Best Mediterranean cruises in 2025 and 2026

The Mediterranean region has it all — amazing food and wine, famous historical and cultural landmarks, scenic seaside towns and gorgeous island beaches. You’d be hard-pressed to experience Spain, France, Italy and Greece on one land tour without transportation issues. A Mediterranean cruise, however, is the perfect way to get a taste of many coastal…

Following British Airways, Iberia Plus moves to spend-based elite status earning

With just 48 days’ notice to members, Iberia Plus will move to spend-based earning to reach elite status on April 1, 2025. The changes largely mirror those announced late last year by British Airways, a fellow Oneworld alliance member. Both airlines are owned by the International Airlines Group. While Executive Club members widely condemned British…

JetBlue now allows Blue Basic award redemptions — with tickets as low as 700 points

If you’re a JetBlue loyalist, you’ve probably noticed that you have not previously been able to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points on the airline’s least expensive fare option, Blue Basic (JetBlue’s version of basic economy). Starting this week though, that has changed. JetBlue now has TrueBlue points redemptions available for every class of service — and…