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Travelers can enjoy TSA PreCheck, the expedited airport security program, at a slightly lower price point ahead of the upcoming holiday travel season, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said Friday afternoon.“For individuals and families with plans to fly this holiday season, now is the time to enroll or renew in TSA PreCheck,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement Nov. 4. “TSA PreCheck offers significant benefits to those who meet its enrollment standards — less physical contact, fewer items on the conveyor belt and faster screening....

Among U.S. carriers, United Airlines has a long history in Australia, and on Friday, it will start a new chapter.The airline begins service to its third Australian destination, Brisbane Airport (BNE), which serves the capital of Australia’s Queensland state. The thrice-weekly service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate year-round.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter.In addition, Friday marks the return of United’s service from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sydney Airport (SYD) as well as service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)....

01 of 20 Surf’s Up! Here Are 20 Very Funny Photobombs Taken at the Beach Via Reddit The sun is shining, the grass is green, and summer is finally upon us. What better way to celebrate the end of a long, cold winter than by hitting the beach for some fun in the sun? (Just not too much fun in the sun or else you’ll wind up with an embarrassing sunburn like these poor, crispy peeps!...

American Airlines confirmed on Monday it would add a refueling stop to two of its routes through at least May 15, as the impact of the Colonial Pipeline hack began to ripple across the East coast.The 5,500 mile pipeline, which carries gasoline and diesel from the Gulf Coast in Texas to New Jersey, is the main pipeline carrying fuel to the East Coast. It was forced offline on Friday after a ransomware attack by an Eastern European criminal gang known as DarkSide, U....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.We often publish stories from readers that illustrate how points and miles can help you get where you want to go. However, it’s important to learn from our mistakes as well as our successes, so I’m calling on you to send us your most epic travel failure stories. Email them to info@thepointsguy.com and put “Reader Mistake Story” in the subject line....

Italian arrabbiata sauce is a flavorful tomato-based sauce with a spicy kick from the addition of plenty of crushed red pepper flakes! It’s a fantastic sauce to use with so many dishes - or to take your spaghetti night to the next level! Spicy Italian Sugo all’Arrabbiata Recipe If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s the fact that pasta is delicious. Spaghetti night is always a family favorite at my house....

Jump to Recipe Here are all of the very best Mother’s Day brunch recipes so you can show mom how much you love her with a homemade meal! Whether mom likes something sweet for breakfast or a dish that’s a bit more savory, this list features something for everyone and for cooks of every skill set! Best Brunch Ideas For Celebrating Mother’s Day If you’re trying to take mom out to a restaurant for mother’s day, you better come prepared to wait because it is the busiest day of the year....

I regularly hear from people who think they have big feet and want to know how to make them look smaller. If this sounds like you, the first thing I want to share with you is that your feet probably do not look as big to others as they do to you. For example, in US sizes, there is only about 1/3 of an inch difference between whole shoe sizes. So if you wear a size 10 shoe, and wish you wore a size 8, look at what 2/3 of an inch looks like on a ruler — does it look like that much of a difference to you?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.There’s no shortage of luxury hotels and resorts all over the Caribbean islands, but as a Hyatt loyalist, I was most excited for the chance to visit the Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour. I’ve had my eye on the property ever since it opened in 2017. From photos and other reports the resort seemed top-notch, and I was eager to see if it lived up to my expectations....

Jump to Recipe The classic Pesto Sauce combines fresh, young Genovese basil leaves with pine nuts, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of salt for an out-of-this-world flavor! Pesto is an easy-to-make base for so many wonderful pasta meals, dips, dressings, and much more! This traditional old-world Italian sauce blends with cooked pasta for a quick 10-minute dinner any night of the week! Pesto Sauce - Pesto alla Genovese While this traditional pesto sauce was originally made with a mortar and pestle in Genoa, Italy, it now comes together in just minutes with a food processor!...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As an AAdvantage Executive Platinum member, I’m generally a big fan of American Airlines. However, not all flights are equal, so today, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Nick Ewen will examine the value of the airline’s various first and business class offerings on international flights.When you’re deciding on an airline for an international trip, it’s important to account for the wide variety of equipment and in-flight amenities that different carriers offer....

ITA Airways could soon have new owners — along with a very familiar name.The Italian airline on Monday said that it had received an “expression of interest” from Lufthansa Group and shipping and cruise giant MSC to acquire a majority of ITA (short for Italia Trasporto Aereo), the successor of Alitalia.Lufthansa has long had an interest in Italian aviation. From 2009 to 2011, it operated Italian airline Lufthansa Italia out of Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.For more TPG news and deals delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter here: https://thepointsguy.com/mailing-list//Earlier this week, we published cheap economy fares to North Africa. Now we’re seeing similar deals in premium economy from around the US, including New York (JFK), Washington (IAD) and San Francisco (SFO) to North Africa. The deals include cities like Marrakech (RAK), Cairo (CAI) and Conakry (CKY)....

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.Once again, Southwest flights are on sale starting from $44 one-way. Unlike last week, this deal focuses on nonstop routes primarily within the continental US as well as select Hawaii and Puerto Rico routes....

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....

Airport lounge overcrowding has been a big issue in the years leading up to the pandemic.And now that travel demand is rebounding, these exclusive spaces are crowded once again. With the proliferation of credit cards that include lounge access, there are more travelers than ever who can score entry to the airport lounge.While the airlines (and credit card issuers) are working to modernize and expand their lounges, there’s only so much space available at the airport....

New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rules governing how cruise lines can restart operations out of U.S. ports in the coming months could be bad news for port towns across the country.As part of new guidelines issued Wednesday under the CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, the health agency said passengers should not be allowed to tour on their own in ports when cruising resumes.Although a restart will put tens of thousands of industry employees back to work and draw more customers to some local businesses, the new CDC rule could limit the benefits for ports....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update: The 30,000-point bonus is no longer available. The bonus is now 25,000 points for the Starwood Amex business and personal cards.As I wrote earlier today, the 50% Amex Transfer Bonus to Starwood points that was supposed to run until March 31, 2012, had been pulled early. A lot of TPG readers wrote in about it to let me know and ask if anything could be done about it....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.One of the biggest drawbacks of the World of Hyatt program as an award traveler is the limited footprint of its participating brands. This feeling is evidently shared by Hyatt loyalty executives. We learned in the last several months that the program will be acquiring Two Roads Hospitality (expected to close sometime this year) and that it inked a new agreement with Small Luxury Hotels of the World....

Whether you’re in the office or out on the town, slipping forward in your shoes is not only painful, it can make you walk wobbly and cause you to fall flat on your face. Shoes that are too big, aren’t the right fit for your foot shape, or lack slip-resistant material can be annoying, embarrassing, and downright dangerous. The good news is that you don’t have to swap sexiness for safety and don your Grandmother’s orthopedic lace-ups....