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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There are a lot of Star Alliance members, enough that I don’t expect to ever fly all 28, but one glaring omission for me had been Turkish Airlines, which I’d heard great things about over the years. Turkish often offers excellent business-class award availability, to boot, though sadly there weren’t any seats open on flights that could get me home after the Dubai Air Show....

Foods That Start With The Letter Q Table of contentsFoods That Start With The Letter Q1. Qottab2. Quahog3. Quail4. Quark5. Queen Of Puddings6. Queenfish7. Queijadinha8. Quesadilla9. Quesito10. Queso11. Quetschentaart12. Quiche13. Quiche Loraine14. Quick Bread15. Quince16. Quindim17. Quinoa18. Quorn19. Qurabiya20. Quroot Qottab An Iranian pastry made with flour, powdered sugar, almonds, and cardamom seeds. Quahog A type of saltwater clam. Quail A ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family. Quark A creamy soft French cheese ....

The World Health Organization (WHO) on June 25 warned that even fully vaccinated individuals — those who received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least two weeks prior — should still wear a mask as the B.1.617.2 strain, also known as the delta variant, spreads.“People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” said Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products....

Today every major commercial flight in the U.S. carries an automated external defibrillator, a device that can restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric shock to the heart. Its presence on those flights, credited with saving hundreds of lives in the past two decades, is largely the work of one man.A new book, “Shocked: Life and Death at 35,000 Feet,” recounts how David McKenas, corporate medical director for American Airlines from 1994 to 2002, convinced the airline to put defibrillators on board....

Hyatt plans to go walking in Memphis with its latest brand. The only question is: Can it make this new concept appeal to customers in the increasingly crowded “lifestyle hotel” segment?At first glance, Hyatt’s new brand Caption — first announced in 2019 and set to debut in Memphis this summer — might seem like a case of yet another hotel conglomerate pushing a competitor into the arena where Moxy, CitizenM and Yotel already compete....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.My name is Mommy Points and I have credit card application fever. I last signed up for a new credit card just to get the sign-up bonus in early November and I am itching to do it again. Truthfully, I thought it would take longer to make it through the $5000 minimum spending requirement on the Ink Bold card that I got in November, but between Christmas shopping and some repairs we had to do on our Austin house to get it back on the market, it didn’t take long at all to hit that spending threshold....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“I live at LaGuardia now.“That’s what I texted friends whom I was scheduled to join in Manhattan for (a now very delayed) dinner after about an hour and half trying to leave LaGuardia. I was no closer to warm, spicy Korean food than I was to baggage claim.When you fly into New York City, you often have choices not only when it comes to airlines, but also airports....

Projekt Revolution’s Origins: Projekt Revolution is a summer tour organized by the rap-rock band Linkin Park that began in 2002. Working under the mandate of bringing the worlds of rock and hip-hop together for one concert series, Projekt Revolution started small, encompassing only four bands, but has since evolved into a larger event that now tours both the United States and Europe. Linkin Park are the one constant for each tour, with other acts over the years including Jay-Z, Cypress Hill, Korn, Snoop Dogg, Chris Cornell and 10 Years....

Jump to Recipe This fabulous classic marinara sauce recipe will have you thinking up more ways to use it! It’s so easy and quick, leaving you plenty of time to cook up some mozzarella sticks or any of your favorite foods to dip. Classic Marinara Sauce Recipe I also love to use this marinara sauce as the base for my pizza sauce blitzed to a nice smooth consistency and a few additional ingredients....

If you’ve got South Africa on your 2021 travel bucket list, you’re in luck: United is currently offering wide-open saver award space on the Newark (EWR)-Johannesburg (JNB) route through November 2021, as first reported by View from the Wing. You can find at least two open seats on each flight, most of which are operated by Ethiopian Airlines, Swiss and Lufthansa. You’ll need 88,000 - 92,500 United miles each way per ticket, depending on your travel date....

Following last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, videos have been circulating of travelers acting out — some possibly related to individuals coming from or going to Washington while others may be entirely unrelated.Among the videos gaining steam, one clip of a man sobbing after being removed from a Delta flight has become especially popular on Twitter. As of this writing, it has nearly 19 million views on that platform alone — perhaps due to the poster suggesting this traveler ended up on the “No Fly List....

Born: Jiles Perry Richardson on October 24, 1930 in Sabine Pass, TX; died February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, IA Genres: Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Country and Western, Novelty Instruments: Vocals Contributions to music: One of rock’s first “novelty” artists, and one of the first DJs to cross over into rock stardomHis 1958 hit “Chantilly Lace” remains a classic of the eraWrote hit songs for George Jones and Johnny Preston, among othersShowed signs of morphing into a witty rockabilly mainstay before his deathA pioneer in the development of music videoWill be forever immortalized in the plane crash that took his life as well as those of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens...

Editors note: Wanna Get Away Plus fares are on sale as of today, May 17. This story has been updated with new information and was originally published March 24, 2022.In the immortal words of Lenny Kravitz: I want to get away.At Southwest Airlines, passengers can now get away with a few extra perks.The carrier announced a new fare class on March 24, dubbed “Wanna Get Away Plus,” offering a fourth option in its fare system just above the discounted — and relatively restrictive — “Wanna Get Away” fare....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Cory asks:“I’m looking at going to Coachella this year again (8th time…I know, I know, I’m getting too old for all these hipsters), but hotels are filling up quickly and I noticed there’s a Westin Mission Hills out in Palm Desert. My question is: the going rate is about $289 a night (cheapest), or 10,000 points per night....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Ink Business Preferred Credit Card currently comes with one of the best travel credit card welcome bonuses in the credit card world: 100,000 Chase points after spending $15,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening.That’s a sizeable spending requirement to achieve — and a tight window to achieve it. But the payoff is fantastic....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Each week in his column “The Critical Points,” TPG Loyalty and Engagement Editor Richard Kerr presents his opinion on a loyalty program, card product or recent news that he believes is overlooked, unsung or the result of groupthink taking mass opinion in a direction with which he doesn’t agree. His goal is not necessarily to convince you to agree with his position but rather to induce critical thought for each of the topics and positions he covers....

Tracy Lee Lawrence was born on January 27, 1968, in Atlanta, Texas, and he grew up in Foreman, Arkansas. Lawrence displayed a knack for music at an early age, and he was performing with a local band by the time he was 15. He attended Southern Arkansas University and he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990 after graduating to try his luck at landing a recording contract. In the Beginning...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This story is part of a sponsorship paid for by Capital One — one way that TPG continues to provide our readers with free news and advice about travel.When it comes to earning points and miles, most of us think about using them for flights, hotels, shopping or even statement credits. But small businesses tend to take the miles they earn and plow them back into their companies....

For the past six weeks, I’ve devoted this column to answering your questions about TSA Precheck, Global Entry, Clear, Nexus and Sentri. These are programs that ease the experience of travel, from airport security to customs and border patrol, both within the United States and trips originating abroad.Even so, I’ve still got many unanswered questions in my inbox that I will use this week to answer your remaining Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) questions....

Victims of “Old Hag Syndrome” awake to find that they cannot move, even though they can see, hear, feel and smell. There is sometimes the feeling of a great weight on the chest and the sense that there is a sinister or evil presence in the room. And like the above reader, they are often quite frightened about what is happening to them. The name of the phenomenon comes from the superstitious belief that a witch – or an old hag – sits or “rides” the chest of the victims, rendering them immobile....