If you’re planning an international trip and trying to pinch pennies, don’t stress too much about your airfare budget. Just plan ahead and study the best times to book. While you can often find great deals year-round thanks to regular flash sales from the biggest airlines, you can’t always rely on the timing. In these…

There’s a new way to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points on long-haul international flights — specifically, to Japan and beyond. JetBlue on Wednesday announced it’s stepping up its partnership with Japan Airlines. Going forward, JAL will become a “redeem” partner of JetBlue — meaning, you can redeem your TrueBlue points for flights on the Tokyo-based carrier….

Here at TPG, we often focus on using credit cards to earn rewards to help fund our travel bucket list. Collect points and miles from spending, redeem them for incredible trips, repeat. However, our staffers also take advantage of many perks and offers that help them save serious money on their everyday purchases. In some…

What are the cabins and suites like on Ponant Cruises ships? In a word, elegant. Known for expedition-style voyages to off-the-beaten-path places such as Antarctica and Australia’s Kimberley region, the France-based line operates 13 small vessels with some of the most stylish and comfortable cabins of any ship sailing to such destinations. In general, Ponant…

There are some things we do every day without giving them a second thought, whether that’s brushing our teeth, checking social media or looking up a phone number online when we need to get hold of a customer service associate. Each task seems fairly innocent (and, in one case, good for your oral hygiene). However,…

The Bilt Rewards program has rolled out several exciting updates in recent months, from letting members earn points on rent with non-Bilt credit cards to introducing rewards on home purchases. Now, Bilt is adding even more new features — this time geared toward students and former students. Starting today, you can redeem Bilt Points toward…

Often referred to as “The Gathering Place,” Oahu is the third-largest Hawaiian island and the most densely populated. It also happens to be having a particularly buzzy moment, as it’s the primary filming location for the forthcoming live-action “Lilo & Stitch” movie, which hits theaters May 23. But whether or not the beloved characters from…

It’s easy to decide you want to be able to travel for less, but it is hard to know where to start. While we have a guide to getting started with points and miles and even an entire Points101 free email series designed to get you going with rewards earning and burning and encourage you…

Free night certificates are an appealing way to save money at hotels — and Hilton Honors offers one of the most valuable certificates out there. Unlike most other programs’ free night awards, which limit you to certain hotel categories or points-per-night values, you can use Hilton free night certificates virtually anywhere, including at the program’s…

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are switching up terminals at some of the nation’s largest hubs, getting closer to one another — and to other airlines in the Oneworld alliance — in the process, following their merger last year. Hawaiian on Tuesday launched service from Terminal 8 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport…