The Points Guy ✈ Citi Prestige Now Offers 5x on Airfare & Dining, Applications Relaunching Later This Month & More

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✈ Citi Prestige Now Offers 5x on Airfare & Dining, Applications Relaunching Later This Month & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- Citi Prestige Now Offers 5x on Airfare & Dining, Applications Relaunching Later This Month  
- The Critical Points: No, The End Isn’t Near for Credit Card Rewards  
- The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Legendary Southwest Co-Founder Herb Kelleher Dies at 87  
- I Overlooked My Credit Card Benefits — Reader Mistake Story  
- 6 Tips to Flying Solo With Just Your Kids  
- After Mileage Devaluation, Singapore Announces Positive Changes to Upgrades and More  
- How to Use Google Flights to Plan Your Next Award Trip  
- Pakistan International Airlines Tells Cabin Crew to Lose Weight or Don’t Fly  
- Where to Sit on a Plane With Two Small Kids  
- US State Department Issues New Warning on Travel to China 

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Citi Prestige Now Offers 5x on Airfare & Dining, Applications Relaunching Later This Month

By The Points Guy on Jan 04, 2019 09:00 am
The Citi Prestige has earned a lasting place in my credit card lineup thanks to one benefit alone: a 4th Night Free on paid hotel bookings. I’ve used this to save thousands on hotel stays, most recently at the Silo Hotel in Capetown, where I got back $1,216. However, that’s the card’s main wow factor. And given ...
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The Critical Points: No, The End Isn’t Near for Credit Card Rewards

By Richard Kerr on Jan 04, 2019 08:00 am
A series of articles have recently been making the rounds decrying the imminent pull back of credit card rewards and the end of lucrative benefits and sign up bonuses. The Wall Street Journal article (sorry, pay wall) from January 1 is the most notable example and has been shared across social media — I know ...
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The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Legendary Southwest Co-Founder Herb Kelleher Dies at 87

By Katherine Fan on Jan 04, 2019 07:45 am
Herb Kelleher, best known as the co-founder of beloved US carrier Southwest Airlines, died Thursday at the age of 87. We already miss you, Herbie. #HonoringHerb pic.twitter.com/SQcvSdkbC2 — Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) January 3, 2019 Southwest Airlines broke the news via Twitter without offering additional details, referring to Kelleher as a “pioneer, maverick and innovator.” Indeed, Kelleher’s “Founding ...
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I Overlooked My Credit Card Benefits — Reader Mistake Story

By The Points Guy on Jan 04, 2019 07:00 am
Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Andrew, who bought miles he might not have needed after all: I wanted to book award travel with American Airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Spain for me and my wife on our honeymoon, but I was short about 2,500 miles. To cover the ...
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6 Tips to Flying Solo With Just Your Kids

By Jennifer Yellin on Jan 04, 2019 06:00 am
Flying with little kids is rarely easy, although once you do it a few times there are definitely tips and tricks you’ll pick up to make it more manageable. Generally speaking, the more hands you have to help with the kids, the easier the flight experience. But for a wide variety of reasons, you may ...
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After Mileage Devaluation, Singapore Announces Positive Changes to Upgrades and More

By Brendan Dorsey on Jan 03, 2019 08:30 pm
Yesterday Singapore Airlines announced a devaluation of its award chart that would go into effect on Jan. 24. While rates for redeeming miles for economy flights would mostly stay the same, the number of miles it takes to fly in Singapore’s premium cabins went up on most routes by about 10% to 15%. Late last ...
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How to Use Google Flights to Plan Your Next Award Trip

By Ethan Steinberg on Jan 03, 2019 08:00 pm
Being a savvy award traveler means more than just knowing which airlines are transfer partners of Chase Ultimate Rewards and what hidden gems you can book with specific programs. It also means knowing all the various tech tools that can make your life easier, from the time you start planning your trip until you arrive ...
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Pakistan International Airlines Tells Cabin Crew to Lose Weight or Don’t Fly

By Jessica Puckett on Jan 03, 2019 07:30 pm
In a season of dietary penance for holiday binging and New Year’s resolutions centered on weight loss, Pakistan International Airlines has set a hard and fast health goal for its cabin crew staff: Meet our weight requirements or you’re off the job. That is what a new internal memo to airline employees obtained by local ...
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Where to Sit on a Plane With Two Small Kids

By Juan Ruiz on Jan 03, 2019 07:00 pm
I’ll admit it: I spend an inordinate amount of time deciding where to sit on a plane with my family of four. Seat configuration, flight duration, aircraft type, extra legroom or bulkhead — these are some important factors that parents may take into consideration when selecting the best seating arrangements for their young family. There ...
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US State Department Issues New Warning on Travel to China

By Jordan Allen on Jan 03, 2019 06:30 pm
The US Department of State issued a new travel warning on China, officially increasing its travel advisory rating for China to Level 2 (exercise increased precautions) on Thursday. The new precautionary level is due to China’s “arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals,” the alert says. “Chinese authorities have ...
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