Finding the best way to book a hotel often requires juggling multiple loyalty programs, award search tools and booking websites. Even after you book, you may need to keep checking whether rates drop so you can rebook and save points or cash. Gondola aims to simplify that process. The free platform combines hotel search, loyalty…

If you’re a frequent user of the popular Capital One Lounge at Dulles International Airport (IAD), your experience is about to become very different. Starting July 9, the Capital One Lounge at IAD will temporarily transition to a limited-service model to accommodate essential infrastructure and ventilation upgrades, with an anticipated reopening in early fall of…

Would you take a long-haul flight on a narrow-body aircraft? That’s the gamble 25-plus airlines have now made, ordering more than 500 total frames of the revolutionary new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. With a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles (just over 5,400 miles), longer than New York to Rome, the impressive capabilities of this…

After weeks of rumors, it’s official. Changes are coming to the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) — including a negative one pertaining to Hyatt point transfers. And while the Hyatt news is undeniably bad for some travelers, most of the update is refreshingly positive. Plus, existing cardholders have some time before the…

All Spirit Airlines wants is top dollar for its sought-after landing rights at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The bankrupt carrier that shut down business operations May 2 wants to auction its 22 takeoff and landing rights, otherwise known as “slots,” on July 9. By the airline’s estimate, the portfolio could fetch at least…

Hilton loyalists, listen up: There’s a brand-new points hotel now available for booking on Kauai, Hawaii. Hale Hokuala Kauai, a Curio Collection by Hilton property, debuts on Hawaii’s “Garden Island” later this year and is now accepting reservations for stays beginning October 1, 2026. It will be the first Curio Collection hotel in the Aloha…

Frontier Airlines is making its latest push to fill the void left by Spirit Airlines. The Denver-based budget airline on Tuesday revealed it’s adding two western U.S. routes formerly served by its defunct low-cost competitor. That includes making its return to one Bay Area airport for the first time in three years. Later this summer,…

Even before Carnival announced plans for a complete overhaul of its loyalty program to take effect later this year, it was criticized for having one of the weakest big-ship cruise line programs. Unlike rival Royal Caribbean, Carnival’s loyalty program (currently called the VIFP Club and soon to be renamed Carnival Rewards) has never offered its…