Wow: Southwest Fares Now Appear on Google Flights!
One of the few downsides of using Google Flights to find cheap airfare is that you won't see prices to book Southwest Airlines. You haven't been able to find those fares anywhere aside from directly...
View ArticleSun Country Joins the 21st Century, Launching Long-Awaited Smartphone App
After a long wait and being the butt of one too many jokes (including from yours truly), low-cost carrier Sun Country officially launched its own smartphone app on Wednesday. The Sun Country Airlines...
View ArticleCheck Your Inbox: Delta is Gifting Free Status to Some Flyers!
Check your email, Delta flyers – or your Delta app: The Atlanta-based airline has been giving some lucky SkyMiles members six months of complimentary status … and making it easier to extend that status...
View ArticleAnother One: Virgin Atlantic is Raising ANA Biz Class Award Rates
Just over a year ago, Virgin Atlantic nuked one of the world’s best points and miles redemptions by raising award rates to book ANA first class between the U.S. and Japan by up to 40% … while leaving...
View ArticleNew Offer: Earn Points (& a Free Night Reward) With Hilton Cards!
Hilton and American Express are out with new limited-time welcome offers of up to 175,000 points – or better yet, a big points bonus and a free night reward – on the suite of co-branded Hilton Honors...
View ArticleIf You Haven’t Booked a Summer 2024 Trip Yet, Consider Iceland
Iceland is simply otherworldly. Volcanoes that rise up from the sea, lava floes running beneath screensaver-like waterfall landscapes, wild horses, and impossibly blue natural hot springs all dot the...
View ArticleAmerican is Pulling a Bait & Switch with Basic Economy Fares
Basic economy has spread like the plague among the major U.S. airlines, luring in consumers with the cheapest price … in exchange for a bunch of restrictions. But now, American Airlines is taking...
View Article6 Reasons Southwest Showing up on Google Flights is Huge News
For the first time ever, Southwest fares are now searchable through Google Flights. And if you ask us, it's the biggest and best news we U.S. travelers have had in years. We were the first to spot...
View ArticleThe Best Dining Portal to Earn Points: Bilt Dining Expands Drastically
Among the many ways to keep earning points and miles beyond a big welcome bonus, dining programs are among the best – just link a credit card and earn bonus miles when you dine out. And Bilt Rewards...
View ArticleBook the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles With Hilton Points This Summer & Fall!
Want to feel like a Bond villain in your own private beach villa, on a private island in the Seychelles – complete with its own private airstrip – using Hilton Honors points? Check this out. We just...
View ArticleSouthwest Makes (Another) Change to Help Find the Best Flights
It got buried in the groundbreaking news that they're now listing fares on Google Flights, but Southwest recently made another consumer-friendly change – this one on its own website. As of this week,...
View ArticleIs the Chase Sapphire Preferred Worth Its $95 Annual Fee?
There's a reason we talk about the *chase sapphire preferred* all the time: It's the best starter travel credit card to get into points and miles. And beyond being an entry point into the world of...
View ArticleIs Amex About to Raise the Gold Card’s Annual Fee?
Just a few weeks ago, we warned travelers that an annual fee increase was looming on the fan-favorite American Express® Gold Card, writing: “Hiking the annual fee on the Gold Card to $325 or even $350...
View ArticleEasy to Earn & Great Deals: Why You Should Care About Finnair Avios
The mileage program of a small Finnish airline just became indispensable for travelers with their eyes set on Finland and Scandinavia … or the rest of Europe … or even Japan and Southeast Asia. After...
View ArticleEnds Soon: Get a 30% Transfer Bonus from Amex to Virgin Atlantic!
This is one of the best transfer bonuses for American Express Membership Rewards points – and it could be one of the best ways to use your Amex points, period … but not for much longer. American...
View ArticleHuge! Bigger, 75K Bonuses on Chase Sapphire Preferred & Reserve Cards
Chase has upped the ante on its most popular travel credit cards once again, rolling out a bigger bonus on the *chase sapphire preferred* – and this time, its premium sibling, the *chase sapphire...
View Article5 Things I Loved Flying Aer Lingus Business Class (& 2 I Didn’t)
Maybe it's just the luck of the Irish, but I can't imagine a better way to get to Ireland than flying Aer Lingus' business class. Just days after Aer Lingus' long-awaited return flying between our...
View ArticleBook Now or Wait if Flight Prices Drop? The Definitive Answer
It's an age-old question in booking flights: “Should I book my flights now, or should I wait to see if the price drops?” Good news: You don't really have to worry about that anymore. The question has...
View ArticleBack Again: Buy a $300+ Delta Gift Card, Get $20 for Starbucks!
Delta and Starbucks nearly broke the internet when they announced a new partnership allowing you to earn SkyMiles on your coffee orders. Now the two companies are teaming up again for Father's Day by...
View Article4 Underrated Chase Sapphire Preferred Benefits You Should Be Using
We've long considered the *chase sapphire preferred* one of the best credit card options out there for all travelers. Scoring a big bonus just makes that case even stronger. Here is what's at stake...
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