From: The Points Guy - Saturday Nov 17, 2018 02:10 pm
✈ One Year of Earning and Burning With the Amex Business Gold Card & More Daily News From TPG ✈
In Case You Missed It: This week we launched the first episode in our podcast "Talking Points". Take a few minutes this weekend to listen and get all the details on the new limited time offer from Capital One as well as their game-changing announcement about what's to come in December. (Partner Offer, Terms Apply
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By Nick Ewen on Nov 17, 2018 08:55 am One of the most important decisions you can make when getting into the world of points and miles is selecting the best travel rewards credit card(s). This is especially true for small business owners, as the variety of cards out there today offer a dizzying array of bonus categories to maximize your earnings on business ... Read in browser »
By Alyssa Cerchiai on Nov 17, 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. These Are the Top Countries to Visit if You’re (Only) an English Speaker EF compiled a list of the countries you’ll feel most ... Read in browser »
By Summer Hull on Nov 16, 2018 08:00 pm What happens when you visit the “Most Magical Place on Earth” during the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year?” When you visit Disney World during the Christmas season, you will find full-on holiday magic in the form of 29 large custom tress (up to 70 feet tall), 596 smaller trees, 117 renditions of the Candlelight ... Read in browser »
By Lori Zaino on Nov 16, 2018 07:30 pm We’re partnering with Capital One to launch our new Purposeful Travel Hub. If you have unique ways you like to pay it forward when you travel or just love exploring new places with family and friends, we want to hear about it. Share your most treasured travel moments and purposeful travel tips with us using #MeaningfulMoments. Looking ... Read in browser »
By Alberto Riva on Nov 16, 2018 07:15 pm Copa is a growing airline whose business model is built on efficient connections to many points across the Americas, particularly Central and South. Pros: warm service delivered with a smile, easy connection in Panama. Cons: limited entertainment selection, disappointing Panama lounge, no Wi-Fi. Read in browser »
By Jessica Puckett on Nov 16, 2018 07:00 pm A passenger is suing British Airways seeking £10,000 (about $12,825 USD) in damages because he became injured after being seated next to an “extremely large” man on a 2016 flight from Bangkok to London Heathrow. The man, 51-year-old Stephen Prosser, says that sitting next to the “huge man” on the 12-hour flight caused him to suffer ... Read in browser »
By Jessica Puckett on Nov 16, 2018 06:30 pm The parents of one of the deceased passengers on fatal Lion Air flight 610 have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane that crashed on Oct. 29. The ill-fated flight was operated by a 2-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 out of Jakarta’s airport (CGK) in Indonesia. The new plane suddenly plunged into ... Read in browser »
By Richard Kerr on Nov 16, 2018 06:00 pm Credit card rewards and benefits are increasingly competitive as banks overhaul products and compete for market share. Right on the heels of announcing the new Amex Gold Card, American Express announced the American Express® Business Gold Card with an increased earning structure and additional perks over the legacy Business Gold Rewards Card. I’ve held the legacy Business ... Read in browser »
By Jordan Allen on Nov 16, 2018 05:30 pm Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. What’s better than a great Black Friday or Cyber Monday discount? A sale before the sale. The all-business-class French airline La Compagnie is offering travelers a pre-Black Friday ... Read in browser »
By Zach Honig on Nov 16, 2018 05:05 pm At the beginning of last week, United took delivery of its very first Boeing 787-10, making the airline the first carrier in the world to operate all three Dreamliner variants. Since then, the first United 787-10, registered N14001, has been undergoing modifications at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), where I visited today for our very ... Read in browser »
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