The Points Guy ✈ Surprise Southwest Status, a Mysterious Escape From Japan & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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Jan 5, 2020

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES

From a mysterious escape from Japan to the gift of surprise Southwest status, we've had quite the welcome to 2020.

And things are already back in full swing over here at TPG — some of our highlights from the first week of the decade include:

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-Zach Honig, Editor-at-Large

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