Whether you’re waiting for Global Entry approval or don’t want to shell out $120 for an application fee, don’t worry: There’s still a convenient way to avoid the longest lines at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP offers a service called Mobile Passport Control. It’s been around for about a decade, but remains a relatively…

At a press roundtable with Chris Nassetta, Hilton’s president and CEO, TPG had the chance to ask a burning question: Which new hotel opening are you most excited for in 2026? “Oh my God,” Nassetta quipped, “we’re going to open over a thousand hotels this year. But I would say the Waldorf Astoria in London.”…

Philadelphia brings to mind many things: cheesesteak, Rocky Balboa and the Liberty Bell, just to name a few. It also witnessed the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, making it a great place to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and one of TPG’s 17 best places to visit in 2026. Beyond celebrations for the…

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In addition to some favorite high-end points hotels like the Park Hyatt Auckland, New Zealand is home to dozens of diminutive luxury lodges, spanning landscapes as unique as the lush, subtropical Bay of Islands in the north to the rugged, glacier-cut valleys of Central Otago in the south. Three of the country’s most distinctive luxury…

As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of cabins with balconies. As I explained in a recent story, there’s nothing quite like being able to step onto a balcony on a ship to breathe in the fresh ocean air. But that doesn’t mean I’m opposed to the idea of staying in a cabin without…

With world-class museums, an ever-growing slate of lauded restaurants and that famously scrappy energy, there’s never a bad time to visit Philadelphia. But 2026 brings a whole new set of reasons to plan a trip, which is why it’s one of TPG’s 17 best places to visit this year. On July 4, the U.S. marks…

Of the seven cruise lines that account for the majority of cruises taken by North Americans, Princess Cruises has the simplest fleet. The vast majority of the line’s 17 ships fall into one of just two groups, known as “classes” in cruise industry lingo: the Royal Class and the Grand Class. Each of these two…

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I still remember the worst cruise ship cabin I ever had. It was on a Carnival Cruise Line ship — I can’t remember which one — and it was right in the middle of what I have come to call the Bermuda Triangle of Bad Cabins on Carnival ships. This is the area on those…