Earning points and miles through lucrative credit card bonuses can open up some amazing travel options. But to really work this hobby to your advantage, you need to have a solid credit score. Let’s take a look at eight factors that you may not even realize can influence your credit score. Payment history Payment history…

TAP Air Portugal is offering 30% off award bookings from the U.S. to Portugal and elsewhere in Europe. Round-trip travel starts at 40,600 Miles&Go miles to select destinations, including Lisbon, Portugal; Madrid; Rome; Paris; and London. This deal is available to book through Feb. 24 for travel by March 31. Deal basics TAP AIR PORTUGAL…

Hotel credit cards are interesting. They tend to offer many benefits at the hotel brand associated with the card but aren’t typically strong cards for your everyday spending. The World of Hyatt Credit Card has many fans and comes with a modest $95 annual fee, but does that mean it’s worth it? Just because a…

The Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa is one of two Category 7 World of Hyatt properties in the Maldives. This resort opened as an Alila in 2009 and reflagged to Park Hyatt in 2011. Now, the 51-key resort calls itself the “Living Island” and caters to travelers looking to get away to a remote island while…

Get ready Royal Caribbean fans: The next Icon Class cruise ship will sail the Mediterranean under a familiar name. The third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class — comprising the largest cruise ships in the world — is set to debut in July 2026 with a season of weeklong Western Mediterranean sailings out of Barcelona….

Frontier Airlines is plotting a big network shakeup that’s set to take effect right before the peak 2025 summer travel season kicks into full swing. The Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier will add more than a dozen new routes in May at airports across the country — including a new route to the northwest tip of Puerto…

The future is here — and on the streets of some major American cities. San Francisco has been allowing autonomous vehicles on its streets for years now, but fully driverless rides are a fairly new phenomenon. So I was eager to try out the driverless taxi service from the best-established company, Waymo One, on a…

Like airline and hotel elite status, many benefits of travel rewards credit cards are based on the calendar year. However, many credit cards offer statement credits and other perks that are timed to the account anniversary (and payment of the annual fee) rather than the calendar year — and it’s important to know the distinction….

Dominican airline Arajet will make its U.S. debut this spring with flights to Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, a key step in realizing its dream of building a Pan-American hub in Santo Domingo. The budget carrier will begin flights to Miami International Airport (MIA) from Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) on April…

Feb. 17, 2025 • 3 min read BREAKING: Delta regional jet involved in crash landing in Toronto; all occupants ‘accounted for,’ airport says All passengers and crewmembers are accounted for after a Delta Air Lines regional jet was involved in an emergency incident Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) Monday afternoon. According to the…