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✈ I Just Experienced the Future of Boarding a Plane — Here’s What I Learned & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- I Just Experienced the Future of Boarding a Plane — Here’s What I Learned  
- The Crazy History Behind the TWA Hotel’s Retro Airplane Restaurant  
- Massive Marriott Data Breach Affects at Least 500 Million Guests  
- Amex Business Gold vs. Amex Business Platinum  
- Deciding Which Miles to Use — Reader Success Story  
- Lawsuit Says Mexican Resort Responsible for US Student’s Death  
- These Are the Best Times to Visit Italy  
- How to Have a Drink at 1,588 Feet in the Highest Hotel Bar on Earth  
- IHG Spire Elites: Claim Your Elite Status Gift Before It’s Too Late  
- 10 Best Hotel Amenities for Babies and Toddlers 

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I Just Experienced the Future of Boarding a Plane — Here’s What I Learned

By Darren Murph on Nov 30, 2018 08:55 am
Starting Dec. 1, 2018, passengers flying internationally out of Terminal F at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) can use their face to get them from curb to gate, and onto the plane. Delta announced the news just over two months ago, and I traveled to the airline’s home turf to experience the future of boarding ...
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The Crazy History Behind the TWA Hotel’s Retro Airplane Restaurant

By Brendan Dorsey on Nov 30, 2018 08:50 am
The TWA Hotel has been in development for quite some time, but it’s now closer than ever to completion and one of its signature features will soon be on display. Yesterday, the team behind the hotel, MCR and MORSE Development, showed off the crown jewel of the property: a semi-restored TWA Lockheed Constellation decked out in the airline’s ...
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Massive Marriott Data Breach Affects at Least 500 Million Guests

By Jessica Puckett on Nov 30, 2018 08:30 am
Marriott International said Friday the data of up to 500 million of its guests has been stolen from its Starwood guest reservation database. The data breach is likely one of the largest ever in US history. The popular hotel chain, which is the world’s largest, said in a release on Friday that it was first ...
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Amex Business Gold vs. Amex Business Platinum

By Jason Steele on Nov 30, 2018 08:00 am
Amex recently introduced the American Express® Business Gold Card, which effectively refreshes the card formerly known as the Business Gold Rewards card. This new card offers many great features, and it falls just below the The Business Platinum® Card from American Express in Amex’s lineup of small business credit and charge cards. Let’s take a look at ...
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Deciding Which Miles to Use — Reader Success Story

By The Points Guy on Nov 30, 2018 07:00 am
Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Max, who transferred points into one airline program rather than use the miles he already had: I’ve recently been able to get a good return from the 40% transfer bonus from American Express to Avios. First, I had some time in September between leaving my old job ...
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Lawsuit Says Mexican Resort Responsible for US Student’s Death

By Jane Frye on Nov 30, 2018 06:00 am
A civil lawsuit has been filed against the Hotel Iberostar Paraiso del Mar resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, as well as US-based travel company Visit Us, which manages bookings for the resort. The family of 20-year-old student Abbey Conner alleges she died after drinking “tainted” alcohol and drowning in the upscale resort’s pool. The ...
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These Are the Best Times to Visit Italy

By Laura Itzkowitz on Nov 30, 2018 05:00 am
So you want to go to Italy? Fantastico! There’s so much to see and do, you could spend a lifetime exploring. However, if you only have a finite period of time and want to make the most of it, a bit of strategic planning can go a long way. As someone who has lived in ...
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How to Have a Drink at 1,588 Feet in the Highest Hotel Bar on Earth

By Katie Genter on Nov 29, 2018 09:30 pm
Even if you can’t afford a stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, you can enjoy its top-floor bar. The Ozone bar, one of the highest hotel bars on Earth (at least for now), is located on the 118th floor of the ICC Tower in Hong Kong. The ICC Tower is Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper and ...
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IHG Spire Elites: Claim Your Elite Status Gift Before It’s Too Late

By JT Genter on Nov 29, 2018 09:00 pm
One of the benefits of hitting IHG’s top-tier Spire Elite status is a gift of either 25,000 bonus points or the chance to grant Platinum Elite status to a friend or family member. However, as I found from experience, IHG doesn’t make it especially easy to find and claim this reward. And if you qualified ...
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10 Best Hotel Amenities for Babies and Toddlers

By Lissa Poirot on Nov 29, 2018 08:30 pm
Oh, the amount of gear you need when you have a baby. There’s the infant tub, the diapers, monitors, car seats, high chairs, cribs — and this is just at home. What do you do when you want to hit the road with your infant in tow without bringing the entire house with you? You ...
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