When you mention Cancun to casual travelers, it might conjure up images of sunburned spring breakers crowding splashy swim-up bars by day and thumping discotecas after dark. But Cancun and the surrounding so-called Riviera Maya offer visitors a lot more than that. With the coastal city as your home base, you can explore the jungles…

American Airlines and Citi are giving their flagship premium credit card its biggest refresh in years, adding new travel benefits, richer statement credits and new ways to earn AAdvantage® miles and Loyalty Points. Beginning Aug. 23, the refreshed Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard® (see rates and fees) will carry a $695 annual fee…

Condor is adding another U.S. destination, giving Midwestern travelers a new nonstop option to Europe while taking on heavyweights United Airlines and Lufthansa. The German airline announced earlier this week that it will launch daily seasonal nonstop service between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Service begins May 14, 2027, and will…

As a small-business owner whose days are already filled with juggling deadlines, invoices and about a dozen browser tabs, the last thing I need is my credit card adding more to think about. That’s why I appreciate the Capital One Spark Cash. It earns an unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase, making it one of…

This summer, we didn’t want to mess around. My family wanted an actual vacation: a perfect beach steps from our room, plenty of activities when we wanted them and a resort that felt relaxing instead of requiring constant planning. We found exactly that at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, which is located right on iconic Seven…

Quick take: Passengers will soon start seeing these suite-style seats on more transcontinental and transatlantic routes. Hopefully, the doors will be operational by then. Pros There’s more privacy than in American Airlines’ older transcontinental business-class seats. They have excellent entertainment systems. The cost to upgrade isn’t prohibitive. Cons Hopefully, the privacy doors will be certified…

WestJet grounded its fleet overnight after flight attendants walked off the job. Canada’s second-largest airline flies on average 458 daily flights, including two-thirds of those from Calgary International Airport (YYC), schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows. WestJet is a close partner of Delta Air Lines. All WestJet-operated flights are canceled, except those flown…

At TPG, I spend a lot of time writing about airline and hotel loyalty programs. Yet I never expected to earn top-tier status through my lip gloss and travel toiletries purchases. Last year, I meticulously tracked every Premier Qualifying Point as I worked toward United Premier Silver status. I even booked a last-minute mileage run…

July was a good month for me. Instead of chasing dream redemptions and the ultimate lie-flat seat, I chased my friends near and far and remembered why all of this matters. A great hotel room is a dream, but so is sleeping on your friend’s couch. For me, July was a few nice hotels —…

The recent 100,000-point bonus offer on the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card just ended, and as we expected, many of our readers waited until the absolute last second to apply. In fact, we saw hundreds of link clicks after the offer ended at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 30. And while the public offer has…