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If you’re new to Miami, your choice of where to stay can be overwhelming. From South Beach to downtown to Aventura or near Miami International Airport (MIA), there are hundreds of excellent hotels in the city and on the beach.  In this Miami guide to hotels, we discuss the best of the best — most…

Planning to visit Bali? You may need to squash visions of tooling around town on a motor scooter. The Indonesian province wants to ban tourists from renting motorcycles, saying it has had enough of foreign travelers “roaming around with motorbikes, without wearing T-shirts and clothes, with no helmets, violating [traffic rules].” Tourists would only be…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Using Amex Offers is an easy way to save money or earn extra points when paying with your American Express cards. The best part is that using these offers requires minimal effort. Related: The ultimate guide to saving money with Amex Offers There…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With its two free checked bags and unassigned seats, Southwest Airlines‘ “transfarency” model appeals to many travelers. And for a few days, Southwest is offering 20% off some award redemptions using promo code “SAVE20NOW.” Inside a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700. ZACH…

United fans, take note: You can get some serious bonus miles in the coming weeks by booking a cruise. Starting Wednesday, United Cruises offers customers with MileagePlus credit cards up to 10 United MileagePlus miles for every dollar spent on a cruise. That’s up from the normal offer of up to 7 miles for every…

“Herculean would be an understatement.” This is how Tamara Pigott, executive director of the Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau, described the recovery efforts in the Fort Myers, Florida, area after Hurricane Ian devastated the region in September 2022. Hurricane Ian made landfall in the U.S. on an island off the coast of Fort Myers…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information.  Chase issues many of the best travel credit cards, such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve. But Chase also has one of the more restrictive application rules for its cards — the dreaded 5/24 rule. Here’s how it works: If…

Although there are plenty of World of Hyatt enthusiasts at TPG, the megachain recently announced that it will increase the number of points you’ll need to stay at some 214 properties. We’ve compiled a list of 15 of our favorite properties that are affected by the new award categories, but as these changes go into effect…

At TPG, most of us have a wallet filled with credit cards. Some go all out (paging editorial director Scott Mayerowitz with his 19 and counting credit cards), while some keep a smaller stockpile (insert a gif of me waving my six cards). But we all undoubtedly have a favorite card. Brian Kelly has talked…

Most travelers don’t like to pay resort fees on their stays. Luckily, some hotel loyalty programs, including World of Hyatt and Hilton Honors, waive resort fees on award stays. World of Hyatt also waives resort fees on paid stays for its top-tier Globalist members. But, even if you can’t use hotel points or elite status…