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American Express Premium cardholders looking for free top-tier elite rental car status look no further, thanks to the newly expanded Amex-Hertz Gold Plus Rewards partnership.Effective immediately, The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders and authorized users automatically qualify for Hertz President’s Circle status, the highest status tier of the rental car program. Previously, American Express Platinum cardholders got some of the benefits of Hertz’s mid-tier Five Star status when booking with their cards, but not top-tier status benefits....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card is one of two Marriott-branded Amex cards that remain open for applications, and it’s currently offering a limited-time welcome bonus of 100,000 points after you spend $5,000 in the first three months. That welcome bonus will be available until Apr. 24, but you may want to apply sooner than that, since the card’s annual fee will increase on Mar....

Jump to Recipe You’re sure to love this incredibly tasty banana pudding poke cake that’s filled with luscious banana pudding and topped with Cool Whip & Nilla Wafers! These easy to make poke cakes are so wildly popular as they have holes poked into them allowing something delicious, like banana pudding, to run down into a soft cake layer. Yum! Best Banana Pudding Poke Cake We like to add an extra level of banana flavor to our banana pudding poke cake by finely chopping a cup of freeze dried banana chips!...

Jump to Recipe To find the best baking powder substitute, check out my guide to the top 10 easy baking powder alternatives! There’s no need to panic when you find yourself baking soda-less, just swap it out with some of these common ingredients! The Best Baking Soda Substitutes for all your baking needs! The Best Substitutes for Baking Powder Baking powder and baking soda – two ingredients that are essential to the perfect fluffy pancakes and cakes we love to enjoy....

Jump to Recipe My sauces for chicken wings collection are just what you need to give your baked or fried chicken an extra pop of flavor! There are a ton of glazes, marinades, and dipping sauces to choose from. You can even mix and match a few of these recipes to come up with your ideal chicken wing flavor! Best Sauces For Chicken Wings Fried, grilled, or baked chicken wings always taste better with some sauce!...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.American Express’ Centurion Lounges have made a name for themselves over the years as being premium retreats for cardholders to relax in before flights at certain airports around the country and even the world.Soon, however, Amex won’t be the only card issuer operating airport lounges. Capital One is poised to open its first-ever foray into the airport lounge arena at Washington’s Dulles Airport (IAD) in 2021....

Cunard Line’s 249th ship – its first in more than a decade – will be named Queen Anne, the line revealed during a brief broadcast on YouTube Tuesday.“The name ‘Queen Anne’ celebrates Cunard’s rich heritage, royal history and refined status – joining a luxury contemporary fleet now honoring the names of each Queen Regnant over the last millennium,” the line said in a statement.For more cruise news, reviews and tips, sign up for TPG’s new cruise newsletter....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – View the current offers hereWant to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Hertz has announced a new promotion offering customers the ability to earn three AAdvantage miles per dollar spent, rather than the usual one mile per dollar....

Emirates is expanding its route network to add an additional U.S. city. As of July 22, 2021, Emirates will launch a new nonstop route connecting Dubai (DXB) and Miami (MIA).When the route launches, it’ll operate with four weekly frequencies — on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more travel and airline news!Emirates will operate one of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route, which features a three-cabin configuration across first class, business class and economy....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.[tpg_rating ticket-class=“business” tpg-rating-score=“82” ground-experience=“17” cabin-seat=“25” amens-ife=“11” food-bev=“17” service=“12” pros=“Great ground experience, more IFE options than you’ll ever need, comfortable and private seat.” cons=“No personalized service touches, the cabin is somewhat dated and over-blinged, dining options were limited.” /]It’s not every day you get to fly one of the most highly rated airlines in the sky. This discussion wouldn’t be complete without Dubai’s Emirates....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Bring on the cheap Europe deals. In the new year, you can fly SAS to tons of European cities for roughly $350 round-trip, and even on nonstop routes to Copenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL) and Stockholm (ARN).SAS Airlines Airbus A350....

Finding help at Frontier Airlines might become a challenge.The airline got rid of its customer service phone line, Frontier said. Passengers will no longer be able to call about reservations, or more urgent issues such as delays, cancellations and lost bags.Instead, Frontier passengers needing assistance will have to use an online chatbot, a 24/7 live chat available on the airline’s website, social media channels or WhatsApp, the airline said.Want more airline-specific news?...

Red skin mashed potatoes with roasted garlic and cream cheese are a classic holiday side dish and a staple for great family meals! The smooth, rich potatoes still have a few lumps to enjoy all of the wonderful textures of your red potatoes. If you’re feeling the need for delicious mashed potatoes, then this dish is your next obsession! Best Red-Skinned Mashed Potatoes Recipe These incredibly easy-to-make mashed potatoes are flavor-packed and have a silky smooth texture from the red potatoes and cream cheese....

Delta’s top-tier flyers can now save themselves a phone call (and possibly a headache or two).The Atlanta-based carrier began rolling out a hotly anticipated new feature to its website this week that allows Diamond and Platinum Medallion members to apply upgrade certificates during the booking process.If you’re a top-tier Delta flyer, you’ll now be able to request an upgrade using any unexpired Regional Upgrade Certificates or Global Upgrade Certificates when making a new reservation....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There is no place like Hawaii, and right now you can get there for some seriously low prices from cities all over the country! There are currently round trip prices available for under $400 round trip, which is very solid for Hawaii. To give one of many examples, you can fly from Houston or Newark to Maui on a regular economy United ticket for $393 round trip....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s a new lounge at an airport where lounges were lacking. The Escape Lounge CVG just opened in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, airside in Concourse B, next to Gate B21.The lounge was originally going to be opened on October 1, but began operating on Thursday. Cincinnati (CVG) also has a Delta SkyClub and a smaller lounge, The Club at CVG; two lounges were clearly not enough for an airport with almost 9 million passengers a year....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is one of TPGs top travel rewards cards for a reason. It earns valuable Ultimate Rewards points that can be transferred to partners like Hyatt, British Airways or United Airlines for high-value redemptions including business-class flights or luxury hotels.And if transferring points isn’t your thing, you can book nearly any flight or hotel through Chase’s travel portal, which will still net a solid value from your points but end the worry of trying to find award availability....

Homemade baked mac n cheese bites are a creamy, cheesy, and perfectly bite-sized on-the-go snack for kids as well as a finger food appetizer! Use some leftover macaroni and cheese, or stir up some stove-top mac n cheese to make these. Either way, they’re absolutely perfect bites of deliciousness! Easy Homemade Baked Mac And Cheese Bites This is definitely one of those great recipes to make with kids, and my daughter just loves to help with making them (and taste testing, of course!...

Just months after global aviation regulators lifted the nearly two-year-long grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, the plane is back in the spotlight.Boeing said on Friday that it had notified 16 customers of a potential electrical issue in certain delivered 737 Max aircraft, saying that it recommended that the aircraft be grounded and inspected in order to verify “that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system....