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The highly transmissible delta variant, first discovered in India, is the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. and has been detected in dozens of countries. It’s been observed as 50% to 60% more contagious than the alpha variant that drove the pandemic this winter.Even with concerns about the delta variant, domestic air travel doesn’t appear to be significantly affected, at least not yet. Domestic demand has reached pre-pandemic levels, and the Transporation Security Administration now regularly screens over 2 million passengers a day....

This wonderfully tasty Stove Top Meatloaf combines ground beef with classic Stove Top Stuffing to make a super easy, moist meatloaf dinner! Add a few herbs, an egg, some Worcestershire sauce for flavor, and top it off with ketchup, tomato sauce, or your favorite BBQ sauce for a family-favorite meal! This easy meatloaf recipe gets a boost of flavor from Stove Top Stuffing! Is there any other food that screams classic comfort food more than meatloaf?...

Is there one good way to find gay men that are interested in romance? Unfortunately, there is no holding tank for gay men waiting to be paired up nor is there a magic bullet to finding your personal homo hero. But never fret- there are many good places to find gay men willing to date. Here are the top four. Online Chat Rooms/Dating Sites Are chat rooms and dating sites about sex or about love?...

To mark the 13th anniversary of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight, the Carolinas Aviation Museum said it will rename the museum to honor Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the retired Air Force fighter pilot who successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after crashing into a flock of geese on Jan. 15, 2009.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Reader Megan H. asked the rest of the TPG Lounge to share their best tips and tricks for accumulating points and miles when you’re just starting out — and if it’s better to save up or cash them in right away. Here’s a look at some of our favorite answers. (Some responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity)....

Editor’s note: This story has been updated based on new informationThis past week, we reported that 50+ Plaza Premium lounges are leaving the Priority Pass program effective July 1 — with most locations being in Canada, Malaysia, the UK and Taiwan.Yesterday, we reported that Priority Pass members would instead gain access to one of the finest lounges in the world: Cathay Pacific’s First Class lounge, The Wing, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)....

Jump to Recipe These cute and tasty Valentine’s Day heart puff pastries are a fun project to make with the kids that everyone will love! With just two ingredients - plus some heart-shaped cookie cutters - it couldn’t get any easier! Simply delicious puff pastry hearts are the perfect Valentine’s Day project! These tasty treats are an incredibly easy-to-make Valentine’s dessert! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to think hearts, reds, and pinks!...

Rook, tragus, daith … The ear has so many possible piercing sites that the terminology gets a bit confusing. Here, we’ll focus on rook piercing: The placement of an earring through the upper part of the antihelix—the prominent curve of cartilage that follows that of the helix (the ear’s outer rim). In piercing parlance, it’s two steps above your tragus, with the daith in between. What You Can Expect How well your rook piercing goes depends in part on the anatomy of your ear....

The White House earlier this month announced a bevy of measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the omicron variant spreads in the U.S.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.Some of those policies, like the requirement that ​​all U.S.-bound air travelers must produce a negative COVID-19 test taken within one calendar day of their departure, and an extension of the federal mask mandate on public transit, got lots of attention....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.In mid-June, the InterContinental Hotels Group — better know as just IHG — kicked off a new elite status challenge. While the deadline to apply for the match was originally June 30, IHG has now extended this offer through July 26.Here’s how it works: IHG Rewards members from the US or UK with elite status in another hotel program can apply for an elite status match with IHG....

Entreé into riding for those afraid of two wheels and the big bad clutch. Pros Well-engineered gearbox shifts quicklyAutomatically downshifts as speed decreasesTakes even more guesswork out of riding Cons Why not have the option of fully automatic shifting?Takes a layer of involvement out of the riding experienceBy losing some of the guesswork, you also lose the fun of shifting Description MSRP: $17,699 998 cc V-twin engine produces 106 horsepower, 77 lb-ft of torque 5-speed sequential gearbox with centrifugal clutch; button-actuated upshifts, automatic (or button-actuated) downshifts 3-wheel braking via foot-operated pedal; no hand lever Stability and traction control, rollover mitigation Seat height: 29 inches Fuel capacity: 6....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Now that we’re more than halfway through 2017, we’ve asked several TPG staffers to share their progress toward elite status with a selection of airlines andhotel chains. First, it’s TPG Editor-in-Chief Zach Honig’s turn to check in.Earlier this year, TPG penned a post detailing his decision to “jump off the AA elite status hamster wheel.” He’s had top-tier status with all the US-based legacy carriers at one point or another, but most recently he’s maintained Executive Platinum with American AAdvantage, a program I similarly have little interest in pursuing at the moment (as I’ll explain below)....

While 2020 has been a disastrous time for commercial aviation, disaster has not been equally distributed.Now that the end of the year has arrived, it’s a good time to take stock of who in the industry bucked 2020’s bleak trendline — and who did not.Top performers include airline labor unions, for their role in twice securing federal support for industry employees, and Delta Air Lines — which by blocking middle seats through March 30, 2021 — has enhanced its image as a premium airline....

Jump to Recipe These Thanksgiving breakfast recipes are a great way to keep your appetite on hold before it’s time to sit down for the big meal. This list features effortless quick breakfasts, casseroles for feeding the whole family, and so much more! Eating a good breakfast is important because it’s hard to cook Thanksgiving dinner on an empty stomach! Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas Thanksgiving morning is often overlooked because everyone is holding out for the epic feast that’s coming up later....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Côte d’Azur is famous for both its brilliant blue ocean and for attracting the well-heeled who enjoy the finer things in life, especially during the European summer. During a recent weekend visit to see friends and their new twins, I was hunting for suitable accommodation. Among Marriott’s dozen of different brands, the Autograph Collection is described as “boutique hotels that are unique in design and thoughtful in spirit....

For AvGeeks and Delta diehards, yesterday was a monumental day.On Friday morning, Delta officially created “a new Spirit” to celebrate its employees, paying homage to the airline’s first Boeing 767, named The Spirit of Delta. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Delta Air Lines (@delta) Ship 3502, an Airbus A350 — one of the airline’s new flagship aircraft — is now called the Delta Spirit, and is being dedicated to Delta employees around the world, who demonstrated “continued resilience and indomitable spirit during the coronavirus pandemic....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.For more TPG news and deals delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter here: https://thepointsguy.com/mailing-list//Alaska has a little sugar for its email subscribers: a unique discount code for 10% off travel between January 8 and February 13, 2020.This deal is only available for current email subscribers, and flights must be purchased by October 21, 2019, to qualify for the discount....

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.Fancy a trip to Asia? Now may be your opportunity to book. We’re currently seeing flights from Los Angeles (LAX), Las Vegas (LAS), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) and New York (JFK) to popular Asian destinations like Shanghai (PVG), Beijing (PEK), Singapore (SIN), Seoul (ICN) and Tokyo (NRT) from $306 round-trip.The low fares are being offered by airlines like American Airlines, Air China, Hainan and United....