Why I used my (up to) $50 Hilton Aspire airline credit to buy points

One of the best things about redeeming travel rewards is strategizing how to get the absolute fattest return per point. Airline miles and hotel points can be worth exponentially more than simply redeeming your rewards for cash back, depending on how you use them. But did you know that you can get outsize value for…

Germany’s best Christmas markets – The Points Guy

Germany’s Christmas markets are legendary, and for good reason. Christmas markets are among many holiday traditions, like Christmas trees and Advent calendars, thought to have originated in Germany. The oldest known Christmas markets date back to the 15th century in Germany — and today, holiday markets modeled after the German version pop up each winter…

United escalates Chicago turf war against American with 2 new routes

Raise your hand if you had Erie, Pennsylvania, and Johnson City, Tennessee, at the center of a turf war between two of the United States’ biggest airlines. Few of you probably saw that coming, yet that’s exactly where those two cities ended up after United Airlines abruptly added them to its network Friday — and…

Southwest Airlines adds new nonstop flight to Hilo, Hawaii

Southwest Airlines is giving the Hawaiian city of Hilo its first nonstop link to the continental U.S. in more than three years. The carrier on Friday announced plans to launch nonstop service between Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is on the eastern side of the island of…