1. Traveling may not be fun for awhile.There are windows for traveling with children. From birth until they can walk, usually it is relatively easy to bring a baby on even a long-haul trip. When they’re really tiny, they just…
I’d looked forward to flying on the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft — the Airbus A380 — for a long time and was thrilled to be able to book a British Airways A380 for this leg of my trip.This review…
Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by…
Never miss an episode: Click here to subscribe to The Points Guy on YouTube!Luckily, not all coach experiences are terrible. JetBlue offers 34 inches of pitch in economy and 38-39 inches of pitch in its Even More Space seats, the…
Two hundred and fifty weeks is a long time. That’s how long my Photo of The Week series lasted.I’ve loved this series for allowing me to connect with you guys and share snapshots of my weeks as they happen. But…
Last summer and fall were busy seasons for Amtrak and its Guest Rewards loyalty program. First came the significant shift to a revenue-based structure for earning and redeeming points (which kicked in January 24, 2016) followed shortly thereafter by an…
One of the hottest topics in the points and miles world is the pending Starwood and Marriott merger — with Anbang now out of the way, it’s clear that the merger will likely move forward as planned. We now know…
According to the tourism and convention bureaus in Philadelphia and Cleveland, their public-private partnerships, new urban infrastructure, and surging knowledge-based economies are why they won their bids to host the national Democratic and Republican conventions, respectively.Both cities have come a…
1. Valle del Oro National Wildlife RefugeSteve Valasek for USFWSUntil recently, the area was dominated by alfalfa fields, but given that it’s also the meeting point of several tributary creeks to the nearby Rio Grande, the soggy ground is prime…
As of today, the American Express Membership Rewards program has one additional transfer partner: Etihad Guest. The Middle Eastern carrier is the 17th airline partner available for MR transfers, and it represents a great opportunity to book award flights —…
