Southwest Airlines is getting ready to switch on high-speed Starlink inflight connectivity. The first aircraft equipped with the free and ultra-fast Wi-Fi, a Boeing 737-800, will enter service by the end of June, Southwest chief customer and brand officer Tony Roach said at an industry conference this weekend. It’s a major step forward for the…

Time is running out to earn the best-ever welcome offer on the popular Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees). The offer is scheduled to end June 15 at 9 a.m. EDT, leaving eligible applicants only a short time to earn the largest publicly available bonus we’ve ever seen on the card. Last chance: Apply…

Along with the regular deals, sweet spots and earning and redemption advice we publish on our site and social media channels every day, TPG has been working hard behind the scenes to find exclusive deals for our subscribers you won’t find anywhere else. How good are these deals? New subscribers to our TPG Daily newsletter…

As someone who flies almost weekly, choosing the right card for airfare purchases matters to me. The card that earns the most points isn’t always the one I reach for. I tend to prioritize travel protections and the ability to deal directly with an airline when something goes wrong. That’s especially true now that credit…

Peru is a country of jaw-dropping landscapes, but I didn’t come for the ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. I came for Lima, a vibrant city that’s home to 11 million people. On my first evening in town, standing on the Malecón pedestrian boardwalk above the Costa Verde cliffs, I watched as the Pacific turned…

Some of us are into points and miles for the luxury of it all: the business-class flights with tablecloth service and the opulent hotel upgrades to stunning suites so high up your eyes might start to water. I fall into a secondary set of enthusiasts: People on a mission to see what the world has…

AvGeeks and anyone nostalgic for the yesteryears of travel will be excited to learn that they can once again fly on a plane donning the iconic livery of Pan Am. This week, tickets went on sale for a luxe safari trip to Africa operated by the new-age version of Pan American World Airways. A fixture…

Welcome back to our weekly Friday series, where we feature a reader success or mistake story. Last week, we published a mistake from a reader who lost 100,000 Avianca Lifemiles after misunderstanding the program’s expiration policy. This week, we’re turning to one of TPG’s staff members, Caroline English, TPG’s director of social media. When her…

Is relaxing on a private island one of your favorite things to do when on a cruise? Here’s the good news: One of the world’s most famous cruise line private islands just got a major upgrade. On June 1, cruise giant Carnival unveiled a massive redevelopment of Half Moon Cay — the private island in…

In a win for advocates of the global integrated payment system, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed Senate Bill 26-134 on Wednesday night, preventing a law from taking effect that could’ve upended the way both Colorado residents and its millions of visitors pay for goods and services on a daily basis. The “Payment Card Networks’ Fees”…