At the start, February didn’t seem like it would be the wildest month for hotel news. Well, that is until Hyatt announced it was dramatically altering its much-loved award chart to expand to five pricing tiers (from “Lowest” to “Top”) from its previous “Peak,” “Standard” and “Off-Peak” method. It’s not the worst news in the…

Frequent Miami International Airport (MIA) travelers are familiar with Gate D60. At the far western end of Concourse D lies the home of many American Eagle flights, a grim space with one seating area serving 17 ground-level regional jet parking positions. It is MIA’s equivalent to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)’s much-despised former Gate…

TPG’s newsletter team recently visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, for our annual in-person meetup. As we planned our visit, we were excited to eat Puerto Rican food, feel the sand between our toes and sample pina coladas in the city that first created the sweet cocktail. We were just as excited for our hotel stay…

If you have a flight on Korean Air out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) soon, you’re in luck: The airline has just unveiled its newly renovated lounge at the airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal, and it is stunning. After nearly two years of renovations, the Seoul-based carrier will officially open its new lounge at…

Following the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, airspace closures throughout the Middle East have led to massive commercial flight disruptions and cancellations. The real-time flight tracking service FlightRadar24 showed airspace closures across the region on Saturday, including in the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Kuwait and Bahrain. Airspace closures…

Don’t let the lack of a travel companion keep you from missing out on an amazing experience. You might face the choice between traveling alone and not traveling at all. Your partner, friends or family may be unable to take the same time off work, or maybe they’re just not as keen on the same…

Canadian airline WestJet is dramatically cutting back on flights to the U.S. The Calgary, Alberta-based carrier will not resume seasonal flights to North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) — one of the 16 routes it is cutting, schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows. WestJet confirmed the route cuts. Most of the affected routes…

If you are struggling to redeem your points and miles across the Pacific for lie-flat comfort, I have a tip for you. It’s an airline you might not have considered when flying between North America and Australia or New Zealand that’s based on a tropical island archipelago with fewer than 1 million inhabitants. I’ve flown…

Last August, after months of anticipation, Alaska Airlines unveiled the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card — and its debut set the credit card world abuzz. Yes, it had some of the perks you’d expect to find on any premium cobranded airline credit card, such as a free checked bag for you and up…

Bilt Rewards offers special promotions on or around the first of each month, but next month is particularly special. For this upcoming Bilt Rent Day on March 1, members can enjoy a status-based Japan Airlines Mileage Bank transfer bonus of 25% to 100%. Plus, Bilt members can use $135 of Bilt Cash to unlock a…