contactless payment later this year. Chase will issue the new cards on an on-going basis. This announcement applies to all Chase Visa® credit cards. That means ...
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Sleeping Pill Gets Man Kicked Off WestJet Flight

By Max Prosperi on Nov 04, 2018 04:30 pm
A passenger on a WestJet flight between Toronto, Canada, and Havana, Cuba, was removed from the aircraft prior to departure last month for “medical reasons” after he took a sleep-aid and was deemed unfit to fly by a flight attendant. The BBC is reporting that passenger Stephen Bennett, a resident of British Columbia, was headed ...
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Fit for a Princess: A Review of the Conrad Hong Kong

By Adam Kotkin on Nov 04, 2018 04:00 pm
The Conrad Hong Kong is a Hilton property that’s decently priced for Hong Kong, a very expensive city. Pros: fantastic location, excellent service and comfortable rooms. Cons: slightly dated rooms and lobby.
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Get a $100 Credit at Your Next InterContinental Stay in the Americas

By Katie Genter on Nov 04, 2018 03:00 pm
IHG’s InterContinental Hotels brand has launched a Discover More rate that’s valid at 43 participating InterContinental properties in North, Central and South America. When you use this rate to book at one of the participating properties, you’ll get a $100 credit toward an “in-hotel experience” on stays of two nights or more. The Discover More ...
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