The Bellagio is a legendary hotel in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, but I recently had a somewhat disappointing stay there. After posting a room tour I did while at the hotel — the only post of mine to ever go “viral” on Instagram — a lot of Bellagio fans were not happy…

If you’re weighing popular mid-tier travel cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) and Bilt Obsidian Card (see rates and fees) are solid options. These cards each have a $95 annual fee (see Bilt Obsidian rates and fees) and earn transferable points you can use to book flights and hotels. However, how…

Despite higher costs for everything from airfare to hotels, travel demand remains robust. Recent polling from TPG’s Summer Travel Sentiment survey with YouGov suggests the majority of Americans (71% of those polled) are planning to travel either the same or even more than last year. As millions of travelers take trips by plane, cruise ship…

As someone who has covered travel and loyalty programs — and everything tied to them, including credit cards — for over a decade, it’s safe to say I’ve become a go-to resource for my friends and family. I’ve fielded all kinds of questions from them as they make decisions around where to go and how…

Fast-growing MSC Cruises is about to set a new record for the longest — and dare we say most terrifying — slide on a cruise ship. Measuring a whopping 266 feet from start to finish, the newly announced The Spiral @ Tree of Life atop the soon-to-debut MSC World Asia will be about seven feet…

If you have Delta SkyMiles or American Express Membership Rewards points and are looking to fly to Europe in lie-flat comfort this summer for the price of a cup of coffee plus miles, stop what you are doing right now and listen up. Delta’s dynamic award pricing means one-way business-class flights to Europe are usually…

Is there a better time than summer? Some may argue yes, but for many, the sun, the heat and the carefree spirit of the season make for the happiest of months. It’s a time when families can more easily gather to spend quality time together, festivals and fairs fill city streets, and folks crisscross the…

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) has long been one of our favorite travel cards at TPG. For a $95 annual fee, the Sapphire Preferred delivers outsize value in the form of solid benefits and valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points. With its recent refresh, the Sapphire Preferred added more bonus categories. Now,…

The striking, craggy coastline of Maine’s Acadia National Park has been an enticing destination for travelers since it was first declared a national park in the summer of 1916. On Mount Desert Island, three hours up the coast from Portland, deep cobalt waters crash in foamy waves against granite cliffs and mist-shrouded beaches. The great…