The Points Guy ✈ The Critical Points: Why Upgrades Are Rarely, Well, Upgrades & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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From: The Points Guy - Friday Nov 16, 2018 02:08 pm
✈ The Critical Points: Why Upgrades Are Rarely, Well, Upgrades & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- The Critical Points: Why Upgrades Are Rarely, Well, Upgrades  
- How Lounge Access Salvaged My Itinerary — Reader Success Story  
- Limited Time: British Airways Adds 50,000 More Business Class Award Seats  
- Live the Suite Life in a London Hotel for Just $14.5 Million  
- One-Way Awards on American Airlines Bookable Using Iberia Avios  
- 10 Top Ski Schools for Kids  
- Hotels in China Are Apologizing After a Hidden Cam Revealed Their Nasty Cleaning Habits  
- These Are the Top 10 US Airports for Pets  
- Last Chance: Transfer Amex Points to Avios With a 40% Bonus for These Sweet Spot Redemptions  
- 21 Favorite Ski Resorts That Will Be Open by Thanksgiving 

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The Critical Points: Why Upgrades Are Rarely, Well, Upgrades

By Richard Kerr on Nov 16, 2018 08:00 am
In the competitive world of business and leisure travel, hotels and airlines continue to search for advantages over the competition. The same competitive advantages are sought by several online travel agencies (OTAs) as well as traditional travel agencies in the hopes of luring new customers. Whether you’re talking about hotel stays, flights, cruises or even ...
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How Lounge Access Salvaged My Itinerary — Reader Success Story

By The Points Guy on Nov 16, 2018 07:00 am
Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Stephanie, who sought a second opinion after her flight was canceled: I was traveling from New York to Charleston for a bachelorette party, booked on a non-stop flight from New York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Charleston (CHS) at 9:40 am. I planned to leave my apartment around 6:45 am ...
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Limited Time: British Airways Adds 50,000 More Business Class Award Seats

By JT Genter on Nov 16, 2018 06:30 am
If you’re looking to take a trip to London or beyond, you’re in luck: British Airways just announced that it’s “made more than 50,000 extra reward seats available for its Executive Club members” in the airline’s Club World international business-class cabin. This additional availability is only good through Dec. 2 — if it lasts that ...
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Live the Suite Life in a London Hotel for Just $14.5 Million

By Laura Itzkowitz on Nov 16, 2018 06:00 am
Why buy a home or rent an Airbnb in London when you can drop $14.5 million to live in a hotel room? For travelers interested in relocating across the pond to London, an esteemed address is up for sale —  a 3,705-square-foot apartment at the Corinthia Residences at 10 Whitehall Place, adjacent to the five-star Corinthia ...
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One-Way Awards on American Airlines Bookable Using Iberia Avios

By Summer Hull on Nov 15, 2018 09:30 pm
Iberia Plus is a quirky, but quite handy, mileage program that uses Avios points via a distance-based chart, similar to British Airways. However, Iberia is plagued by fewer massive surcharges than British Airways and doesn’t charge additional points for connections in the same manner as British Airways. Award flights booked with Iberia Avios are priced ...
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10 Top Ski Schools for Kids

By Melanie Haiken on Nov 15, 2018 09:00 pm
If your family loves all things snow, you naturally want your kids to learn how to ski and have a blast in the process. At the end of the trip, you want to look back on a memorable family vacation during which everybody had fun, nobody cried (too much), nobody got hurt and nobody got ...
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Hotels in China Are Apologizing After a Hidden Cam Revealed Their Nasty Cleaning Habits

By Jessica Puckett on Nov 15, 2018 08:30 pm
Four major hotels in China issued apologies Thursday after a viral hidden camera video revealed their housekeeping teams were cutting major corners when tidying up the hotels’ rooms. Footage by an activist blogger, who only identifies himself as “Huazong,” was posted on the Chinese Twitter-like site Weibo late on Wednesday. The 11-minute video shows the cleaning ...
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These Are the Top 10 US Airports for Pets

By Danielle Vito on Nov 15, 2018 08:00 pm
These airports are going to the dogs, but in this case, that isn’t a bad thing. A new study analyzed airports across the country to find which were the very best for our four-legged friends. Since airports carrying 10,000 passengers or more are required to provide service animal relief areas in every terminal, the survey ...
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Last Chance: Transfer Amex Points to Avios With a 40% Bonus for These Sweet Spot Redemptions

By JT Genter on Nov 15, 2018 07:45 pm
For the past two months, you’ve been able to transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Aer Lingus, British Airways or Iberia Avios with a 40% bonus. Whether you’ve taken advantage of this already or have been procrastinating, Thursday, Nov. 15, is your last chance to transfer points before this transfer bonus expires. Membership Rewards members ...
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21 Favorite Ski Resorts That Will Be Open by Thanksgiving

By Josh Laskin on Nov 15, 2018 07:30 pm
With Winter Storm Avery already powdering parts of the country with snow and more than a foot expected to accumulate in sections of the Northeast, winter has officially reached the US. And though a few die-hard skiers were able to get in early season turns at a select few ski mountains earlier in October, it’s ...
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