Southwest Airlines is doubling down on some of its top strongholds, and planning a blockbuster slate of new routes for early next year. The Dallas-based carrier on Thursday announced it’s adding more than a dozen new routes with a big focus at several airports where it’s made a big push in recent years, including: Austin,…

Things are about to get a lot better at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), United Airlines said Thursday, following a messy few months of flight delays. Since April, travelers have run into a host of backups when flying into the Bay Area hub, owing to runway construction and new flight restrictions imposed by the Federal…

Hawaiian Airlines is set to receive a fancy new premium lounge in Honolulu by the end of next year. In the meantime, the carrier has been quietly catering to premium flyers with a special, exclusive outpost at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). And if you’re one of the lucky travelers allowed to access the…

A handful of hotel loyalty programs stand out from the rest for family-friendly perks like room upgrades and free breakfast. These may not necessarily be the same programs that would appeal to business or solo travelers, which is why it’s important to decide where your loyalty should lie when you travel as a family. Related:…

I search for award availability every day, and I have tried almost every tool on the market in my never-ending quest for the best ways to redeem my points and miles. My verdict on the handy Point.me tool was that, until recently, while the number of programs covered was impressive and there were some neat…

Last year, I watched many of my colleagues jump on the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card’s (see rates and fees) 100,000-point welcome offer while I sat on the sidelines. At the time, I wasn’t eligible because I already held the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees), and Chase didn’t allow cardholders to have both Sapphire…

On a recent trip to Canada to fly on Air Canada’s first Airbus A321XLR flight, I had my first experience with the carrier’s Signature Suite at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ). Widely considered the best airport lounge in Canada, along with its sister lounge at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in British Columbia, this exclusive oasis is…

There’s a common misconception that when it comes to points and miles, the only way to get any value out of loyalty programs is to be the kind of person who has 10 credit cards in their wallet and a complicated spreadsheet to keep track of benefits. While that’s certainly one-way to approach points and…

This is it — TPG just got word from Chase that the limited-time offer on the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) is officially ending soon. It’s only July, but we’re already comfortable calling this one of the best credit card offers of 2026. So when Chase told TPG the 100,000-point offer was…

I redeem millions of points and miles annually for international travel and requalify for statuses such as World of Hyatt Globalist, American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Pro and Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite each year. But when my husband and I are traveling around the U.S. in a recreational vehicle, one of the most practical loyalty programs…