eBay’s search system has seen a lot of change over the years, always the subject of seller complaints (thanks to things like best matchrankings) and buyer confusion (particularly about power search techniques), but at the end of the day, eBay searching remains the very core of the eBay experience. Happily, you don’t have to become a search expert or an eBay developer in order to make eBay search work for you most of the time....
Citi is a TPG advertising partner.Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information.If you are a frequent American Airlines flyer, you have plenty of credit card options to help you earn additional miles and make the most out of every American Airlines flight. While Barclays and Citi both have a cobranded card partnership with American Airlines, Citi is the issuer with the largest number of American Airlines card options....
For many Americans, a relaxing, sun-soaked beach vacation is summer’s top bucket-list trip. For others, it’s a European getaway.According to United Airlines’ network planning team, there’s a group of travelers looking for a combination of the two: a beach vacation in Europe.That’s why the carrier is launching the first-ever nonstop service from the U.S. to Mallorca — one of the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. (United is also launching a new service to Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, on June 9 to cater to a similar demand segment....
Have you noticed that a friend suddenly won’t answer your calls or emails? The first sign that something may be wrong with your friendship is often when you just don’t hear from your pal. Some people are not good at initiating conversation when something is wrong, so you have to watch for the subtle signs that your friendship may be in trouble. Emails and Phone Messages Go Unanswered When your friend just doesn’t return your messages, it’s a sign that something is amiss....
Jump to Recipe This homemade Ginger Garlic Paste is a flavorful all-purpose staple to have ready and available to use in so many great recipes! So much better than store-bought jarred varieties and incredibly easy-to-make paste, you’ll never want to be without it again! This easy homemade ginger garlic paste is perfect for all of your cooking needs! The Perfect Blend of Ginger & Garlic! This blend of garlic and ginger is an absolute essential staple in many Indian dishes - and it’s a spectacular addition to a lot of Asian recipes too!...
The formal Hawaiian term for grandfather is kuku kane, but tutu kane is used most commonly. Although there is no “t” in the official Hawaiian language, having been replaced by “k,” tutu is still commonly spelled and pronounced with a “t.” The shortened term tutu is commonly used for grandparents of both genders. Another term sometimes used for grandparents is kapuna. This term, which more accurately translates to “elder,” reflects the role of grandparents in preserving and teaching traditional culture, a role that is particularly important to Hawaiian grandfathers....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.At the beginning of 2020, I had lofty expectations of how I would use my points and miles this year.In 2019, I earned over 150,000 points and miles from sign-up bonuses on cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and my American Express® Gold Card, as well as targeted promotions on cards like the AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard....
Jump to RecipeThese super tasty Leftover Buffalo Turkey Meatballs are a great way to use up leftover turkey or chicken! They’re quick and easy, and can be baked or air fried in no time at all! Serve some up for post holiday entertaining, as game day appetizers, or just to enjoy as a snack with the family! These easy leftover buffalo turkey meatballs are a super tasty use of your leftover turkey meat!...
Jump to RecipeThis fabulous Leftover Prime Rib Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich is stacked with sauteed onions, bell peppers, sliced leftover prime rib roast, and topped with provolone and white American cheeses! Leftover Prime Rib Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich is an amazing combination of prime rib roast, bell peppers, and melted cheese stacked into a toasted sandwich roll! Leftover Prime Rib Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich Recipe Philly cheesesteaks are traditionally served with thinly sliced rib eye beef, so using your leftover prime rib beef is very close, even better, in both flavor and quality....
Aviation is full of jargon and has more acronyms than you could want to remember. As a result, pilots can be guilty of using complicated technical terminology — sometimes warranted, sometimes not.Here’s your low-down to some of the technical phrases you may hear pilots say and what they mean in plain English.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.Cabin crew, doors to manual and cross-check(Photo by JT Genter/The Points Guy)At the end of the flight, as you approach the gate, you’ll hear one of the pilots say this phrase over the PA system....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Beach season is almost over — and what better way to celebrate than with unlimited plates of pasta. Starting Thursday, Italian restaurant chain Olive Garden will begin selling its Never Ending Pasta Pass to the first 21,000 people who are quick enough to snag one. This isn’t the first time Olive Garden has offered the pass, but it’s been so popular that the chain will be selling 10 times as many passes as last year....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.We recently asked our well-traveled TPG Lounge members to share the best trips they’d taken this summer on points and miles. Here’s a look at some of our favorite answers. (Some responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity).Memorable Vacations Around the USFrom family trips to Disneyland to affordable vacations in Key West, Baltimore and Orlando, our TPG Lounge members definitely made the most of their points and miles when it came to planning domestic trips this summer....
United Airlines and Boeing announced an agreement on Tuesday for up to 200 new widebody aircraft, a deal the airline characterized as the “largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history.“The airline said it had signed an order for 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with options for 100 more. The aircraft will be a mix of 787-8, -9 and -10 variants, which United says it will choose as each unit goes into production....
While several of my colleagues have had an opportunity to fly over the last few weeks, I have yet to board a plane during the pandemic. I haven’t given up on travel, though! Instead of flying, I’ve been focused on exploring the country by car, most recently with a loaned 2020 Audi Q5 SUV as part of a TPG partnership with Silvercar.After a seamless Silvercar pickup in New York City and a fun overnight stay at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, my Q5 and I continued on to one of my favorite parts of the country, in North Carolina’s Outer Banks....
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card has long been one of our most recommended travel credit cards, especially for beginners and those who are looking for a non-bonus spending card. You’re earning at least 2x Capital One miles on every purchase year-round, but there are plenty of other reasons to apply for the card — including a few temporary perks recently added....
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, updated with new information.There have been some busy holiday travel periods marred by cancellations and delays over the past year. However, since carriers have made some changes in recent months, there’s hope Thanksgiving and Christmas 2022 travel might look far better than the holidays last year — and even holiday travel earlier in 2022, like Memorial Day weekend.Demand is already heavy as Thanksgiving approaches....
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Check with each airport on the status of its concessions.“If you’ve seen one airport, you’ve seen one airport.“That’s a saying I heard regularly when covering tales of U.S. terminals. In the old days, airports — from the best to the worst — were pretty utilitarian, offering no-brand newsstands, snack bars featuring hot dogs on rollers and generic restaurants serving bland meals....
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that I can now highly recommend. Taking the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks (and back) was a dream come true.One of the main items on my father’s bucket list was seeing Denali National Park in Alaska. He was generous enough to put me up at the family ranch near Butte, Montana, during the pandemic. The least I could do was help him check this trip off his life’s to-do list....
Pet peacocks are no longer cleared to fly in the cabin on American Airlines.On Tuesday, Fort Worth-based American became the latest U.S. carrier to ban most emotional support animals from the cabin. The change goes into effect on Monday, Jan. 11, but customers with existing tickets can travel under the old rules through Feb. 1.Beginning on Feb. 1, only trained service dogs will be allowed in the cabin for free, after flyers complete an electronic Department of Transportation (DOT) form attesting to the dog’s behavior, training and health....
With at-home COVID-19 testing becoming increasingly accessible, and some destinations even accepting negative results from certain kits when approving travel, the TPG team decided to test out a handful of options to see which were easiest to use, and provided the speediest results.We settled on four different at-home kits, including my usual go-to, from Labcorp’s Pixel, along with a supervised test from a company called Vault, which offers results accepted by the state of Hawaii....
