What follows Pierre L’Enfant’s iconic city grid for Washington, D.C., features a Washington Metro-inspired entryway and has cherry blossom-themed art? The new United Club at nearby Dulles International Airport (IAD). “We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from the Washington area,” Travis Christ, the director of club and lounge programs at United Airlines, said while standing…

Qatar Airways is heading back to the city of brotherly love. The Oneworld alliance carrier will begin daily service to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) from its base at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) base on Aug. 1, Qatar Airways said Wednesday. The airline will fly an Airbus A350-900 featuring 36 lie-flat QSuite business class seats…

Travelers passing through security at one of America’s busiest airports may notice a new, high-tech setup. In recent weeks, the Transportation Security Administration quietly unveiled new “e-gates” at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). If you’ve traveled internationally, the setup may feel similar to what you’ve seen in other parts of the world. But it’s a…

Celebrity Cruises is giving its most loyal cruisers more reasons to get on board. The line has expanded its Captain’s Club loyalty program with five new milestone levels to reward frequent cruisers on the way to, and beyond, the line’s coveted Zenith status. The changes, which take effect June 11, unlock new perks once Captain’s…

I almost closed the browser tab. Not because I didn’t want to go to Paris, but because I had just priced flights for two adults and an infant during Roland-Garros (the French Open), and the total was approaching $7,000 — for economy. Planning my son’s first international trip across the pond wasn’t exactly shaping up…

One of the most hotly anticipated new resorts in the World of Hyatt program is finally accepting bookings. You can book the Andaz Turks and Caicos Grace Bay beginning on June 1, 2027. Not only is it the island’s first and only Andaz, it’s the very first Hyatt-branded property in Turks and Caicos (a Mr….

When Points Path launched its Google Flights browser extension in early 2024, it displayed award rates alongside cash prices for flights sold by select airlines. The original Points Path Google Flights browser extension also showed travelers which transferable points to use to book supported airlines, and recommended when to use rewards versus when to book…

Finding the best way to book a hotel often requires juggling multiple loyalty programs, award search tools and booking websites. Even after you book, you may need to keep checking whether rates drop so you can rebook and save points or cash. Gondola aims to simplify that process. The free platform combines hotel search, loyalty…

If you’re a frequent user of the popular Capital One Lounge at Dulles International Airport (IAD), your experience is about to become very different. Starting July 9, the Capital One Lounge at IAD will temporarily transition to a limited-service model to accommodate essential infrastructure and ventilation upgrades, with an anticipated reopening in early fall of…

Would you take a long-haul flight on a narrow-body aircraft? That’s the gamble 25-plus airlines have now made, ordering more than 500 total frames of the revolutionary new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. With a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles (just over 5,400 miles), longer than New York to Rome, the impressive capabilities of this…