Allegiant Air’s prospects look bright. The Las Vegas-based budget carrier closed a $1.5 billion merger with Sun Country Airlines on May 13. The combination creates a national leisure airline with a nearly 3% share of U.S. domestic seats. That may sound small, but it includes enviable market positions in places like Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport…

Despite soaring gas prices, Americans’ appetite for travel seems insatiable, with Memorial Day weekend travel showing few signs of any major slowdown. While prices are about 27% higher year-over-year for summer travel, according to our partners at Points Path, there have been few signs of consumers giving up on summer trips — at least thus…

As I wrote last year, major changes to the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card (see rates and fees) convinced me to cancel my card before the next annual fee came due in April. But when I called to cancel, Chase offered me a statement credit to cover the next annual fee — essentially giving…

Choice Privileges loyalists with a cobranded Wells Fargo card can win up to 1 million Choice Privileges points this summer — just for paying with their eligible card. And, if you’re looking to add a Choice Privileges card to your wallet, now is a great time. There’s a new elevated offer on the no-annual-fee Choice…

Redeeming Hilton Honors points can provide great value on your next hotel stay. The chain has over 9,000 properties across six continents, and all of them — even the most luxurious Conrad and Waldorf Astoria properties — can be booked with points. And you’re not just restricted to hotel stays when you redeem your Hilton…

Moab — a small but well-touristed town wedged between two national parks in Utah’s spectacular red rock country — may look, aesthetically, like another planet, but award travelers will feel right at home here. The town has a sizable roster of points hotels, and it just added another one: Red Cliffs Lodge Moab, Tribute Portfolio,…

Hilton is going back to school, but this time for undergrad. The company announced a new spinoff brand of Graduate Hotels called Undergraduate by Hilton. Positioned as an upper-midscale brand, Undergraduate by Hilton will focus on locations in college towns that “see consistent, year-round demand tied to tours, athletic weekends and campus gatherings,” according to…

Delta Air Lines is adding a popular West Coast destination to its roster of routes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The SkyTeam Alliance carrier will connect LAX and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) twice daily with an Airbus A319 from Nov. 21. The route will be Delta’s only nonstop from Southern California to Canada. Delta…

I love hotels, and have ever since I was four years old and my parents first took me to The Mirage (RIP) in Las Vegas. Growing up, I was lucky that my parents’ work sent them on road trips all around the country, with me tagging along in the back seat of the pickup. Not…

The Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) is one of the most rewarding premium travel cards on the market, but it also comes with stricter approval requirements than many other rewards cards. While Chase doesn’t publish an official minimum credit score, applicants typically need excellent credit and a strong overall financial profile to qualify….