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 Southwest doesn’t do red-eye flights. It never has, and while launching flights to an island chain some 2,500 miles away from the mainland United States feels like the ideal catalyst, it’s simply not in the cards.
 Having been criticized for how slow it rolled out soft product enhancements to Club World in recent years, the airline has committed to integrating these latest changes in a single week.
 In addition to larger windows, enhanced lighting and other passenger improvements, the 777X features special foldable wingtips, making it possible to expand the total wingspan while still enabling the aircraft to access existing gates.
 Asia Miles has a mileage-based redemption program that prices awards according to a flight's distance, rather than regional tiers — that could end up saving you quite a bit, as we explain here.
 One major resort is introducing a “Build Your Own” Epic Pass option, with one-day ski rates as low as $89 per day for adults and about half that for kids. LOUNGE ACCESS With Southwest now selling flights to Hawaii, we asked TPG Loungers how they weigh convenience vs. price. 60% of voters said they’d rather not stop on the West Coast, even if it means paying more. For Ross B., the decision is also about comfort: Being [near Nashville], I'd generally prefer a short hop down to ATL and then a nonstop to HNL from there on a wide-body vs. a transcon and then a 5-6 hour flight over the Pacific.” Have your own tips to share? Sound off in the TPG Lounge. NEWS YOU CAN USE • The Best Southwest Airlines Credit Card for Family Travelers • Does My Credit Card Cover Cancellations Due to War or Military Action? • Deal Alert: Business Class From Berlin to New York for $1,130 Round-Trip for Peak Summer Travel • Bali Is Shutting Down for 24 Hours to Observe a Day of Silence • To Morocco, In Style: A Review of Royal Air Maroc’s 787-9 in Business From NYC to Casablanca • The Lounges You Didn’t Know You Could Use on Domestic Flights • Low-Powered: A Review of the Qantas International First Lounge in Auckland • Drag Queens and Tattoos: This River Cruise Line Hopes Themes Will Attract Younger Sailors • 10 Best Uses of Marriott 35,000-Point Certificates for Family Vacations • Earn up to 80,000 SkyMiles With These Delta Business Amex Welcome Offers       You are receiving this email because you opted in at thepointsguy.com. The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit card companies or all available credit card offers. Please view our advertising policy page for more information. Editorial Note: Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airlines or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities The Points Guy © All rights reserved 2019 |
