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01 of 18 18 Super Funny and Creative Business Cards Via Pleated-Jeans. Something tells me he’s had to make this distinction before…. Business cards are pretty handy things. You can get them printed up to hand out to business acquaintances, potential clients, friends, or maybe even that handsome stranger you happen to meet on the street. Let’s face it though; most business cards are pretty boring, but the funny cards in this gallery prove that they definitely don’t have to be boring!...

Whether you’re just beginning to date someone new or are in a long-term relationship, it’s important to be able to recognize when your partner’s actions are cause for concern. After all, you may sense that this person is pulling away, growing distant and/or feigning interest, but how can you be sure? Fortunately, there are clear warning signs that can help you recognize if your partner is losing interest so you don’t have to be left in the dark regarding his or her shady behavior....

“I didn’t even know this street was here!” That was the common refrain from Uber drivers picking me up or dropping me off at the Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, which opened a year ago in March.The 244-room hotel marked the return of the Hilton brand to Australia’s second-largest city after a five-year absence, but seems to have remained under the radar since then.(Photo by Eric Rosen/The Points Guy)Little wonder, since Little Queen Street isn’t one of the city’s better known alleyways, and the hotel’s secondary entrance on Bourke Street is the neo-Baroque 1930s façade of the former Equity Trustees Company building without much obvious Hilton signage to be seen....

The last time I traveled to Bermuda, I was in middle school on a marine biology trip. We slept in spartan rooms at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), where there were no oversized soaking tubs, infinity-edge swimming pools or butlers.(Photo by Melanie Lieberman/The Points Guy)There’s no question that the brand-new St. Regis Bermuda Resort, which overlooks St. Catherine’s Beach and the eponymous 17th-century fort, is a considerable upgrade. Not just for me, personally, but for travelers who deal in points and miles....

I always get a little apprehensive when some of my favorite hotel brands begin to expand.In some cases, the cool vibes that wooed me in the first place stem from the fact that a brand is exclusive to just a few cities around the world. Also, I don’t want hordes of tourists suddenly crowding me out of my favorite spots.Can trendy ever go together with global expansion? Will a beloved boutique brand be able to maintain its unique character with outposts cropping up in cities far and near?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Stuart sent me a message today saying he got a targeted offer for the Alaska Airlines Visa with a potential sign-up bonus of 40,000 miles - 25,000 upon approval and 15,000 more when you spend $10,000 in the first 6 months.There’s actually another 40,000-mile offer out there on the card, but with that one, you get the same 25,000 miles upon approval, but in order to earn the other 15,000 miles, you must spend $2,000 each month for 12 months - meaning the spending requirement is a whopping $24,000 instead of the $10,000 on this new offer....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Beginning July 30, 2019, Brex Rewards now includes the ability to transfer points to six airline partners, making Brex points significantly more valuable. This comes on top of Brex issuing World Elite Mastercards for all its customers starting in February. Read our story for more information on the new transfer partners along with a special sign-up bonus, and find more info on the card’s World Elite Mastercard benefits here....

The innovative seat design that recreates a coffee shop meeting in the sky just took home the Cabin Concept trophy at the Crystal Cabin Awards.The Coffee House Cabin concept was honored Tuesday night for its clever use of space and recreation of the cafe atmosphere. It was engineered by students and teachers at the University of Cincinnati together with the Boeing Company and The Live Well Collaborative.Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more travel news!...

Travelers in Miami will soon have another option when it comes to flying to Paris.French Bee will launch its inaugural, nonstop route from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) on Dec. 15. What’s even better is that fares from Miami to Paris are on sale, with round-trip fares for under $500.The low-cost French carrier will operate three flights a week on Airbus A350s from Miami to Paris on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays in December but plans to ramp up to four flights a week in April....

Local health authorities in several parts of the United States are monitoring dozens of travelers for Ebola after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ordered airlines to collect information on people who’d been in several western African countries, including Guinea or the Democratic Republic of Congo.Washington state is monitoring at least 23 travelers. Another 45 are being watched in Ohio. Four people are also being monitored in Oregon.Ebola is highly contagious and causes severe illness that often leads to death....

Hotel companies that displayed the most financial resilience during the worst months of the pandemic — like Wyndham Hotels & Resorts — often chalked up their situation to the nature of their respective businesses.Their mix of brand offerings, such as Microtel and La Quinta, may not conjure up images of romantic dream vacations like a St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort or the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel in the south of France....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This summer, I had an opportunity to experience something truly special — the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, a few miles outside of Phoenix. There was only one catch: midday temperatures easily exceeded 110 degrees, making some quality pool time an absolute must.Those peak-summer temperatures also made for significantly reduced demand, and the far more affordable hotel rates that often follow....

Jump to Recipe Understanding how many apples are in a cup can be really helpful when using different recipes for all of your fall baking! Of course, all apples aren’t the same in size or shape! Don’t worry, I’m going to walk you through exactly how many apples you need for all of your favorite apple-based desserts! Using Apples In Recipes If you’ve ever used a recipe that called for a few cups of apples, you might have wondered exactly how many apples you needed to grab from the store....

The rise of casual wear is one of the greatest gifts to getting dressed in the last 20 years. Athletic apparel, jeans, yoga pants and even pajama dressing have emerged to give us some sweet relief from pant suits, pencil skirts and fitted dresses. To us, laid back style doesn’t mean wearing sweatpants out of the house because you just don’t care. It means having a sleek and easy capsule wardrobe of casual basics that you can wear on any ol’ day of the week....

Did you accidentally leave the cap loose on your watercolor paint tube? Or maybe you just picked up a deal on old watercolors and they’ve dried up? While watercolor paint in tubes is great to work with, all is not lost when they dry up and harden. Unlike oils and acrylics, it is easy to reactivate watercolor paint. It is the nature of the paint - the fact that it requires water - that makes it one of the easiest paints to salvage....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Timeshares: a word that probably elicits a range of emotions depending on your experience with them. My only knowledge about timeshares, however, comes from what I’ve read and listened to about the topic. None of my close friends or extended family members have bought or owned a timeshare. (Or, at least, they won’t admit to it if they did)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Each Sunday, we round up the top deals you might have missed on TPG this week. From flight deals to limited-time bonus offers, here’s what you need to know.Elevated Welcome Bonuses on Delta Credit CardsFor a limited time, Amex is offering elevated bonuses on cards such as the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express and the Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express....

Nostradamus isn’t known for his cheery prophecies. Most interpreters of the 16th-century physician, astrologer, and prophet say he accurately predicted two world wars, the rise of two antichrists (Napoleon and Hitler) and even the assassination of John F. Kennedy. While skeptics are quick to point out that Nostradamus’s quatrains (the four-line verses in which he wrote his prophecies) are so cryptic that they can be interpreted in any number of ways, scholars who have studied his work believe that Nostradamus has been uncanny in his predictions of some of the most dramatic events of the 20th and previous centuries....

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Growing up in South Florida, there was always one small airline with a few hubs across the state that I never knew much about.Turns out, that airline — Silver Airways — is a small but mighty player in the region, serving 28 destinations across the southeastern U.S., as well as in the Caribbean through its subsidiary, Seaborne Airlines. Silver Airways has 14 turboprops in its fleet, 10 of which were manufactured by ATR....