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It may be the city that never sleeps, but if you and your family visit New York City, you’ll need a place to lay your heads. While it’s very different than other family vacation destinations like Orlando, New York City is still a must-visit spot for many. This is especially true for those who love…

While some flyers avoid it at all costs, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is a major hub for United Airlines. Newark gets a bad rap for delays, old infrastructure and poor runway configuration, among a long list of complaints, but United isn’t going anywhere, especially after just suspending flights from nearby John F. Kennedy International…

Las Vegas boasts more than 150,000 hotel rooms, ranging from over-the-top opulence to a budget-friendly way to spread out and spend your time in Sin City.  For those who want to up the ante during their stay, Vegas teems with jaw-droppingly luxe accommodations. We’ve scoured the city for the best hotels in Vegas, and now…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles are the highest-valued airline miles out there — so getting one of their two cobranded credit cards might interest you. Those two cards that you might want to think about are the Alaska Airlines Visa® credit card and…

Among the best-known cruise brands, Disney Cruise Line has one of the most modest loyalty programs — even after a recent upgrade that brought an all-new tier. Unlike the programs of such cruise operators as Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, the Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club, as it’s called, doesn’t offer members over-the-top perks such as…

Editor’s note: We’ve updated this post with new hotels where you can earn 500 extra points per night. I stayed at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton in South Africa shortly after it opened in early 2022. However, when I checked my account activity after my stay, I earned far more points than expected. Looking at the…

Hilton operates thousands of hotels in more than 120 countries and territories across the globe. So how do you go about choosing the best of the best? How do you comb through the rooms, amenities and myriad other details that make a hotel stand out from the crowd to find the ones that you should…

Editor’s note: TPG’s Ashley Kosciolek accepted a free trip from Hurtigruten Expeditions to sail on Santa Cruz II. The opinions expressed below are entirely hers and weren’t subject to review by the line. I’m fresh off a Galapagos cruise, but you wouldn’t know it. I have no sunburn to speak of, I wasn’t eaten alive…

All-inclusive hotels and resorts allow you to relax and unwind without having to make any decisions more taxing than which cocktail to order next. With your meals, drinks, entertainment and accommodation provided in one convenient location, all you need to do is check in and enjoy your stay. Everything is within easy reach. Europe has…

Imagine waking up at 4 a.m. for nearly two months, boarding a shuttle bus to class and occasionally dropping everything for an emergency evacuation landing drill. That’s a typical day for LaKaisha Powell and thousands of other aspiring flight attendants at United Airlines’ Inflight Training Center at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where they…