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Delta just became the latest airline to tweak its route map due to the pandemic.The Atlanta-based carrier is cutting six routes and resuming six others, in a move that’s seemingly designed to weed out poor performers while boosting service to popular, outdoor-friendly destinations.The six routes getting axed each touch one of Delta’s hubs. With four cuts, Minneapolis−St. Paul is the biggest loser. Atlanta and Detroit each lose one line on the route map....

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information.Since the cruising resumed post-pandemic, I’ve been on more than a dozen sailings, and I have several more planned for the rest of 2022. At this point, with restrictions easing, it can be difficult to know when you’re required to wear a mask on a cruise ship and when you’re not.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowed its voluntary Conditional Sailing Order to expire in January 2022....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.In what might be a new annual tradition, Virgin America is partnering with American Express to offer Virgin American Gold status for transferring Membership Reward points. Now through October 31, 2016, transfer 80,000 Membership Reward points to Virgin America’s Elevate program for Virgin America Gold status and 50,000 Elevate points.Status will be awarded within 14 days of the transfer and will be good through January 1, 2018 — meaning over 15 months of status if you transfer today....

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.For those in long-distance relationships, you know how quickly airfares can add up when traveling back and forth to see your significant other. Points can help ease that burden and make it easier to maintain the relationship....

French Polynesia’s Tetiaroa atoll, where Marlon Brandon famously filmed “Mutiny on the Bounty” before purchasing it in 1967, is home to a hotel that’s the pinnacle of luxury, with a sustainable twist.The picturesque setting is where you’ll find The Brando, a high-end resort that has welcomed everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to former President Barack Obama since opening in 2014. However, there’s more to this lavish property than its star-studded guest list — and the legendary late actor whose name graces it....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The World of Hyatt program announced today (August 1) that it had relaunched its World of Hyatt mobile app. The redesigned app includes new features that enable loyalty members to customize their stays and is available now on iOS and Android. Members will be able to manage all of their account details, including point balances and benefits on upcoming stays....

Cruising at 25,000 feet above Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, I was fulfilling a lifelong bucket list item: sitting in the captain’s seat of a jet. I was talking to air traffic control, monitoring the jet’s progress and manipulating the jet’s autopilot system. I did almost everything except actually perform the takeoff or landing of the aircraft, a Cirrus Vision Jet.You might think there’s a catch to this — perhaps I was describing an experience in a full flight simulator....

Born: Faith Renee Evans, June 10, 1973, in Lakeland, Florida. Early Life: Faith was born to an Italian-American father and an African-American mother. Her father, a musician, left the family when Faith was very young. She was raised in New Jersey by her her mother, Helene, who had Evans when she was 18, and an aunt. Evans began singing at church at age two and later sang in school musical productions....

The phenomenon of ghosts and spirits has become so closely associated with fear that it’s almost a given that, if asked, most people would admit to being frightened if they encountered an apparition. Even seasoned ghost investigators have been known to run like scared rabbits when they see or hear something unexpected. But why is this? Have ghosts really earned the reputation of being harmful to humans? If you were walking unarmed in a dense tropical jungle that you knew was inhabited by tigers and large snakes, you’d undoubtedly be petrified....

01 of 06 Straddle Reach Straddle stretch. Tracy Wicklund When you’re learning how to do the splits, you must try to stretch every day. Stretching will help increase your flexibility in order to achieve a perfect split. The following step-by-step guide is a complete straddle stretch routine. This stretch routine will provide a great stretch through your hamstrings, inner thighs, torso, shoulders, back, calves and feet. Try to sneak these straddle stretches into your daily stretch routine and you’ll have your splits sooner than you think....

Amelia Earhart must be beaming.A 19-year-old female pilot touched down her microlight Shark UL plane at an airfield in western Belgium last week, claiming the title of the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.Zara Rutherford began her journey in Belgium on Aug. 18 and headed west with plans to cover 52 countries on five continents, which turned out to be 41 countries because of problems encountered along the way....

Leo and Aquarius bring together big heart and big mind, as a polarity on opposite sides of the Zodiac wheel. The best of both is a playful, generous spirit, with heart intelligence. Leo and Aquarius freak each other out, while sensing something familiar in each other’s motives. Being a polarity means they encounter each other as totally opposite, but find the other compelling. Total Opposites On oppositions like Leo-Aquarius, astrologer April Elliott Kent writes in Practical Astrology: “They can envy each other, try to emulate each other or declare open warfare on each other; one thing they can’t do is ignore each other....

Jump to Recipe A classic vanilla bean buttercream frosting is my go-to frosting choice for practically any flavor of cakes or cupcakes! It’s like taking a normal vanilla buttercream frosting up a notch because the incredible vanilla flavor from the vanilla bean caviar or vanilla bean paste is so much more potent! Easy Vanilla Bean Frosting Sometimes you just need a high-quality vanilla frosting, and this vanilla bean buttercream frosting is just that!...

Right on Sunset Strip, the Standard hotel was where all the cool kids went.Known for the dour doormen guarding the red velvet rope outside its top-secret club called mmhmmm, no riff-raff allowed please, it was the ultimate place to see and be seen.When it opened 22 years ago, the Standard, with financial backing from both Leonardo di Caprio and Cameron Diaz, was a Nineties mecca of Hollywood glam. Think a Damian Hirst live art installation, giant Perspex egg chairs and acres of shag carpets....

Jump to Recipe There are plenty of options for what to serve with burgers, but these 15 recipes are my favorite and most popular burger sides! From fries to healthy sides and everything in between, this list is here to help you make the most of your tasty burgers! 15 easy sides to serve up with your favorite burgers that everyone will love! Thick or thin, grilled or cooked on the stovetop, a great burger is always a people-pleaser!...

Major hotel brands continue to elbow their way into the all-inclusive resort sector.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts plans to add 15 all-inclusive resorts to its Registry Collection and Trademark Collection brands, the company announced Thursday morning. A vast majority (14) of the additions are tied to the luxurious Registry Collection while a single property (the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) will roll into the more affordable Trademark Collection....

Big changes are coming this month when Marriott switches over to dynamic pricing — or “flexible point redemption,” as the world’s largest hotel brand is calling it.And while we’ve had a few months to brace for the changes, more information is finally coming to light, including an exact start date for the switch (March 29), and the fact that most hotels will stay within their current peak and off-peak pricing bands for the rest of the year....

Which is the most expensive Superman comic of all time? Comic books can be huge collector’s items. This list is sorted from least valuable (relatively) to most valuable. Here are the 15 most valuable comic books ever. 01 of 15 Action Comics #1 “Ashcan” (1937) DC Comics Near Mint Current Value: $56,600 Creators: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster What Is It About? There’s no story in “Ashcan comics” Why Is It Valuable?...

It’s that time of year again.On Sept. 14, Apple hosted its annual iPhone-focused keynote — streamed virtually from the company’s headquarters and a variety of locations in California — which left customers with a selection of four models of the new iPhone 13, as well as new Apple Watches and iPads.As a tech enthusiast, it’s easy for me to get excited about this year’s iPhone’s upgrades, even though I’m currently using Apple’s now-outdated 12 Pro Max model....

The Air Force offers two enlistment options for new recruits. The first one is “guaranteed job,” where the applicant has a specific job guaranteed in their enlistment contract. The second option is the “guaranteed aptitude area,” where applicants are guaranteed to receive a job in a specific aptitude area, but won’t actually find out what the job is until they are in basic training. Below Are the Air Force Enlisted Jobs Which Fall Into the “Electronic” Aptitude Area...