Park Hyatt has a devoted fanbase around the world, including many staffers here at TPG. But the beloved brand has been noticeably absent in Mexico — until now. The Park Hyatt Cabo Del Sol officially opened its doors in December, joining an upscale Cabo Del Sol development that already includes resorts like the Four Seasons…

The Rippling Corporate Card is designed for businesses that want cash-back rewards paired with built-in spend management features. Rather than operating purely as a stand-alone credit card, it’s tied to Rippling’s broader spend management platform that combines corporate cards, bill pay, expense tracking and travel booking into a single system. Offering up to 1.75% in…

At the end of 2025, Hilton announced it would launch a new top-tier elite status dubbed Hilton Diamond Reserve. Whereas, before you could get Hilton’s former top-tier Diamond status simply by holding the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, this new status is squarely targeted at high spenders who actually stay a good number of…

One of the frustrations with the hotel credits that come with some premium credit cards is that the savings don’t always feel truly dollar-for-dollar, since the credit card issuer’s travel portal may not show the lowest available hotel rates. In other words, even if you’re using a valuable hotel credit from one of your credit…

United Airlines and JetBlue have been gradually rolling out their BlueSky partnership since last year, first by allowing United MileagePlus members to earn and redeem miles on JetBlue flights and JetBlue TrueBlue members to do the same on United-operated flights. Now, the partnership is expanding into a new phase focused on elite traveler benefits. As…

The very first JW Marriott-branded, all-inclusive resort is now taking reservations. Scheduled to open this fall, the JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive, sits in the popular resort area of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on the country’s northwest coast. Rather than build something new, developers Mullen Real Estate Capital opted to totally reimagine the…

One of the biggest surprises in award travel is that the exact same flight can cost radically different amounts of miles depending on which airline program you use to book it. In some cases, I’m talking 7,500 miles versus 40,000-plus miles for the same seat on the same plane. And no, it’s not because someone…

If you collect transferable points such as American Express Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is a frequent-flyer program worth considering. It’s a transfer partner of most of the major transferable points programs and is one of the best ways to book Singapore Airlines’ coveted first-class suites and excellent business-class cabins. Even…

I’m a dork. I love skyscrapers. I love luxury hotels. If you were designing a hotel just for me, you’d put it on the top floors of one of the world’s tallest buildings. Preferably in an underrated destination. That’s why the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur seemed tailor-made for me. The hotel occupies the highest levels…

United Airlines is far from finished with its push to add flights to places few U.S. travelers have gone. And it’s got another exciting spot on tap for this coming winter — one that will likely prove popular among skiing enthusiasts. Starting in December, United plans to launch nonstop service from the U.S. to Sapporo,…