The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express have established themselves as the cards to have if you’re interested in luxury travel benefits. With an overlapping rewards structure and similar benefits, it’s logical to question which of the two is the best for you. Or, if you already have…

As far as we’re concerned, we’d love to see the end of resort fees. They’re the daily surcharge (its other aliases might be destination fee, amenity fee, etc.) that many hotels add to your stay to cover some of the property’s amenities, from the gym and the bottles of water in your room to domestic…

About four in 10 flights were delayed or canceled last month at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as disruptions persisted in the wake of the deadliest U.S. commercial airline crash in more than two decades. The Federal Aviation Administration continued to limit the number of planes arriving at the airport — the closest one…

Delta Air Lines is adding a 17th route from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii this coming winter — and is connecting its Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hub with a new Hawaiian island in the process. This December, Delta will launch new nonstop service from SLC to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole…

Typically, when your plane takes off for its intended destination, that’s where you’ll land. But things happen, and in the U.S. in 2024, over 12,000 commercial flights landed somewhere other than their initially intended destination due to diversions. Disruptions caused by things like weather, a mechanical issue, a critically ill passenger, or, as many are…

When a credit card’s annual fee is over $600, many people raise an eyebrow and question whether its benefits make that fee worth paying. That’s certainly the case with the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card — the most premium card in the Marriott credit card family. This card has a suite of impressive benefits,…

Every year, Hyatt breaks our little hearts when it announces which hotels are changing award categories because it means that some of our favorite properties will cost more World of Hyatt points. (In Hyatt’s defense, some properties go down, too.) In February, we found out that 118 Hyatt hotels are shifting up in category, and…

London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) closed early Friday due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, and it could be some time before the airport reopens to passengers. According to the airport’s latest update, Heathrow will remain closed until at least midnight while power is restored to the terminals. That means all arriving and departing…