It’s official: Marriott is providing a “soft landing” to Marriott Bonvoy elite members who don’t requalify in 2024. Specifically, the brand will offer Marriott Bonvoy members who don’t requalify for their current status in 2024 the opportunity to hold the status one tier below from March 2025 until February 2026. Loyalty Lobby first reported this…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. By this point, you’ve likely at least heard about, if not tried, the expedited airport security program TSA PreCheck. TSA PreCheck can be one of the most valuable investments you can make as a frequent traveler, thanks to the amount of…

If you want to trade shore excursions and deck parties for ghostly sights and unexplained sounds, dim the lights and read on. For years, these types of paranormal happenings have plagued guests aboard Queen Mary, a Titanic-era ocean liner-turned-hotel. Haunted events include spirit sightings, severe temperature changes, disembodied voices, strange knocking and slamming doors. Just…

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Booking an epic cruise to Antarctica or the Arctic this month could get you an epic number of United MileagePlus miles. United Cruises has launched a limited-time offer that will bring 200,000 bonus United miles when you book a sailing on Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot — a groundbreaking new vessel specifically built for polar cruising….

For many people, the Universal brand is synonymous with horror. In the early 1900s, Universal first brought iconic characters such as Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolf Man and the Invisible Man to the silver screen. Nowadays, the company is a powerhouse in the horror industry, thanks to iconic modern horror films like “M3gan” and “Us,”…

If there’s something we can all learn from Madonna, it’s this: You have to keep reinventing yourself over and over to stay on top of the game, or else the constant churn of young pipsqueaks who can hold half a tune will inevitably threaten your crown. Some (OK, fine — maybe it’s just the hotel…

There has rarely been a trend in the art world that caught on as quickly as immersive digital art museums. Though it may not have been the first permanent space dedicated to digital art, when Paris’ Atelier des Lumieres opened in April 2018, the trend caught fire. When I visited in September of that year,…