It’s no surprise that The Platinum Card® from American Express is packed with premium benefits. One of the most generous perks of the premium card is the annual statement credit for up to $200 in airline incidental fees. When fully maximized, this perk can reduce the sting of the card’s $695 annual fee (see rates…

If you’re new to cruising and looking to book a sailing, it’s likely you’ve considered a voyage from Florida — the gateway to most Caribbean and Bahamas destinations. Because the Sunshine State is the cruise capital of the world, it has a head-spinning number of ports for newbies to consider. Does Fort Lauderdale have a…

With the holidays behind us, many people are planning trips for 2025. Traveling is often stressful, but there are things you can do to make it feel less so. Here are seven ways to book ahead and save this year. Lyft-DoorDash partnership DOORDASH Lyft and DoorDash users who link their accounts can take advantage of…

United Airlines has one final Christmas present for flyers: Free Wi-Fi is coming sooner than originally promised. The Chicago-based carrier announced Sunday that it will start installing Starlink Wi-Fi across its two-cabin regional fleet in the coming weeks. The first aircraft to receive Starlink Wi-Fi, an Embraer E175 regional jet, will be outfitted with a…

Have you ever been to a Starbucks where every single customer belted out the lyrics to “Sweet Caroline” in unison, mid-latte? I have. Even more interestingly, it was on a cruise — Norwegian Encore, to be exact — where the ship’s atrium sing-along shenanigans spilled over into the nearby onboard coffee outpost. That’s just one…

Earn points or cash back while working up a sweat? Yup, it’s doable. If one of your 2025 resolutions is to try a new at-home workout program or hit your favorite fitness studio more regularly, we can help you maximize your credit card rewards while doing so. You may already know how to earn points…

As home to the best-attended (and possibly most exciting) event on the PGA Tour, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess might seem simply to be a hotel for golf lovers. With two championship courses, a dedicated golf concierge and an enviable clubhouse, the hotel definitely fills that bill. But this luxury resort is much more than that….

Higher education costs have steadily increased over the last two decades, making tuition a sizable expense for many families. While many colleges and universities accept credit cards for these payments, it isn’t always free to do so. If you’re responsible for tuition payment, should you pull out your rewards credit card, opt for paying with…

United Airlines will renovate and expand its Polaris Lounge at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), adding more space to the first premium lounge it opened in its now-extensive network. The hometown carrier temporarily shuttered the doors to its ORD Polaris Lounge on Thursday. United is expanding and remodeling the lounge, and to do so, it…

The Department of Transportation said on Friday that it will fine JetBlue $2 million over chronic delays, accusing the airline of publishing unrealistic schedules that it knows it can’t actually achieve. According to DOT, JetBlue allegedly operated four routes that were delayed at least 145 times between June 2022 and November 2023 and were each…