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With summer around the corner, American Airlines is preparing to welcome back many of its most loyal flyers.The Fort Worth-based carrier is reopening additional Admirals Club lounges throughout the month, two of which are located at hub airports. The Phoenix (PHX) location at Gate B7, as well as the Miami (MIA) outpost at Gate D15, will once again welcome select premium passengers later this month. American will also reopen its Atlanta (ATL) location in May....

On July 15, we reported that American Express Membership Rewards transfers to Etihad Guest were unavailable due to a website outage. Thankfully, the transfer option is back after being unavailable for almost a week.The outage prevented Amex members from moving points to the Etihad Guest program, an Amex spokesperson told TPG last week.As a result, Etihad Guest did not appear as a transfer option on Amex’s website. It has since returned, and transfers are again processing....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Keeping track of which specific benefits, bonus spending categories, and other perks each of your credit cards carries can be a daunting task, especially for points newbies, but also for more experienced hands....

Though he didn’t necessarily look the part, Barry White invented the lover-man soul persona associated with ’70s R&B, unleashing a spate of pop and R&B hits that matched the lush romanticism of Philly Soul with the hard and sexual underpinning of pure funk. His deep growl became the ideal of Seventies soul seduction. Barry’s hits are almost always a signal that some character in a TV show or movie is in the process of seducing someone or something: luring snakes in the classic “Simpsons” episode “Whacking Day” with the track “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Baby,” or Willow seducing Oz in an episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” or Denise Richards flipping her hair in an episode of “Friends” to the tune of “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby....

Born: August 11, 1967 Joe Rogan Overview: Comedian, actor and UFC commentator Joe Rogan comes from a long tradition of Boston stand-ups: he’s outspoken, incredibly vulgar and very funny. Inspired by comics like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, Rogan isn’t afraid to tackle potentially taboo subjects like religion, politics or terrorism. He’s been publicly critical of other comedians in the past and has accused more than one comic of stealing jokes....

If you’re a member of Carnival’s VIFP (Very Important Fun Person) cruise loyalty program, you’ll no longer find welcome amenities in your cabin when you board, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get them.As part of a new “Have Fun. Be Safe.” program to combat COVID-19 on board its ships, Carnival Cruise Line has changed the way it doles out loyalty amenities like bottles of water, chocolate-covered strawberries and logo wear, which are perks that can be earned as passengers reach different tiers....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerIn mid-June, Citi updated its offer terms on some applications for AAdvantage cards to extend the waiting period from once every 24 months to once every 48 months. So, whether you would face the 48-month language depended on which application link you used.Now, Doctor of Credit reports that the issuer has added that 48-month language to the offer terms on all Citi AAdvantage credit card applications, including those here at The Points Guy and other outlets....

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’s back with more SkyMiles deals and this time it’s to China, with widespread availability from various U.S. cities.While you won’t see this deal advertised on the SkyMiles deal page, Kyle Potter from Thrifty Traveler spotted it and found lots of availability for as low as 40,000 SkyMiles round-trip....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Right now Arby’s wants you to fly 10 people to Hawaii for $6 each to eat its three King’s Hawaiian sandwiches in a tropical paradise. The promo says “No volcanoes. No pineapple farms. Just you, sweet buns, tender meats, and a Hawaiian paradise to eat them in.” And the length of your stay for this crazy sandwich promotion?...

Jump to Recipe Here’s how to freeze stuffing so that you can prepare it in advance or save it for later without having to worry about it going to waste! This guide will walk you through exactly how to store this tasty side dish in the freezer. Whether it is cooked or uncooked, I’ll show you what to do! Guide To Freezing Stuffing Preparing stuffing ahead of time is a great way to knock some items off your cooking to-do list, whether it be for the holidays or just a Sunday brunch!...

As Diana Ross sang, “Drop the Mask.” But not if you’re planning to travel.On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that fully vaccinated people — those who had their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least two weeks prior — can safely go maskless in most indoor and outdoor settings.More: What to know about COVID-19 vaccines in the USThe CDC’s new guidance notes that while local, state, or federal entities can still mandate masks in a variety of settings, vaccinated people can remove their masks, where allowed, without a significant risk of spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus or contracting COVID-19....

Definition of Espressivo: The Italian musical term espressivo is an indication to play expressively, and may also encourage physical expression by the performer. Espressivo allows a performer to convey the mood of a musical composition by taking slight liberties with its articulation and dynamics. Examples: molto espressivo: “very expressive”poco espressivo: “slightly expressive” Also Known As: con espressione (It)expressif (Fr)ausdrucksvoll (Ger) Pronunciation: ess-PRESS-ee-voh Common Misspellings: expressivo More Expression Commands: affettuoso dolcissimo maestoso feurig agitato...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.It’s no secret that we here at TPG love flying. More than that, we love finding the best deals to get you where you need to go — whether it’s with points or cash. So, when we began seeing Reddit user u/delta777er, otherwise known as Nick Doyle, offering to find people cheap flights out of nothing but the goodness of his heart, we knew we had to talk to him....

Editor’s note: This article was first published on Dec. 26, 2021. It has been updated with new reports from TPG readers.Late last year, TPG started receiving reports of erroneous redemption surcharges on select stays booked with points or free night certificates from the Marriott Bonvoy program.And unfortunately, reports continue to come in from readers with additional properties that have imposed these charges — the list now stands at 36. One property even reached out directly to confirm that they are addressing this on a “handful of folios” affected by these errors....

Most improv exercises are intended to expand actors’ comfort with creating characters, interacting in front of an audience, and thinking on their feet. Few exercises, however, are built around musical comedy. There are a few reasons for this: Musical comedy requires music, and few drama teachers have access to a piano and piano player. Sure, you can play around with recorded music – but that’s not as easy as it sounds....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you can find it in yourself to look past the host of tech problems the Marriott merger has experienced, almost every stage of the process has happened on schedule, on the exact dates Marriott announced. Which makes this credit card branding issue just a little bit funnier.A member of the TPG team recently applied for and was approved for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, which is currently offering a welcome bonus of 75,000 points after spending $3,000 in the first three months of account opening....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Is an in-state weekend getaway just a three-hour drive from home considered a staycation? Call it what you want — staycation or vacation — but my weekend spent at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, was pretty fantastic, despite my dated suite.BookingI was decidedly perplexed when it came to booking my two-night stay at this Florida Ritz-Carlton property. Should I use my Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card to book on hotels....

Jump to Recipe This flaky Pan Seared Halibut with Lemon Dill White Cream Sauce is absolutely delicious! The rich dill white wine sauce compliments the crisp pan-seared halibut so wonderfully, that you’ll want to make more…and soon! Pan-Seared Halibut Recipe I always serve our seafood with lemon wedges on the side, but the creamy lemon dill white wine sauce left them on the sidelines this entire meal. Everyone in our home absolutely loves seafood, all of it, but halibut is one of my personal favorites....

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who is tougher than a U.S. Marine. These soldiers are trained in combat, survival and to face the threat of imminent bodily harm or death. But perhaps they’re not quite prepared when it comes to encounters with the unknown. Consider this report from a Marine, using the name Reaper 3-1, who had an unexpected and altogether unnerving experience with the mysterious phenomenon of the black-eyed people....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.For many travelers, Easter weekend means time at home with the family, but for me, it translated into an opportunity to head out west from my home state of Florida (thanks my daughter’s Catholic school and the five-day weekend it gave us). This also gave me a chance to check out the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a property that had long intrigued me....