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Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect AA has not yet extended elite status. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS Thursday that leisure travel might be back on the books by summer 2020 if the United States can maintain its current progress toward “flattening […]

Citi is a TPG advertising partner.   Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest credit cards information and benefits.  Official application link: Citi Premier℠ Card with a 60,000-point bonus after spending $4,000 in the first three months. If you’re looking for a new credit card that provides a lot of value, the Citi Premier

Editor’s note: The team at The Points Guy loves to travel, but now is not the time for unnecessary trips. Health officials note that the fastest way to return to normalcy is to stop coming in contact with others. That includes ceasing travel. We are publishing travel deals because we should all use this time

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian thinks the industry is near the worst of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has reduced the demand for air travel to near zero. “I think we’re pretty close to the bottom,” Bastian told employees during an April 8 webinar viewed by TPG. “You can’t get much lower than where

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post that is regularly updated with new card information and details.  The Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card are two of the most talked-about credit cards, thanks to the valuable Ultimate Rewards program, top-notch benefits and valuable travel protections. You might assume that the Chase Sapphire Reserve

American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are moving quickly to embrace their new partnership, which was made official in mid-February 2020. The partnership will include domestic codeshares, reciprocal elite benefits and Alaska’s intention to join the Oneworld alliance in the summer of 2021. On April 1, TPG broke the news that American and Alaska had launched full, reciprocal

With thousands of airplanes grounded everywhere because of the coronavirus, airlines are being forced to make tough choices about their fleets. Many older airplanes, which cost more in fuel and maintenance, will have to be retired. That means that many fewer Boeing 747s will be left flying when this is over. In fact, two major

By now, most of you are probably looking for ways to earn more miles while stuck at home. If you’ve already planned how you’ll max out the 5x category bonus on the Chase Freedom® card this quarter, there may be another option for you. The Chase Freedom Unlimited® card is offering up to 2,000 bonus

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Sometimes you don’t need your credit cards to award you airline miles so you can fly to an exotic location in first class — it’s actually inadvisable to do that right now anyway. Instead, you need your everyday purchases to give you flexible,

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The Platinum Card® from American Express packs a lot of punch into its metal shell. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given that it’s among the heaviest and most expensive of the publicly-available premium credit cards. While the welcome bonus alone is

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. The Spark line of business credit cards from Capital One is built for small-business owners craving rewards for everyday non-bonus spending. The two cards in the family with annual fees — the Capital One® Spark® Cash for Business and the Capital One® Spark®

American Express fields a diverse range of rewards credit cards, with options ranging from cash-back cards to premium products with benefits such as airport lounge access and annual travel statement credits. Right in the middle of the pack are the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express and the Amex EveryDay Preferred® Credit Card from

Daily revenues at United Airlines have plummeted along with passenger numbers as travelers heed warnings to “flatten the curve” and stay home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago-based carrier’s revenue is down by “over $100 million a day” as planes fly with around just 15% of seats filled this week, United president Scott Kirby

American Airlines sees a glimmer of light even as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, unveiling plans to resume some suspended flights and put grounded planes back in the air this summer. The schedule improvements begin in May with some connectivity restored at the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier’s main hubs despite capacity being down

COVID-19 has caused a lot of uncertainty in our lives — from health to finances to travel and just about everything in between. We at TPG have received a lot of questions about what card issuers, travel providers and other companies are doing to help customers cope with the uncertainties. One of the more common

Editor’s note: The team at The Points Guy loves to travel, but now is not the time for unnecessary trips. Health officials note that the fastest way to return to normalcy is to stop coming in contact with others. That includes ceasing travel. We are publishing travel deals because we should all use this time

“This isn’t really about consumers, as funny as that sounds.” That’s how Brett Snyder, who runs The Cranky Flier blog and separate Cranky Concierge service, summed it up. With an aid package worth $50 billion for airlines likely to be signed into law by the end of the week, TPG wanted to figure out what

Travelers around the U.S. may be heading to different terminals than usual for their flights, as airports consolidate operations to cope with a major drop in demand and a lack of available Transportation Security Administration agents for screening. The scope of the changes remains fluid as the industry struggles to keep pace with the effects

Credit card fraud remains a serious risk to individuals and businesses alike. In spite of measures like digital wallets, EMV chip cards and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, consumers are still at risk of having their credit card accounts used fraudulently. Here we will explain what credit card fraud is, steps you can take to