After briefly avoiding a government shutdown in September with a short-term funding bill, Congress is once again scrambling to pass a spending bill ahead of Christmas. The government will shut down if Congress fails to act before the short-term funding expires at 12:01 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 21. When a government shutdown occurs, most federal…

Two and a half years after it first announced plans to add premium economy, KLM has finished installing the new cabins on a large portion of its long-haul fleet, the Dutch carrier said this week. Specifically, KLM has completed retrofits on all of its Boeing 777s and 787 Dreamliners, the airline said Thursday. The milestone…

It’s easy to get swept up in the magic — and madness — of the holiday season. Between decorating, gathering gifts and prepping for the new year, there’s so much to plan and keep track of at the end of December. And that’s just those of us who don’t travel for the holidays and have…

TPG has crowned the best hotels of 2024, but 2025 is already shaping up to be a spectacular year for new hotels — especially in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. One of the most exciting openings of 2025 is Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Costa Rica, and it’s now accepting reservations. Guest reservations at…

Redeeming points for free hotel stays is a great way to save money on your travels. But even better is maximizing your redemptions to get an award night for no additional points. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. Several major hotel chains offer the opportunity to pick up the fourth or…

Credit card debt is increasing nationwide. In fact, according to data from CNBC, U.S. credit card debt just hit an all-time high of $930 billion. Debt rates and figures vary by state, but one trend is common: Credit card debt is going up. Credit card bills can be confusing to decipher for some cardholders. They…

The Standard, Singapore provided TPG with a complimentary two-night stay so that we could get an inside look at the property. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author and weren’t subject to review by the hotel or any external entity. What comes to mind when you think of Singapore? Perhaps a diverse…

From requests for more coffee to inquiries about Wi-Fi access, flight attendants field all kinds of questions during their flights. One question most flight attendants never hear is, “How did you magically travel from the front of the plane to the back of the plane so quickly?” Brenda and Glenda Key, however, have heard this…

It has been a full year since the Yucatan Peninsula’s Maya Train, or Tren Maya, celebrated its inaugural departure for its first section connecting Cancun to Merida on Dec. 15, 2023. Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador set this ambitious, multibillion-dollar project in motion in 2018. On Sunday, Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, inaugurated…

When Harry B. and his wife boarded Royal Caribbean‘s Freedom of the Seas, they were looking forward to a relaxing tropical getaway. Buying $10,000 of skincare products definitely wasn’t part of the plan, but that’s exactly what Harry inexplicably did when the cruise ship made a port stop in the Bahamas. Harry — whose last…