How to get United Club lounge access: From credit cards to paid lounge memberships
Airport lounges can serve as oases from a busy, crowded or outdated terminal. Some lounges, like Priority Pass, belong to a membership network; others are airline-specific, like the United Club lounge. If you’re a loyal United flyer or frequent one of the carrier’s largest hubs, visiting a United Club lounge is probably already on your […]
Guide to the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select flight discount
Lots of cardholders have a large stash of miles saved up, along with companion passes and airline vouchers. One of the vouchers that we get a lot of questions about is the $125 American Airlines flight discount from the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard®. This is a pretty valuable perk that doesn’t […]
Exclusive: The New York boutique hotel home to Scarpetta is now part of Hyatt
Choosing a hotel in New York City is never an easy task, but for World of Hyatt loyalists, it just got a little easier: The James NoMad, a boutique hotel in one of the city’s most stylish neighborhoods, is transitioning into the Hotel Seville NoMad under Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. TPG was exclusively told that the […]
Fairmont is opening its first property in Japan with Fairmont Tokyo
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open its first-ever property in Japan this summer and is now taking reservations for the Tokyo hotel. The Fairmont Tokyo, which is set to open July 1, will house 217 rooms and suites high in the sky on floors 36 through 42 (with the lobby on the 35th floor), Fairmont […]
How to get maximum value from the United MileagePlus program
United Airlines MileagePlus program offers some great redemption options on United and partner airlines. United’s Star Alliance membership allows you to earn and redeem miles on Air Canada, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and more. Not only is the airline loyalty program free to join, but United miles never expire. Even if you don’t regularly earn or […]
The best credit card welcome bonuses of March 2025
If you haven’t evaluated your credit card portfolio lately, now is a great time to do so. Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards guide. […]
Transferable miles with no annual fees: The Capital One SavorOne and VentureOne duo
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Transferable points and miles are among the most valuable currencies for travel rewards due to their versatility and resistance to devaluation. The ability to transfer rewards to multiple loyalty program partners reduces the impact of any one program’s devaluation. Some popular […]
How to set up and use Apple AirTags to find lost luggage
If you’re checking a bag in 2025 and not using an AirTag, please stop while you’re behind and read on. It’s time to admit that delays, cancellations and subsequent lost luggage are a part of travel. While I am firmly Team Carry-On for these reasons and more, I don’t judge those of you who prefer […]
I braved the cold on an AmaWaterways’ Danube River cruise in February — and it was totally worth it
The parking lot at Melk Abbey — a baroque-style abbey in a former castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — was completely empty when our bus pulled in. The wide-open inner courtyard was not packed with other tour groups. It wasn’t noisy with the babble of multiple guides speaking in various languages to wide-eyed […]
The best gas credit cards to add to your wallet
Unless you primarily commute via public transit, chances are you’ve recently stopped to gas up. Whether your total was a couple of dollars or you ended up paying triple digits to fill your tank, if you didn’t use a gas credit card, you’re missing out on earning rewards. At TPG, we’re all about maximizing spending […]