Virgin Atlantic Flying Club‘s pesky surcharges are back in the news — and not in a good way. After introducing dynamic award pricing in late 2024, the program slashed prices and fees on some award tickets. This resulted in business-class fares to Europe for as low as 29,000 points and roughly $250 in fees. In…

United Airlines has launched its largest-ever schedule to Europe this summer, with a series of new destinations and routes. The popular U.S. airline offers lie-flat Polaris business-class seats to numerous European destinations. Plus, if you book this hot ticket, you can enjoy additional perks such as Polaris lounge access; priority check-in, boarding and baggage handling;…

After snagging the Small Luxury Hotels of the World alliance from Hyatt in February 2024, Hilton added select SLH properties to its program in spurts between June and September 2024. The initial additions are finished, but SLH properties continue to periodically join and leave the Hilton Honors program. In February, we covered when 30 additional…

After being acquired by Marriott in 2024, Postcard Cabins began its integration into the Marriott Bonvoy program in May. At the time, only a handful of Postcard Cabins’ 29 locations across the country were bookable through Marriott Bonvoy, and points redemptions were not yet available. Now, the full portfolio of Postcard Cabins is bookable via…

American Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world, and its AAdvantage loyalty program is popular with many travelers. While the American AAdvantage program has seen some changes over the last few years, including the removal of published award charts and the introduction of Loyalty Points as the metric by which you earn…