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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 Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

This Christmas Fruitcake truffles recipe takes a classic fruitcake and turns it into bite sized chocolate desserts in a snap! It only requires a few ingredients and there is no actual baking, you just need to melt the chocolate coating. It’s a great way to use leftover fruitcake, too! Christmas Cake Balls Recipe It’s not Christmastime without fruitcake, thankfully you can get that classic fruitcake flavor in many shapes and forms!...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.“Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Associate Editor Brendan Dorsey.The new Marriott award chart was announced last week, and with it came a temporary redemption sweet spot for one of the best hotels in the world: the St. Regis Maldives. While the news is exciting, TPG reader Aliza notes there’s one part of the journey that can be difficult to cover with points or miles…[pullquote source=“TPG Reader Aliza”]Is there anyway to avoid paying the the $650 round-trip seaplane cost to the Maldives?...

The dramatic falloff in U.S. airline passengers may have hit bottom, judging from a recent uptick in screening numbers from the Transportation Security Administration.The agency had been screening more than 2 million travelers on most days earlier this year, but those numbers cratered as the coronvirus pandemic took a swift hold in the U.S.The nadir may have come on April 13, when the agency screened just 87,534 passengers — down a whopping 96% percent from the 2....

Jump to RecipeMy tasty Leftover Ham Casserole with Broccoli and Cheese combines all of my favorite flavors in a creamy pasta with a crunchy breadcrumb topping! Tender pieces of ham are tossed with broccoli, pasta and an easy from scratch cheese sauce to make this perfect quick dinner! If you love ham, or always make way too much during the holidays, you’ll love all of my leftover ham recipes! Try my hearty ham chowder!...

From Big Ben to the red double-decker buses that line the busy streets, there’s so much to see in London. Now you can fly to England’s capital from nearly anywhere in the U.S. at a discount: Round-trip fares to London are as low as $346. Fares typically start at $900.With fares this low, it’s an ideal time to book your trip to London, where you can snap pictures outside Buckingham Palace’s gates and explore the storied halls of Westminster Abbey....

Fashion Week to models is similar to what the Olympic Games are to athletes. It is a chance for models to showcase their talent, travel the world, and make a name for themselves. Both take months and even years of preparation and hard work to get to the ultimate moment of arriving on the world stage. For everyone involved from models, designers, show producers, model agents, makeup artists, stylists, photographers, magazine editors, buyers, and even musicians, Fashion Week is often a frenzied and exciting time without much sleep....

“What the heck did I do onboard?” I thought to myself as I struggled to write an article about one of my most recent cruises.Pre-pandemic, the list of activities I checked off the daily schedule would have been a mile long. These days, though, I’ve realized I’m taking things a bit more slowly.I’m not sure if it has to do with my age and the fact that I no longer feel compelled to see every show or try every waterslide onboard, or if I’m simply adjusting to life with a new baseline for what stresses me out and a fresh perspective on the value of my time....

Even the glitterati of Beverly Hills will be impressed with the city’s latest ultra-luxury hotel, condo and membership club concept currently in the works.Ultra-luxury hotel brand Aman will be part of a $2 billion luxury mixed-use project slated for the tony Southern California enclave, development partners Alagem Capital and Cain International announced Thursday. The project, dubbed One Beverly Hills is slated to break ground next year and complete in 2027.Aman is a favored brand of ultra-luxury travelers and celebrities....

Traveling with United now feels a little bit more like “normal.“Effective immediately, United no longer requires passengers to deplane in groups of five rows at a time. Over the weekend, the Chicago-based carrier dropped its last major modification to the passenger experience that it had originally implemented as an anti-coronavirus measure during the height of the pandemic.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!Originally, United implemented this policy “to reduce crowding” and promote social distancing throughout the deplaning process....

You see him on TV and see videos of him jetting off somewhere in the fancy seats at the front of a plane. “How does he do that?” you wonder. Then, you hear that he doesn’t pay for most of his travel but instead uses credit card points and miles for free (or close to free) travel.So, what’s in the wallet of Brian Kelly — founder of The Points Guy — that enables him to travel this way?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As a part of the continuing integration of former Two Worlds Hospitality’s hotels continues, Alila Hotels is set to join the World of Hyatt program this month. Starting tomorrow, June 25, members will begin to see emails from Hyatt detailing the new hotels and their earning structures.Also worth noting is new access to FIND offerings, Hyatt’s unique experiences platform that promises activities such as gastronomy tours and private snorkeling off the coast of Bali....

“That bottle of wine will cost you either $18 or 2,130 miles.” That might be the phrase you hear the next time you’re feeling peckish or looking for an alcoholic beverage on a United flight.Whether you’re craving a can of Pringles or a beer, United on Thursday will begin offering the ability to redeem miles for all inflight food and beverage purchases.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter!...

There are quite a few simple tips when selecting, cleaning, storing fresh and frozen sea scallops, and these vary depending on whether you are buying your sea scallops fresh or frozen. Ideally, we could all enjoy fresh sea scallops but we will start with a few of the basics of scallop varieties and sizes. More Great Scallop Information: What to Serve With Scallops Delicious scallops are easy to prepare with all of these tips for buying your bay scallops and sea scallops!...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Although I don’t normally suggest getting in on purchased mileage bonuses, there are times to consider them, and American is running two simultaneous promotions on purchased miles that might make it worth it.The first is a 30% bonus on purchased miles running now through February 28, 2014, that’s tiered as follows:20,000-29,000 miles: 5,000 bonus miles30,000-39,000 miles: 8,250 bonus miles40,000-49,000 miles: 12,000 bonus miles60,000+ miles: 18,000 bonus milesSo to get the maximum 30% bonus, you have to purchase either 40,000 or 60,000 miles....

American Airlines doesn’t have enough planes to fly its full international schedule next summer.The Fort Worth-based carrier is cutting select markets and trimming flights due to delays in receiving new Dreamliner jets from Boeing, according to an internal memo viewed by TPG and first reported by the Wall Street Journal.While much of the news is around cuts, there’s a (small) silver lining: American is adding one new pin to its route map: Doha, Qatar....

Jump to Recipe These back-to-school lunch ideas will have your kids looking forward to opening their lunchboxes every day! Each of these easy recipes can be enjoyed cold, or at room temperature, so there is no reheating required! They can even be prepared in advance for busy mornings on the go! Best Back To School Lunch Recipes Summer is coming to an end and, for those of us with kids, that means planning school lunches....

Jump to Recipe A delicious, traditional, home-style Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf is topped with tangy ketchup sauce, a family favorite! This stand-by family dinner is always a quick and easy hit and is made even better with a bacon wrapping! Serve your tasty meatloaf with my creamy red skin mashed potatoes, garlic Parmesan roasted broccoli, bacon beef barbecue baked beans, garlic green beans, or Parmesan roasted yellow squash for a great meal!...

Jump to Recipe You never know when you may need an agar agar substitute, so I have listed a few of the best options to use in a pinch! These substitutes will work to thicken soups, sauces, or gravy in the event you can’t find or run out of agar agar. Take a look at this list and see if you have an agar agar substitute on hand! What Is Agar Agar?...