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✈ Do You Need to Be a US Citizen to Apply for Credit Cards? & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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If you're a Bebe fan like us, you can redeem points to get tickets to attend the first ever TPG Awards in NYC on December 4th. The awards are going to highlight the best of the best in travel, loyalty and credit cards — and if you’ve been to a TPG event before, you know they’re out of this world.
TODAY'S POSTS: 
- Do You Need to Be a US Citizen to Apply for Credit Cards?  
- Make One More Child’s Wish Happen: Inside Give Kids the World Village  
- Man Run Over by Plane and Killed at Moscow Airport  
- Outrageous $240 Spaceship Stroller Rental at Disney World Comes With Payment Plan  
- Boston’s Best Hotels for Families Using Points  
- Best Ways to Redeem 75,000 Capital One Miles With Flying Blue  
- Why Travelers Are Ditching Thanksgiving Dinner to Travel Abroad  
- Capital One Just Acquired a Company That Can Save You Money When Shopping Online  
- Bad Weather in Bogota Exposes ATC Communication Issues  
- Dutch Treat: KLM (787-9) in Economy From New York to Amsterdam 

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Do You Need to Be a US Citizen to Apply for Credit Cards?

By Ethan Steinberg on Nov 22, 2018 07:00 am
“Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Ethan Steinberg. With Capital One’s recent announcement that, beginning in December, miles will be transferable to 12 airline partners, the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card became even more appealing. TPG reader George was filling out an application when he noticed something a little odd ...
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Make One More Child’s Wish Happen: Inside Give Kids the World Village

By Summer Hull on Nov 22, 2018 06:00 am
Travel gives lots of opportunities to be thankful. We can be thankful for the health to travel, the resources and knowledge to go beyond our neighborhoods and so much more. But not everyone is that lucky. Some people — some kids — in fact, don’t necessarily have the resources, health or time to travel. They are ...
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Man Run Over by Plane and Killed at Moscow Airport

By Jane Frye on Nov 21, 2018 09:30 pm
A man was killed on Tuesday at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) after getting run over by an Aeroflot Boeing 737 on the runway as the plane was preparing for takeoff, according to Russian investigators. A tweet from the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that “a Boeing 737 plane inflicted deadly injuries on him during takeoff.” The incident ...
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Outrageous $240 Spaceship Stroller Rental at Disney World Comes With Payment Plan

By Summer Hull on Nov 21, 2018 09:00 pm
Going all-in on a Disney family vacation is something I can very much understand. We pay-up for after hours parties, pack princess dresses and mouse ears and even splurge on Deluxe Disney Resorts, but some parents make us look like amateurs. Apparently, you can take things much further with themed stroller rentals. I’ve certainly seen a princess carriage ...
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Boston’s Best Hotels for Families Using Points

By Poornima Apte on Nov 21, 2018 08:30 pm
Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Its compact size and sights that are easily connected by a reliable public transportation system (the T) make it a fantastic destination for families. The city is steeped in history with attractions, like the Paul Revere House on Boston’s popular Freedom Trail, drawing families who like to mix fun with hands-on ...
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Best Ways to Redeem 75,000 Capital One Miles With Flying Blue

By Jason Steele on Nov 21, 2018 08:00 pm
The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card has always been a high-value way to compliment your stash of traditional airline miles. But it got even more valuable with the recent announcement that it was joining the ranks of credit cards that offered rewards that could be transferred to airline miles. And for a limited time, ...
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Why Travelers Are Ditching Thanksgiving Dinner to Travel Abroad

By Melanie Lieberman on Nov 21, 2018 07:00 pm
Are the days of arguing with your cousin over the last piece of dark meat over? Thanksgiving is on Thursday, and for most of the country, that still means hopping into a car and driving to have dinner with friends and family. But traveler habits are changing — and quickly, too. Nick Ewen, TPG’s Points ...
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Capital One Just Acquired a Company That Can Save You Money When Shopping Online

By Darren Murph on Nov 21, 2018 06:30 pm
Capital One just made an acquisition that could well be a leading indicator of banking moves to come. Wikibuy, an online tool that “gets you better offers, automatically applies the best coupon code at checkout, and lets you know when prices drop on products you’ve viewed and purchased,” is now a part of Capital One. ...
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Bad Weather in Bogota Exposes ATC Communication Issues

By J. Scott Clark on Nov 21, 2018 06:00 pm
Lufthansa flight LH-542 flying from Frankfort (FRA) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogota, Columbia, on Nov. 17 experienced a lack of understanding between the cockpit crew and Air Traffic Control based in Cali, Columbia. The flight was forced to divert, along with many other flights headed to Bogota, when the weather there turned ...
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Dutch Treat: KLM (787-9) in Economy From New York to Amsterdam

By Wallace Cotton on Nov 21, 2018 05:30 pm
KLM's 787-9 proves a worthy competitor in the economy transatlantic market. Pros: excellent, responsive IFE; good catering & food; mood lighting; decent seat recline; departure from T4. Cons: less-than-normal legroom; unpadded headrests; inoperative Wi-Fi.
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