When choosing where to stay on your Disneyland vacation, the first big decision you need to make is whether to stay in an official Disneyland hotel or one of the several hotels in the surrounding area. Related: The best hotels near Disneyland: Where to stay on- and off-property Disneyland has three on-site hotels: the Disneyland…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Numerous American Express cards offer shopping protections that can protect your purchases and the money you’ve spent on them. Coverage terms and limits vary by card. Rather than trying to remember all of this on your own, we’ll guide you through the various…

There are many ways to redeem points for hotel stays. I usually redeem for good-value properties that I can book for relatively few points. Having hotel points opens up a whole world of possibilities and has allowed me to stay at some spectacular properties that I couldn’t — or, at least, wouldn’t — have booked…

At TPG, we’re big fans of maximizing our points and miles to save money while traveling. Although we have years of collective experience, even points and miles pros (including some of TPG’s very own) make redemption, transfer and earning mistakes. Here are nine real-world points and miles “oopsies” we have made, so you don’t have…

You have eight to 10 hours in port, and you might never return to that destination. How do you make sure you don’t blow your chance at an amazing vacation day by choosing the wrong cruise ship shore excursion? It’s a daunting task for sure, but some close reading and a little bit of thought…

If you have an AvGeek, an outer space enthusiast or an avid reader in your life and you can’t decide what to give them as a holiday gift, consider buying this new book by photographer Ted Huetter. In “Waiting for Spaceships: Scenes from a Desert Community in Love with the Space Shuttle,” Huetter documents the…

Summer is the peak time for flights across the Atlantic, and prices reflect the number of travelers wanting to visit Europe when it’s sunny. Round-trip economy flights for less than $400 are common during the slower winter months. However, if you want to walk the cobblestone streets of Rome or take in the sunset on…

A new year is approaching, and we’re all trying to make resolutions to improve our lives. While pondering those goals, don’t forget to include ways to improve your air travel experience in 2025. One thing is for sure: Looking ahead to 2025, the public’s insatiable appetite for travel shows no signs of letting up. “I…

Looking back, 2024 was the first year since the pandemic that a visit to Walt Disney World felt largely like it did before 2020. For most visitors, theme park reservations became a thing of the past. We finally saw the return of all-day park-hopping, and even Disney Dining plans came back. It also marked the…

Dec. 24, 2024 • 2 min read BREAKING: American Airlines requests nationwide ground stop amid technical issue The cards we feature here are from partners who compensate us when you are approved through our site, and this may impact how or where these products appear. We don’t cover all available credit cards, but our analysis,…