JetBlue is making some tweaks to the boarding order for its flights. Starting April 29, the airline will switch to numbered boarding groups, instead of the existing system, which uses names and letters to designate groups. While Mosaic and Mint travelers will still enjoy priority boarding, JetBlue is elevating “EvenMore” passengers — those with extra-legroom…

Airlines are facing a dramatic rise in fuel prices that is putting pressure on their bottom lines. Since access to the vital Strait of Hormuz — which connects the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean — was largely closed due to the war in Iran at the end of February, average jet fuel prices soared…

Chase is expanding its Chase Travel℠ portal, and it’s good news for vacation rental enthusiasts. Chase Travel has partnered with Plum Guide, a curated vacation home platform with handpicked properties across the globe. With this news, select Sapphire cardholders can now book vacation homes on Chase Travel. Previously, only Chase Freedom and Ink Business cardholders…

It has been just over a week since rumors began to swirl about American Airlines, United Airlines and what would have been an industry-altering merger between two top rivals. For now, at least, it appears those talks have been put to rest. That’s after American Airlines effectively said “no thanks,” and President Donald Trump appeared…

Points Boost is one of my personal favorite features to come out of the 2025 revamp of the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees). It raised the ceiling on what your Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be worth when booking through Chase Travel up to 2 cents per point on select flights and hotels….

Last year, I went all-in on Hyatt. For years, I’d watched TPG colleagues consistently get outsized value from World of Hyatt Globalist status — from suite upgrades to free breakfast and late checkout. That, combined with a year of heavy travel ahead, made it feel like the right time to go for it. Getting to…

Four Seasons hotels are out for the fourth season of HBO’s hit show “The White Lotus,” multiple sources have confirmed. Over the last three seasons of the show, real Four Seasons hotels and resorts have played the roles of fictional White Lotus properties across Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand. In another exciting twist, at least for…

If you have an Atmos Rewards credit card or recently earned one of the card’s welcome offers, there are key details you shouldn’t overlook. TPGers have recently run into some restrictions with their Atmos Rewards cards when flying with Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines or using the card perks. Here are four important things to…

For a long time, Google Flights has been the gold standard for flight price tracking and research, but the Google Hotels tool has not been nearly as robust — until now. Google.com/hotels has officially launched hotel price tracking globally, including for individual hotels. Google calls it “the perfect way to snag a great deal this…

World of Hyatt is about to launch a newly complex award chart that will make the cost of some of our favorite hotels substantially higher in some cases, so big fans of the program (like myself) have been getting busy booking aspirational properties ahead of the changes. I’ve blown through a whopping 402,000 World of…