Park Hyatt Sydney and Park Hyatt Tokyo are classic city hotels, but Hyatt now lets them classify themselves as resorts — a designation that can let them dodge guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout for Globalists. That turns one of World of Hyatt’s most valuable elite benefits into something properties can...

There are some Amex Offers for bonus Hilton points that could net you up to 15x on your spend with a little deal stacking.

Today's bonus offer highlight is a good one for Avios collectors as you can earn 3x Avios via Iberia Club for stays at NH Hotels in Europe and the Americas. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

Doctor of Credit has uncovered something that will only be of interest to a subset of readers: Rakuten offers a Rakuten+ subscription. The subscription costs $100 per year and comes with 10% back all the time at select merchants. Potentially the most useful of those will be Hotels.com and Viator....

The Citi Strata Elite Card (review) was launched in 2025, as Citi’s new premium credit card, and it has the potential to represent a great value, especially for the first year. In this post, I’d like to recap the details of the card’s current welcome bonus, along with eligibility rules.

Marriott Bonvoy have brought back their annual summer bonus for stays in the U.S. and Canada. This offer can be stacked with Exclusively for You targeted offers and also any global Marriott promotions should they decide to offer one for the summer. There is also no limit to the number...

In our Around the Web series we take a look at interesting articles that cover miles, points, travel and personal finance.

A family has put British Airways on blast after their 13-year-old son was denied boarding on a recent flight from London Gatwick for a highly anticipated holiday to Spain, when the boy blurted out the word ‘Bomb’ in the gate area just before boarding. The boy suffers from Tourettes Syndrone...

The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) replaces passport stamps with a digital system for border crossings at…

A United Airlines pilot threatened to call the FBI and have passengers’ phones searched after people noticed an antisemitic Wi-Fi hotspot name during a recent flight, prompting a potential security threat against the aircraft. “I had one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever seen on a flight recently on a...

For many military families, those final moments before deployment are ones they remember forever. Which is why one mother says she was devastated when her family was reportedly denied gate…

I spent three hours in an American Airlines coach middle seat from Washington National to Dallas — and got two and a half hours of real work done. That should not feel revelatory, but after years of chasing upgrades and paying more for domestic first, it made me rethink when...

Today’s deal of the day for Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers is Viator. While everyone should see a boosted offer for Viator today, the exact amount can vary from person to person. At the time of writing, I’m seeing 25X miles through a Capital One card account via...

We share the hotel point expiration policies for every major hotel loyalty brand out there, all in one place!

A travel hack circulating amongst Chinese passengers to get free hot water at Seoul Incheon Airport for cup noodles is causing a furore in South Korea because it involves invading mother nursing rooms. The problem has arisen because, while convenience stores inside the airport sell cup noodles (known in South...

CEO Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day message to United Airlines employees was more measured this year, pairing gratitude for American freedoms with a summer travel pep talk focused on operational reliability and customer care. Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day Message To United Employees Was More Muted, More Operational Kirby’s annual Memorial Day...

Duringmy two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I checked out four different hotels in Bangkok, given that its one of the worlds best value cities for luxury hotels, and the market keeps getting better (separately, Imreviewing the Rosewood Bangkok,Capella Bangkok, and Four Seasons Bangkok).

Back in December, I wrote about Aer Lingus adding flights between Dublin Airport (DUB)…

Travel strips away the version of someone they perform on dates. Delays, bad hotel rooms, money decisions, tired mornings, service workers, bathroom habits, and long stretches of conversation show you how they actually move through the world — and whether they make life easier or harder.

Memorial articles for members of FlyerTalk have quietly ceased here at The Gate With Brian Cohen — but this article about Cholula will be one of two exceptions to that policy for Memorial Day 2026. “Mrs. Cholula and I are VERY sorry to hear of Pat’s passing. She was very much...

Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday 5/24/26, through Saturday, 5/30/26. Note that there is a limit of nine per customer per day listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store. The Deal Staples is again offering fee-free...

Celebrating 10 years of writing for Travel Update has come around out of the blue. It feels like…