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The sole of a shoe, also known as the outsole, is the bottom part of the shoe that comes in direct contact with the ground. Shoe soles are made from a variety of different materials, including natural rubber, leather, polyurethane and PVC compounds. The material used to make the sole depends upon the style and purpose of the shoe. Take dancing shoes as an example. For a ballroom dancer, a shoe with a smooth leather sole is ideal because it’s easier to glide and turn on the dance floor....

Last month, I was lucky enough to spend the morning in Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow hangar to see its final 747, named Pretty Woman. I was even luckier at the end of the event to be led out of the hangar doors, leaving Virgin’s oldest aircraft behind me to step onboard its very newest plane.This Airbus A350, registered as G-VDOT and known as “Ruby Slipper,” was delivered to Manchester from the Airbus factory in Toulouse on September 9, 2020....

The pandemic continues to stymie American Airlines’ long-haul expansion.Over the weekend, the Fort Worth-based carrier postponed two of its newest and highest-profile routes: Seattle (SEA) to Bangalore (BLR) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Tel Aviv (TLV). Both flights are now slated to commence on Jan. 4, 2022, and Jan. 6, 2022, respectively, according to Cirium schedules and confirmed by the airline.In a statement shared with TPG, an American Airlines spokesperson wrote:This weekend we pushed back the launch of our Dallas-Fort Worth-Tel Aviv (DFW-TLV) and Seattle-Bengaluru, India (SEA-BLR), routes until January 4....

Jump to RecipeTraditional Beef Bourguignon (Boeuf Bourguignon) is a classic French cuisine meal consisting of red wine roasted beef chunks that will melt in your mouth! And if you’ve never had this hearty version of the American comfort food, beef stew, you are truly missing out! Just what the cold weather called for! A hearty bowl of this amazing classic beef stew, Beef Bourguignon (Boeuf Bourguignon)! Beef Bourguignon Recipe (Boeuf Bourguignon) Beef Bourguignon is related to another well known French dish from the Burgundy region of France, coq au vin....

Jump to Recipe These cookies that freeze well are the very best recipes for when you know you will need a sweet treat in advance! I have a variety of flavors to choose from, like chocolate, pumpkin, cherry, and of course, peanut butter! Next time a craving hits, you will be just minutes away from a delicious homemade cookie! Best Cookie Recipes You Can Freeze There are a million reasons to keep frozen cookies on hand, in addition to holiday baking....

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.Delta has launched another SkyMiles sale, this time to Europe starting at just 30,000 miles round-trip, plus taxes and fees. The deals are available from cities across the country, including New York (JFK), Atlanta (ATL) and Boston (BOS) to cities in Europe like Amsterdam (AMS), Milan (MXP) and Paris (CDG)....

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.There’s never a bad time to visit Colombia or Ecuador, so when there are low fares to get you there, you should jump on. That time is now, as we’re currently seeing flights from major cities across the U....

Delta is rethinking many aspects of its onboard experience with sustainability in mind.The Atlanta-based carrier announced on Tuesday an overhauled inflight service concept, which will see new amenity kits, bedding, cutlery and beverage selections available across most of its flights in the days and weeks to come.The nose-to-tail product revamp was completed with two goals in mind: to reduce single-use plastic waste and to support minority and women-run businesses.And if Delta’s latest product choices are as sustainable as the company says they are, then the airline is making significant progress in its eco-conscious initiatives....

Evrima is finally here. Really. Or so they say.The long-delayed debut of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the new cruising arm of luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton, will actually happen on Saturday, according to the company. Its first ship, the 298-passenger Evrima, is finally finished and will begin its first sailing.The brand even sent photos to prove it.For more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter.As you can see in the Ritz-Carlton-shot images on this page, Evrima is an upscale, yachtlike vessel with a sleek, sloping front that will be right at home nestled among the megayachts anchored off Monaco or St....

Prior to the start of each football game, the captains from each team and the head referee meet at the center of the field for the coin toss. In the NFL, the captain is a team-appointed position that designates certain players as leaders on and off of the playing field. Teams are allowed to name up to six players as captains. The team that wins the coin toss has the option of starting the game by kicking the ball to the opposing team or receiving the kickoff themselves....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Although there hasn’t been a strike of US Air Traffic Controllers since 1981 — when 11,345 controllers were fired for refusing to return to work — today will mark the 43rd strike day since 2009 for French Air Traffic Controllers.The strike is scheduled from 7pm Central Europe Time Wednesday until at least 6am CET Friday.There is very little published about which flights will be affected by this strike....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.My wife, Katie, and I travel a lot. In fact, we’ve been traveling the world full-time as digital nomads since June 2017. But in all of our travels, we have yet to stay at a resort, much less a Hawaiian beach resort.For our anniversary celebration this August, we decided to break that tradition and booked a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii — getting a free upgrade to lie-flat business class on the way....

If you’re going to find the perfect boots, especially online, there are a few thing you’re going to need to know. For example, how do you know if those knee-high boots will fit you around your calves? If you’re tall, will they really be knee-highs or only calf-highs? And what exactly is the shaft of a boot?Some of the most common boot terms are defined below. I’ve also included a few measuring tips to help you find exactly the boots you’re looking for....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.IHG unveiled its latest PointBreaks list with a bunch of hotel options available for 5,000 points per night. There are a range of properties available — primarily Holiday Inns in smaller markets, but there are a few Crowne Plaza hotels and even an Intercontinental property in Egypt. This is an ongoing promotion with quarterly changes, but the latest update is available for travel dates between October 26, 2015 and January 31, 2016....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Now that Halloween is past us, it’s time to take down the spooky decorations and get into the holiday spirit.Fortunately for Chase Freedom cardholders, your points are worth up to 10% more across various redemption options this month – including Apple products, gift cards and Pay Yourself Back – helping you get more bang for your buck this holiday season....

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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.On his recent romp through the South of Spain, TPG Points & Miles Editor Peter Rothbart stayed at the Hotel Alfonso XIII in the romantic city of Seville. Here’s his take on this famous property in Starwood’s Luxury Hotels Collection.With an elegance that suits its royal origins, the Hotel Alfonso XIII will make a visit to Seville luxurious and exceptionally comfortable....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Friends, neighbors and fellow award travel enthusiasts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the life, and mourn the loss, of our dear friend, the Starwood Preferred Guest Amex, which passed away quietly on Feb. 12, 2019 at the age of 20.The Early YearsThe SPG card, as it was known to friends and family, was born back in 1999 to its parents the Sheraton Club International and Westin Premier cards....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.A few weeks ago we learned that big changes were coming to how Walt Disney World prices tickets beginning on Oct. 16. While the exact forthcoming price points for Disney World tickets were not disclosed in that announcement, we learned that Disney World will be shifting to date-based pricing for both single and multi-day tickets.Buy discounted Disney tickets here through MickeyVisit....

As a tall woman, if you limit yourself to only dating taller men, you shrink your potential dating pool by about 80 percent or more. As tempting as it is to make height a hard-and-fast requirement, doing so really sells yourself, and a lot of great guys…well, short. That’s not to say that dating shorter men won’t invite the occasional awkward moment. Societal stereotypes dictate that in heterosexual romantic partnerships, a man should be bigger and taller than his female partner....