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In January of 2007, the Central New York Ghost Hunters, based in Syracuse, New York, were invited to investigate an old hotel in upstate New York. The owners of the hotel have asked to keep its location confidential. Central New York Ghost Hunters is one of the oldest paranormal investigation groups in the state. The investigation proved to be one of the most intensely active the group has ever encountered, and produced an EVP – an electronic voice phenomena recording – that is remarkable not only for its length, but also for its terrifying content....

United first unveiled its Polaris business-class product in 2016, and the airline has since made significant progress in retrofitting its international fleet with these top-notch cabins.Now, as the Chicago-based carrier launches its largest-ever transatlantic network expansion, it has some welcome news for the premium passenger experience: there are just a handful of active wide-body jets that haven’t been upgraded with Polaris pods — and that number is rapidly dwindling.Want more airline-specific news?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you’re like me, the name Sallie Mae makes you think of college. Not the great memories of actually being in college, though. Instead, the company might make you remember making monthly payments to pay off your student loans long after graduation. Today, due to changes in government regulations, Sallie Mae doesn’t do quite as much in the student lending space — it still offers private loans, but it no longer handles federal loans for education — so the company wants to cement its place in the consumer banking industry....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Jody writes:“Which points programs can and/or should be combined together as a household to maximize travel rewards? Also, when is it not a good idea to combine point programs with other family members?“No major North American frequent flyer program allows family members to pool their miles in a central account- at least not for free. However, most programs allow you to book an award for anyone - so if your friend wants to go on a trip and you want to use your miles to pay for it, you can simply redeem for the flight and enter their name as the passenger....

Jump to Recipe These deliciously tangy Sweet and Sour Prawns are a tasty combination of tempura-battered wok-fried shrimp, vegetables, and pineapple coated in my homemade sweet and sour sauce! It’s the perfect better-than-takeout Chinese food entree to make at home any night of the week! Sweet and sour prawns are a tangy, sweet, and tasty combination of tempura-battered fried shrimp and that fabulous red sauce we all know and love! This easy, tasty sweet and sour shrimp entree is just what you need for dinner!...

Traeger Smoked Turkey is the perfect main course! This tasty turkey is simply seasoned and smoked to perfection. This recipe will make the holidays as easy and delicious as possible! Smoked Turkey In The Traeger Recipe The holidays are just around the corner, so now is the time to start perfecting your recipes! This Traeger smoked turkey is an amazing way to shake up the typical holiday turkey. A Traeger smoker is the perfect way to get that delicious smoky flavor all the way through the bird!...

Jump to Recipe Different types of German sausage have a variety of unique flavors and can be featured in many different tasty recipes! Here is the ultimate guide to all of the best and most popular German sausages! From bratwurst to weisswurt, we are going to discuss all of them! Guide To German Sausages There are many types of German sausages (or wursts) found all around the world. There are succulent sausages that are served hot with side dishes as well as mild sausages that are served cold on sandwiches....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As you’ve probably heard by now, the 2016 Olympic Games are set to kick off next month in Rio. And today, Visa announced that it’ll be offering cardholders of United co-branded Chase cards the chance to watch the Games from exclusive Visa VIP Lounges.The nicest part about the lounges is that even if you’re not headed to Rio for the Games, there will be four other domestic Visa VIP Lounges for you to go to and sit back, relax and enjoy the Games — in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York....

01 of 08 The ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ Family ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ Family. USA Chrisley Knows Best, is a half-hour reality show from USA Network that premiered in March 2014. The show revolves around Todd Chrisley, his wife Julie and their five children. The Chrisleys live a Real Housewives lifestyle in a posh Atlanta mansion and trade witty insults as frequently as they change clothes. Meet the Chrisley family and learn more about the cast members of Chrisley Knows Best in this photo album....

What do you mean there’s a recession on the horizon?The world’s luxury travel sector was parked en masse this week in Cannes, France, for the International Luxury Travel Market (or ILTM) conference.From the packed floors of the Palais des Festivals et des Cannes conference venue, you wouldn’t know the global economy is on shaky ground.Representatives from brands like Aman and Belmond, as well as all the ultra-luxury offerings from Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Accor and IHG Hotels & Resorts, touted a promising future for the highest end of the hotel stratosphere....

How often do women cheat? According to Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D. the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia 14 percent of married women cheat. In other words, the chances of a wife cheating are slim in spite of what you may read on a lot of internet sites. Wouldn’t it be interesting to know the statistics about how often wives are accused of cheating compared to the actual statistics?...

You can think of the “bramble” golf tournament format as a combination of a scramble and a best ball. The bramble starts with the members of a team playing a scramble off the tee, but from that point on it’s every golfer for him- or herself into the hole. One or more low balls of the side count as the team score. The bramble format also goes by the name “shamble....

Solo travelers rejoice: British Airways Travel Together Tickets can now be redeemed for a 50% discount on the Avios needed for a single passenger.You can earn this valuable benefit if you’re a British Airways Visa Signature credit cardmember who spends $30,000 on the card in a calendar year.It has traditionally allowed the cardmember to apply the voucher to a round-trip flight from the U.S. to anywhere British Airways flies and book two passengers traveling together while only paying the Avios required for one passenger....

For more than a year, the cruise industry has battled its way back from a pandemic, but it has spent far longer dealing with a less obvious but equally detrimental ailment: gender inequality. Passenger vessels have existed for more than 200 years, but despite the age of the industry, just 2% of bridge officers are female.Enter Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, a 35-year Royal Caribbean Group veteran who became the first woman in the industry to oversee both hotel and maritime operations for major cruise lines and who now serves as president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want 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 that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want 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....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.When my good friends in the US (I’m based in the UK) suggested that we meet in the Seychelles for President’s Day weekend, I accepted without hesitation, even though my husband couldn’t attend, so that I could tick another remote island country off my bucket list. After weeks of eager anticipation, I set off alone with my 3-and-a-half-year-old and 18-month-old to an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Although Qatar Airways’ new business-class QSuites recently went into service, we won’t be seeing them on too many routes for the time being. Luckily, the airline already has one of the world’s best business-class seats, which we’ve reviewed on a few of its other aircraft, including the A350 and the 787 (twice). On a recent trip from Europe to South Africa, I had the opportunity to test out Qatar’s business-class product on the airline’s largest plane, the A380....

Patching a tube that has a hole in it should allow you to keep riding if you get a flat and aren’t carrying a spare. Also, this means you can reuse the tube instead of having to buy a brand new one each time, literally saving yourself $10 a pop. The steps to patching a tube outlined below assume that you’ve already removed the tube from the tire. If you haven’t done that yet, here are directions....

Say hello to Avelo Airlines.The new budget carrier – one of two start-ups set to launch this year – plans to begin flying April 28 with service from its base in Burbank, California, to 11 cities in the West. Fares will begin at $19 one way, with sales beginning Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, according to the new airline’s website.Avelo’s inaugural flight will be from Burbank to Santa Rosa, California.The carrier’s business model will focus on connecting underserved markets that currently lack nonstop connections....