American Airlines AAdvantage members now have a brand-new shortcut tool to earn status and a boatload miles — but it will cost you a big chunk of cash. The Fort Worth-based carrier has launched a new “AAdvantage Pass™” that comes with a slew of benefits, including: Instant AAdvantage Gold status 100,000 bonus AAdvantage miles And,…

It appears American Airlines has big plans on the horizon for its network of lounges. So far, 2025 has seen the carrier open a duo of new lounges in Philadelphia and a grab-and-go concept in Charlotte. The carrier has also unveiled plans for a major lounge investment at its North Carolina hub. Flyers can expect…

After spending last Christmas in Europe, my husband and I decided to get a special gift for our mothers this year: a festive trip to Germany’s legendary Christmas markets. What better way to spend quality family time than by eating our way through stall after stall of traditional German treats, like marzipan and stollen, while…

The National Park Service ordered all hotels on the Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim to close this weekend following “significant breaks” in the area’s Transcanyon Waterline. The closure will go into effect Dec. 6 and remain for the “foreseeable future,” according to the NPS. The order affects hotels within the park, including those operated…

It’s one of the most alluring new airline seats in the world — and it’s set for its U.S. debut next month. Beginning in January, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific will begin flying its brand-new Aria Suites to the U.S. The spiffy lie-flat business-class cabin — currently rolling out on the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER fleet —…

Capital One will reduce the value of its transfers to the Emirates Skywards program in January. This decision follows similar transfer devaluations from the American Express Membership Rewards and Citi ThankYou Rewards programs for Emirates Skywards earlier this year. Here’s what you need to know and how to get ahead of this news. Related: Just…

No two Amsterdam hotels are alike, but even so, the Rosewood Amsterdam still manages to wow with its singularity. The monumental brick building it now occupies was once a 17th-century orphanage before becoming the city’s Palace of Justice, complete with former courtrooms and even holding cells … so yeah, it’s probably haunted (though we didn’t…

JetBlue is making a major push in Puerto Rico. The New York-based airline on Wednesday announced a big expansion of its route map from San Juan, with new flights to five mainland U.S. cities launching early next year. It comes on the heels of a 2025 that already saw JetBlue grow its footprint in the…

In June, Chase announced some significant updates to its popular premium credit card product — the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees). The new benefits were effective immediately for those who applied (and were approved) for the card on or after June 23, 2025, but as of Oct. 26, all cardholders can access the…

Nonstop flights to Greenland. Free onboard Starlink Wi-Fi. Spiffy seatback screens. What does it all have in common? Loyalty. In recent years, United Airlines has poured billions of dollars into fresh onboard amenities and new products it sees as key to standing out in the highly competitive airline industry. Those inflight screens you can connect…