You can’t scroll social media for more than a few minutes without running into a “travel expert” who has figured out how to hack the system. They promise you a guaranteed way to save money on flights and hotels by using their super-secret methods that the airlines and hotels don’t want you to know about….

The Big Easy might conjure up images of sipping Hurricane cocktails on Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras debauchery and delicious food. But New Orleans is also home to a luxury hotel scene that’s rapidly expanding with the recent arrival of brands like Four Seasons and the soon-to-open Nobu Hotel. I was curious to see how some…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. There is a wide range of hotel options in the Wyndham Rewards program — from budget-friendly hotels like Days Inn and Super 8 through Ramada and Tryp to upscale brands like Wyndham Grand and Registry Collection Hotels. That includes Caesars Rewards…

Delta Air Lines will launch two new overseas routes in 2025. One will take passengers to Europe and the other to Asia. On the transatlantic front, the Atlanta-based carrier will build on plans for its largest-ever summer schedule to Europe with a new nonstop from its Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) hub to Copenhagen…

Air Canada’s Aeroplan program offers a lot of value. Points are easy to earn as a transfer partner of several credit card currencies. While redemption rates flying Air Canada are now priced dynamically, the program has kept an award chart for partner-operated flights with very reasonable redemption rates in an age when other programs make…

On many a cruise, rubber ducks can be found peeking out from random hiding places, beckoning passengers to pick them up and read their accompanying information tags. Perhaps you’ll find one hidden behind a plant by the Doe family from Springfield or another carefully placed somewhere in the buffet by the Smiths from Greenville. What…

Bad news, Royal Caribbean fans: You’re about to pay even more in fees to cruise with the line. The world’s largest cruise company this week began notifying customers that the automatic service charge it adds to passenger bills would soon rise to as much as $21 per person per day. In emails sent to passengers…

Spring, Easter and summer are on the horizon, and you know what that means: Now’s the perfect time to start racking up points for travel. Wait, what? That’s right — at TPG, we believe it’s never too early to start earning. If you can earn travel rewards now, you can start making your spring, Easter…

The Airbus A380 continues to find a new lease on life with Etihad Airways planning to bring back two more of the superjumbo jets as part of its strong post-coronavirus recovery. Etihad’s sixth and seventh A380s will return to its fleet in February and June of 2025, respectively, said Arik De, the airline’s chief revenue…

Alaska Airlines is ending one of its newest routes from Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE). The Seattle-based carrier filed plans over the weekend to cease flying between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska and PAE, located in Everett, Washington, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson….