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Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Editor’s note: During the COVID-19 crisis, our team has temporarily ceased taking review trips. Instead, we have been publishing a selection of our most popular reviews from the past year. However, we have resumed the publication of new, previously unpublished flight, hotel and lounge reviews, from trips taken before the lockdown, like this one. We hope this will help you choose once we’re all ready to start booking trips again....

It’s been an incredibly challenging year for so many people, but there’s no question that healthcare workers have had to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, at least four of them will soon have enough miles to book a very special trip.In celebration of 40 years of the MileagePlus program, United Airlines is giving away 1,000,000 miles to four lucky “essential healthcare workers.” U.S. residents age 18 or older can suggest an eligible nominee at United’s dedicated site between now and 11:59 p....

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....

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.If you’re looking for a quick getaway before the busy and, not to mention, pricey summer season, Kimpton Hotels is currently running a promotion that makes that getaway a little more affordable. Select Kimpton Hotels throughout the United States and parts of Europe are up to 30% off with the brand’s spring vacation promo....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available – View the current offers hereTPG reader Joe emailed me to ask:“My new husband and I have both the Platinum Delta Amex and the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (both in my name with him as an authorized user). We currently don’t have status with any airline, but primarily fly Delta from Kansas City, and have been working towards our $50,000 spend for Delta Silver Medallion....

Crispy shrimp rangoons are the perfect appetizer to serve with your Chinese food dinners! Shrimp Rangoons Recipe Shrimp rangoons, or shrimp wontons, are a favorite appetizer from Chinese-American food restaurants! They’re easy to make at home too! The delicious filling combines cream cheese with tiny shrimp, soy sauce, seasoning, and fresh chopped chives. Pair the creamy filling with the ultra-crisp wontons and you have an addictive appetizer that the whole family will love!...

01 of 11 Ten Classic Songs About Breaking Free From Bad Men Randolph Pamphrey/Getty Images Everyone likes a happy ending, they say, and the relentlessly upbeat nature of rock and roll, especially during its first flowering in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, tends to bear that out. But love also means heartbreak, and so every once in a while, the great pop music machines of America cranked out songs designed to mourn – and in rare cases, celebrate – the death of a relationship....

Jump to Recipe This super easy BBQ Chicken Marinade is quick to make, is perfect for grilling, and adds so much savory flavor to your chicken! This is one of my favorite overnight marinades as it packs quite the punch of flavor! Since it’s made from bottled barbecue sauce as the marinade base, this marinade is a snap to mix up! Delicious BBQ chicken is made even more amazing when you do an overnight marinade with this tasty barbecue mix!...

New luxury cruise line Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has delayed its foray into the industry again – for the fifth time – citing shipyard issues due to COVID-19.“While we are eager to welcome guests onboard Evrima, we have had to reevaluate the timing of our first voyage given the rapidly changing circumstances and their impact on Evrima’s completion,” Douglas Prothero, CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, said in a statement. “We remain excited to set sail in the spring and thank our guests for their understanding and patience as we continue to navigate this unprecedented global environment....

While it’s not always fun to talk about, getting rejected from a credit card application is an unavoidable part of earning travel rewards. I consider myself to be a pretty savvy credit card user, and I carefully study issuer-specific application restrictions before clicking submit. But I’ve still been rejected 13 times over the last couple of years.Oftentimes, I’ve been able to get a rejection overturned by calling the reconsideration line, but it doesn’t always work....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.[tpg_rating ticket-class=“business” tpg-rating-score=“46” ground-experience=“8” cabin-seat=“12” amens-ife=“8” food-bev=“13” service=“5” pros=“Decent food. That’s it.” cons=“Literally everything else.” /]I have so many thoughts about Air India’s business class, I don’t know where to begin.So instead, let’s travel back to 2017. On May 15 of that year, I joined the TPG team. The next day, Zach Honig published an article about 20 things he hated on an Air India flight back to New York....

Jump to RecipeWe love finger food that tempts even the pickiest eaters to eat their veggies, and this Top Sirloin Teriyaki Steak Rolls recipe does just that! OK, if you follow this exactly and use top sirloin you may only want it for the adults that can discern higher quality meats so you can easily substitute thin sliced flank steak or skirt steak (and we’ve used thin slices of london broil before too!...

United Airlines continues to redraw its route map during the pandemic, with the latest causality being three small U.S. cities.The Chicago-based carrier filed plans over the weekend to pull out of three airports later this year and into early 2022, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by the airline.United will no longer serve the following airports effective on the dates listed below:Pierre, South Dakota (PIR), ends on Jan....

In recent years, most major U.S. carriers have started offering basic economy fares.These tickets strip out many of the traditional inclusions in coach tickets, like advance seat assignments and carry-on bags, for a lower price than regular economy.United’s basic economy offering is the most punitive of the “Big 3” — you’re not allowed to bring a full-sized carry-on when flying domestically, nor can you complete online check-in.Fortunately, United just unveiled a new way to avoid the aforementioned restrictions, as confirmed by a carrier spokesperson....

Apple is wasting no time this year in showing off its latest devices.The tech giant on Wednesday took the wraps off the newest iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods models at a special event held on the company’s Cupertino, California, campus.While Apple has historically unveiled new models of its most popular mobile devices on an annual basis, this release marks one of the earliest in recent years.APPLEMost of the new iPhone 14 models launch Sept....

In Dubai, you should always expect more than more because there, less is certainly not more. In fact, the emirate is home to the world’s tallest building and a series of intricate manmade islands with glitzy resorts from some of the world’s top brands.And soon, the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago of islands shaped like a palm tree, will be home to one of the most exciting hotels to open in years: Atlantis The Royal Dubai....

Last Monday, it sounded as if the U.S. aviation system faced imminent doom due to the activation of 5G C-band cell phone service.“Immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant operational disruption to air passengers, shippers, supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies," airline executives said in a letter to the Biden administration. A separate statement from United Airlines warned of even more dire consequences.On Tuesday, Verizon and AT&T, the two operators of 5G C-band service, agreed to keep the service turned off near airports....

It’s beginning to sound like a broken record at this point, but 2020 threw just about everything out of whack.This rings especially true in the travel industry, as the number of people traveling around the world fell to rates we haven’t seen in decades. City- and country-wide lockdowns and travel restrictions hampered people’s ability to travel.And, in the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least, lockdowns led to a temporary stoppage of just about every activity – including construction....

Surfer dudes and beach bunnies, rock ’n roll, and good, clean fun. Beach movies were all the rage in the early 1960s. Sandra Dee and Annette Funicello showed off a little - but not too much - flesh as they fell in love with the likes of James Darren, Frankie Avalon and Troy Donahue. Surfing was big, dancing was all part of a day at the beach, and some memorable - albeit corny - songs made their way onto soundtracks....

Jump to Recipe Nothing says gourmet like some juicy, perfectly pan-seared lamb chops, and now you can make restaurant-quality lamb chops at home! With minimal ingredients and minimal prep time, you’ll be amazed at how delicious homemade lamb chops can be! Best Pan Seared Lamb Chop Recipe I’ve always considered lamb chops a classy dish you might find in a restaurant. Maybe it’s because it wasn’t something my family ate a lot of as a kid–or for that matter, as an adult....