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JetBlue made waves on Wednesday when it announced that its long-awaited service to London would fly to both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.The airline will begin flying from New York’s JFK to London Heathrow (LHR) on Aug. 11, and from JFK to London Gatwick (LGW) on Sept. 29. The carrier will add flights from Boston to London in summer 2022, though it was not immediately clear whether the airline would fly from there to both London locations....

New Orleans, Louisiana, will soon welcome the Four Seasons to its roster of luxury hotels.(Image courtesy of the Four Seasons New Orleans)The highly anticipated property will open its doors to guests on July 21, 2021, in a modernist 34-story landmark building dating back to the 1960s.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.(Image courtesy of the Four Seasons New Orleans)Located at the end of Canal Street adjacent to the Mississippi River and near the city’s Central Business and Garden Districts as well as the world-famous French Quarter, the new luxury hotel will surely be a refined place to base oneself for a visit to the Big Easy....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.When the general manager at the Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay noticed towels and clothing hanging from room balconies, he came up with an easy, inexpensive solution: wooden drying racks on each guest-room balcony.The racks are designed to fit into the décor, so they aren’t an eyesore, and they provide guests an appropriate place to hang clothing and towels to dry overnight....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.I love my Chase Ultimate Rewards points and mostly get great value by transferring them to United or Hyatt and using them for awards like a first-class ticket on Lufthansa or a suite at a Park Hyatt or Andaz. However, of the interesting benefits of the Chase Sapphire and Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card cards is access to Chase Sapphire Exclusive Experiences just for cardholders, who can either pay cash or redeem points for unique events and packages not available to members of the general public....

Jump to Recipe This delightfully rich and tasty creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup is the best ever way to enjoy your homemade tomato soup! The flavor combination is absolutely divine and it’s an incredibly easy soup to make as a hearty lunch or part of a weeknight family dinner! Creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup I grew up in the Northwest eating tomato soup from a can at least once a week, and I thought I liked it....

Jump to Recipe This Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is an absolutely creamy and cheesy shredded chicken bacon ranch that’s perfect for sandwiches, dips, potlucks, and so much more! Whether you’re feeding your family or a crowd, this crockpot chicken is super easy and totally addictive! Easy and totally addictive, this slow cooker crack chicken is a family favorite and potluck must-have! Everyone has their go-to quick and/or easy recipes and this is one of my daughter’s favorites!...

All new visitors to Thailand will now have to quarantine for a minimum of seven days whether they’ve been vaccinated or not, Reuters reported.The new rules come after Thai authorities confirmed its first case of the omicron variant on Dec. 20.For more TPG news delivered daily to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.Previously, vacationers arriving in the Southeast Asian country simply had to take a negative test on arrival as part of the “Test and Go” waiver, a scheme introduced last month in a desperate bid to breathe life back into a tourism industry crippled by the pandemic....

The piano comes in many different styles, designs, shapes and sizes, which fit into two basic categories: vertical and horizontal pianos. Vertical Pianos They are called vertical pianos because of their height and the position of the strings. The height of this kind of piano ranges from 36 to 60 inches. There are 4 types: Spinet - With its height of around 36 to 38 inches, and an approximate width of 58 inches, spinets are the smallest of the pianos....

United’s cross-country route map is growing.Over the weekend, the Chicago-based carrier filed three new transcon routes, boosting its presence in both California and Florida.Two of the new routes are from Los Angeles (LAX). United will launch daily year-round flights to Tampa (TPA) starting on Oct. 31, aboard a 150-seat Airbus A320, with 12 first-class recliners and 138 coach seats.The second LAX route, to Fort Myers (RSW), will run seasonally from Dec....

Among the biggest frustrations for longtime Southwest flyers over the past two years has been seeing the airline cut nonstop routes and flight frequencies, often forcing passengers to make a connection they otherwise could have avoided.By the end of next year, that coronavirus pandemic-era problem should be gone, Southwest executives say.The airline plans to have restored 90% of its pre-pandemic network by next summer, with all of it fully restored by the end of 2023....

Royal Rumble - Madison Square Garden; New York, NY 1/23/2000 Tazz beat Kurt Angle. Tables Match: The Hardy Boyz beat The Dudley Boyz. Mae Young won the Miss Royal Rumble contest. Intercontinental Title: Co-champ Chris Jericho beat co-champ Chyna & Bob Holly to become the undisputed champ. Tag Team Titles: Champion New Age Outlaws beat The APA. Street Fight for WWE Title: Champion Triple H beat Cactus Jack. The Rock won the Royal Rumble last eliminating The Big Show....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and the Chase Sapphire Reserve are two of our all-time favorite travel credit cards. They’ve got similar names and they earn the same kind of points, but that’s largely where their similarities end.Unfortunately, you can’t hold both the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve at the same time. It’s an either/or situation. This causes some Sapphire Preferred cardholders to wonder if they’re hanging onto the right card....

The much-anticipated entrance of Alaska Airlines into the Oneworld alliance happens this spring, on March 31, 2021.Oneworld membership means the ability for Alaska customers to earn and burn miles across the alliance’s 13 member carriers – in addition to the existing array of Alaska non-alliance partners.However, come March 31, how you earn miles and get upgraded when flying on Alaska will also be changing.On its website, Alaska quietly noted that “some fare classes and bonus levels will change” for travel on or after March 31....

Forget grandma’s old-school banana bread, this sweet and fruity apple banana bread takes everyone’s favorite baked good to a whole other level! This delectable dessert bread features tender cinnamon vanilla apples and bananas, it’s like nothing you’ve had before! Easy Apple Banana Bread Recipe It’s hard not to think about hosting friends or family while making this delectable apple banana bread. With the sweet smell of brown sugar and butter wafting throughout your home, there will be no need to light a candle to emulate this amazing aroma!...

Jump to Recipe I’ve gathered together all of the very best flatbread recipes so that you can enjoy this soft and fluffy bread in all its flavorful forms! From familiar flavors to more exotic cuisines, flatbread can be used in so many delicious ways! A list of all the best recipes that feature delicious, fluffy flatbread! It’s no surprise that flatbread has become so popular in recent years because it’s so versatile....

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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.I thought it would be convenient to have a page that TPG readers can bookmark with links to the award charts for the major frequent flyer programs. This is by no means a final list, as I’ll continuously be updating the page (feel free to comment below with the links to any other program or ideas on ways to enhance this post)....

Now’s a great time to book domestic flights for later in the year or early 2022. We’re currently seeing some cross-country flights available starting as low as $49 one-way.Some routes on sale include Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA), San Francisco (SFO) to New York-JFK, LAX to Philadelphia (PHL), Newark (EWR) to Seattle (SEA), among others. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, JetBlue and United are offering these low fares.American Airlines is offering the best deals as many of its lowest fares book into standard economy....

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....

Delta Air Lines, eyeing continued recovery from the pandemic, sees business travel on the mend and high demand for Europe next spring and summer. Despite that optimism, however, the Atlanta-based carrier said rising fuel prices would prevent it from earning a profit in the current quarter.Delta on Wednesday became the first airline to report third quarter earnings, saying it made an adjusted pretax profit of $216 million. CEO Ed Bastian, speaking to reporters last week in Boston, said then that Delta would likely be the only major U....