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Are Giddy Airbnb Investors Underestimating the Regulatory Risks?

Reminder: Use Up Your Annual Credit Card Travel Credits Before the Year Ends (Many Count Per Calendar Year)

The 12 Best Baymont By Wyndham Hotels to Book with Points

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Get Paid $10,000 and a Bicycle to Move Here

[Roundup] American Airlines Will No Longer Allow These Travelers to Check Bags to Cuba

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COVID-19 Cases Spike Among TSA Workers Post Thanksgiving

FCC Ends Debate Over Cell Phone Calls on Airplanes

BAD Deal: Amex Offering 30% Transfer Bonus to Marriott Through End of Year

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year For AAdvantage Members?

Buying American Miles with Up to a 50% Bonus: Is It Worth Considering?

Air France-KLM Flying Blue December Promo Awards For February 1 – May 31, 2021-Travel

IHG Rewards Club British Airways 200 Bonus Avios Per Night Through March 31, 2021

Southwest Credit Card 80K Bonus: Which is Best?

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3 Ways to Stack Saks Fifth Avenue Deals to Save Big Today

Canada’s Border Stays Closed Until Covid-19 is Under Control Worldwide

Naked Woman Wearing Only White Slippers Danced Around the Atlanta Airport This Morning

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Update: Westin Grand Vancouver Being Reflagged as Hilton Vancouver Downtown (Early Q1 2021)

Amex Launches Shop Small Marketplace For Membership Rewards Cards

EasyJet Shrinks Cabin Baggage Allowance

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Marriott’s CEO on Why the Company Maintains a Narrow, High-End Focus on Homesharing

American Airlines Sends Gift to AAdvantage Members in the US (To Open Up Their Wallets)

Marriott Selling Gift Cards For 15% Off (Last Chance)

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Intrepid Travel and Startup Local Purse Test Live Video Shopping For Travelers

Aerq Adds Smaller In-Flight Display Options with Joled Partnership

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Review: Lufthansa Lounge Berlin Brandenburg Airport

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Here’s the New American Airlines Safety Video, Now Accidentally Playing on 70 Aircraft

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4 US Christmas Markets That You Can Visit Safely This Year

How to Use Your Points to Donate to Charities This Giving Tuesday

Video: A Naked Woman Danced in the Atlanta Airport This Morning

Amex is Matching Your Donations 10:1 Today. And, I’m Matching Their Match.

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Happy December: $35 Uber Cash is Here For Amex Platinum Cardholders

JetBlue Plans Additional Spending Cuts, Debt Raises into 2021

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Delta Blames Thanksgiving Cancelations on Coronavirus

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Delta Blames COVID-19 For Thanksgiving Cancellations; Pilot Union Offers Counter-Narrative

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Royal Caribbean is About to Cruise Again — But Only This Country’s Residents Can Sail

EasyJet Reduces Carry-On Baggage Allowance

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Will 2021 Reduced Elite Qualification Rules Make Status Too Easy, Benefits Hard to Get?

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How Amex Has Innovated to Keep Cardholders Engaged in 2020

Airbnb Emphasizes Business Resiliency in IPO Roadshow Heavy on Schmaltz

Report: British Airways Restoring Service in First & Business Class

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The Points Guy Owner Red Ventures Buys Lonely Planet

A Preview of Skift’s Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit on December 9 and 10

9 Points and Miles Tasks to Complete By the End of the Year

UK’s Points-Based Immigration System Opens

Earn Up to 5,000 Bonus Points Per Stay 2020 with Choice Privileges Rewards

TPG’s Parent Company Buys Lonely Planet in Major Expansion of Travel Portfolio

Accor ALL Europe Double Double Points December 1 – January 10, 2021

Singapore – Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble Put on Indefinite Hold

Gogo Isn’t Gogo Anymore, They’ve Sold Their Commercial Inflight Internet Business

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How You Can Donate Your Points and Miles to Charity

