It’s never good news when an airline sends out a major announcement at the end of the day on a Friday, but that’s exactly what British Airways has just done, emailing customers that it will be raising fees on award tickets as of next Wednesday, May 27. The airline is already notorious for levying some…

We’ve brought back our popular reader success and mistake stories here at TPG to both celebrate your wins and learn from your errors. This week’s success story is from reader Chris Kosseff, who tried a new way to save on flights he had already booked. “Several days ago, you had a brief piece about pAiback…

Airbnb may have started as a simple homesharing platform, but it’s come a long way since then. Last year, Airbnb launched services — such as spa treatments and photography sessions — and reimagined its Experiences platform to help travelers experience destinations in more authentic ways. Now, Airbnb has added some interesting new categories to these…

World of Hyatt’s long-awaited, or perhaps dreaded, award chart changes are now in effect. On May 20, the popular hotel loyalty program moved from a three-tiered to a five-tiered redemption pricing model with significantly higher rates on new Upper and Top dates. The program gave members several months’ warning of the upcoming changes — allowing…

Whether it’s the trio of legacy airlines in the U.S. or the main airline alliances, some things just work well in threes. For example, many of us at TPG love the Chase Trifecta: the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees), Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card (see rates and fees) and Chase Freedom Unlimited®…

After completing Turkish Airlines’ six continents challenge last year, I’ve been looking for ways to redeem my 1 million Miles&Smiles miles on long-haul business-class flights at promotional rates. When possible, I’ve been trying to book award flights on Turkish Airlines’ A350-900 or 787-9 aircraft, as these offer newer seats and business-class cabin configurations with all-aisle…