The Points Guy ✈ Sorry, But the Sparkly Plane You Keep Seeing On Instagram Isn’t Real & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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From: The Points Guy - Tuesday Dec 18, 2018 02:09 pm
✈ Sorry, But the Sparkly Plane You Keep Seeing On Instagram Isn’t Real & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- Sorry, But the Sparkly Plane You Keep Seeing On Instagram Isn’t Real  
- TSA’s New Body Scanners Could Be the Key to Shorter Security Lines  
- Do I Get Lounge Access If I’m Connecting in a Lower Class of Service?  
- Here’s Why You Might Be Getting Fewer Upgrades With Delta  
- Talking Points Episode 6 With Citi’s Global Consumer CMO and Country Star Luke Bryan  
- Deal Alert: Last-Minute Stays at Kimpton Hotels From $107 per Night All-In  
- More Than the Lion King: A Review of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge  
- The Feud Between US Carriers and Qatar Airways Is Heating up Again  
- 7 Ways Airports Are Making Holiday Travel Fun in 2018  
- This No Frills Airline Now Arrives On-Time More Than Any Other US Carrier 

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Sorry, But the Sparkly Plane You Keep Seeing On Instagram Isn’t Real

By Samantha Rosen on Dec 18, 2018 09:00 am
We hate to be the ones to tell you this, but the most extra-looking Emirates plane you keep seeing on social media is… well, not real. The plane itself is a real live Boeing 777, but those diamonds? Yeah — not a thing. As bling-y as Emirates is, the chance they would shell out millions ...
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TSA’s New Body Scanners Could Be the Key to Shorter Security Lines

By Brendan Dorsey on Dec 18, 2018 08:00 am
As the Transportation Security Administration continues to process record numbers of people traveling through airports we’ve also seen lengthy security checkpoint wait times. On Monday, the TSA has announced a partnership with Denver International Airport (DEN) to install new body scanners that will hopefully speed up the security screening process and give passengers a less strenuous ...
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Do I Get Lounge Access If I’m Connecting in a Lower Class of Service?

By Ethan Steinberg on Dec 18, 2018 07:00 am
“Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Ethan Steinberg. A good premium travel experience starts long before you take off and continues until you leave the airport, with friendly ground staff and relaxing lounges. But even if you’re traveling in business or first class, you might end up ...
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Here’s Why You Might Be Getting Fewer Upgrades With Delta

By Darren Murph on Dec 18, 2018 06:00 am
Delta touts its complimentary Medallion upgrade program as best-in-class, and by many metrics it is precisely that. Over the years, however, it has become far less generous, quietly but deliberately devolving into a system that incentivizes more spending and less hoping. During a recent investor day in New York City, Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein ...
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Talking Points Episode 6 With Citi’s Global Consumer CMO and Country Star Luke Bryan

By Caroline Schagrin on Dec 18, 2018 05:00 am
On the sixth episode of Talking Points, TPG sits down with Citi’s Global Consumer CMO Jennifer Breithaupt and country star Luke Bryan to show you some of the experiences you can access just by being a cardholder. After, TPG’s Associate News Editor Brendan Dorsey explains how to earn, redeem and find value using Citi ThankYou Points ...
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Deal Alert: Last-Minute Stays at Kimpton Hotels From $107 per Night All-In

By JT Genter on Dec 17, 2018 09:30 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. Back in 2014, IHG acquired the boutique hotel brand Kimpton Hotels, but Kimpton has mostly kept it’s quirky brand intact — including no fees ...
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More Than the Lion King: A Review of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

By Summer Hull on Dec 17, 2018 09:00 pm
Walt Disney World gives you a couple dozen resorts to choose from when planning a Disney World vacation (not to mention the array of off-site options). Each of the Disney World resorts has its own theme, and one of the most spectacular and unique themes can be found at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. This African-themed ...
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The Feud Between US Carriers and Qatar Airways Is Heating up Again

By Jessica Puckett on Dec 17, 2018 08:30 pm
The three US legacy airlines have beef with Qatar Airways… again. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines just recently put a simmering feud with the Gulf carrier to rest in January 2018. The three US airlines had long accused Qatar of unfairly receiving government subsidies to compete in the US market. That dispute ...
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7 Ways Airports Are Making Holiday Travel Fun in 2018

By Summer Hull on Dec 17, 2018 08:00 pm
Some very busy holiday travel dates are on the near-term horizon, but your time at the airport doesn’t have to be drab and miserable. In fact, it can be a pretty jolly part of the holiday travel experience if you are transiting select airports that have decided to get into the spirit of the season ...
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This No Frills Airline Now Arrives On-Time More Than Any Other US Carrier

By Jordan Allen on Dec 17, 2018 07:30 pm
Passengers who book a flight with Spirit Airlines might not get the most legroom or free refreshments, but they are pretty much guaranteed to arrive on time, according to new data. The Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report named Spirit Airlines the No. 1 airline for on-time arrivals for the month of October in ...
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