Singapore & Hong Kong Travel Bubble Postponed Until 2021

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Intelsat Closes on Gogo Commercial Aviation Buyout

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British Airways Searches For “Classy, But Very Naughty” Flight Attendant Who Inducts Passengers into Mile High Club

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Check Your Account: American Airlines Will Have a Gift For You

Tomorrow American AAdvantage Launches Holiday Gift For Every Member and New Targeted Promos

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American AAdvantage Giving All Members a Gift

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Airbnb Aims For $35 Billion Valuation — Double Its Worth in April

Donate Your Miles This Giving Tuesday and United Airlines Will Match Up to 5 Million Miles

30% Bonus on Amex Transfers to Marriott Bonvoy

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Iceland is Offering Free Covid-19 Tests If You Come Visit This Winter

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American Express 30% Transfer Bonus to Marriott Bonvoy

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Trump Administration Makes It Easier For Airlines to Screw Customers

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Delta Blames Covid-19 For Thanksgiving Operations Meltdown

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Hotel Status Qualification Strategy For 2021/2022 After Reduced Requirements By Hilton & Hyatt

Destination Ads: New Guide Helps Hotels Maximize Advertising in Recovery

Giving Tuesday: The Best Credit Cards to Maximize Your Charitable Donation

Video: Interview with Air France CEO Anne Rigail at Skift Aviation Forum 🔒

Transfer Amex Points to Hilton with 40% Bonus

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Rex Launches Business Class Battle Against Qantas, Virgin

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What You Need to Know About Rexs' Boeing 737 Business Class

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Qantas: Axing Service Desks Means “more Choice” For Flyers

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Review: Courtyard By Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel 2020

How I Leveraged a Hotel Partnership to Extend Expiring Hotel Points

Transforming LAX Terminals 2 and 3 into the Delta Sky Way

Several New Hotel Amex Offers Now Available, Including Loews, Hard Rock Hotel and Hyatt

Rejoice? World of Hyatt Reduces 2021 Elite Requirements

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British Airways Sets Date For Glassware Return, After Selling Family China

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A Funding Crisis at Destinations Spurs New Tourism Marketing Models

Easyjet/easyjet Holidays to Offer Discounted COVID-19 Tests with a Booking

Economy Class & Beyond

Off-Peak Marriott Bonvoy Awards Through February 28

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Transportation Department Defines Unfair and Deceptive Practices For Airlines

Southwest Jokingly Claims It Took the Utah Monolith

DOT Approved the American Airlines-JetBlue Partnership (By Skipping Deadline to Object)

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Marriott E-Gift Card Purchase Issues This Time?

Consumer Advocate Demands Public Disclosure of 737 MAX Documents

World of Hyatt Latest Hotel to Cut 2021 Elite Requirements

List of Pet-Friendly Hyatt Brands in 2020 [Policies, Deposits, Size Allowances]

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Passenger Numbers Surge to Pandemic-Level Highs For Thanksgiving Travel

[Roundup] This Passenger is in Full Mopp Gear, So Why is He Touching His Phone?

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23 Perfect Getaways You Can Book with Marriott Bonvoy Points

World of Hyatt Extends Bonus Journeys Promotion (Double Elite Nights Jan/Feb 2021)

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One Dollar Fares on Megabus Are Available Now Through March 31 2021 — But Hurry

A Return to the Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara

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Qantas Pursues Breakaway Distribution Strategy Despite Grumbling from Some Travel Agencies

Making Shopping a Little Easier: Filtered Links For Amazon Cyber Monday

Deal: Free Shake at Shake Shack with $25 Gift Card Purchase

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Uh Oh: Will American End A321T Premium Transcon Flights?

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Save 10 Percent on Homes & Villas By Marriott 2020 — Three Days Only to Purchase

Report: End of the Line For American’s Premium Airbus A321T Transcon

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Amazon $20 Off $50 with Citi

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