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As many of you may already know, the current Hilton Singapore (located next to Forum The Shopping Mall) will become voco Orchard Singapore in January 2022. Concurrently, the Mandarin Orchard Singapore will be reflagged as the new Hilton Singapore Orchard on 01 January 2022, and it will become a flagship property in Asia-Pacific with over 1,000 guest rooms and suites.

A baby was born inside an airport restroom Sunday. And the new mom named her little girl after the airport’s three-letter IATA and FAA code. Plus, Delta reportedly asked an LAX-bound actor to get off his flight. Those are some of the day’s travel-related headlines I thought you, too, may...

Our site may contain affiliate links. Read Advertiser Disclosure policy here. The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos officially opened today marking Marriott’s first resort on the island. As a Category 8, Marriott Bonvoy members will be able to redeem standard rooms from 85,000 points per night. The resort is located 15...

In the June 23 Airlines Confidential podcast, former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza lays out his framework for the circumstances under which to expect airline frequent flyer programs to devalue. He sees strong airline credit card performance as working against devaluation, which I think is incorrect, and he sees the future of business travel doing a lot to determine the value of miles.

This weekend, we’ll be stepping on a plane for the first time in way too long. We’ll be heading to El Salvador on United Airlines. The flight was a real bargain at an average price of around $192 per person. (Adult fares came to $205, the kids were $178.) Our...

Delta has such an awesome plan. After United began their much-anticipated service to Cape Town, South Africa, Delta decided to follow suit. They had long been the only link to South Africa, flying nonstop from their Atlanta hub to Johannesburg. But with the retirement of their 777-200s, they found themselves in a bind. The Airbus A350-900, Delta’s new flagship long-haul aircraft has less range and cannot return from Joburg at full capacity.

After being closed to the public since Saturday, March 14, 2020 as a result of the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Delta Flight Museum will once again be open to visitors from Thursdays through Sundays as of Thursday, July 1, 2021. “Since that time we have been a socially...

Live on the East Coast but want to grab dinner in Hawaii? How about during a trip involving two flights in a lie-flat bed?. Then say “aloha” to this Delta first class mileage run from New York’s JFK to Kona (KOA) and back. Both flights between JFK and SLC are...

Is it really loyalty if you’re just paying rent? After all, it isn’t like consumers generally pick where they live based on an affinity for the management company. Still, for millions of Americans rent is the largest monthly expense and one where there are limited rewards options. That changes this week with the launch of Bilt Rewards, a program designed to reward consumers for paying their rent and, potentially, much more.

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well. Last night, I received an email regarding “New and upcoming changes to Venmo” – a pretty generic looking email with generic looking text that I skimmed through and almost deleted. Buried in the text were 2 changes about seller transaction fees and instant transfer fees. I decided to dig into these changes to see what they really meant for me and other Venmo users. Here are the 2 changes that I researched:

An 18 year old woman says she was groped by a male passenger on her Spirit Airlines flight for an hour. She took video! And she says flight attendants told her to “sit down and stay quiet” when she reported it. She was traveling with family but they weren’t seated...

Slowly but surely, Hyatt’s footprint in Los Angeles is starting to grow. Hotel Figueroa joins The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. Hotel Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles has become the latest hotel to join The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, which is Hyatt’s brand for independent hotels. The 268-room hotel has quite...

The Delta Air Lines Flight Museum will once again welcome members of the public starting July 1 after being largely off-limits for more than a year because of the COVID-19 crisis. The closest the public could get to the hangar in recent months was the parking lot where a mass vaccination site had been set up.

Leading Hotels Of The World’s Loyalty Program Is Now Free. The Leading Hotels of the World has more than 400 independent hotels in more than 80 countries. Properties are mostly on the expensive side and cater to luxury-seekers. Each property must meet the brand’s quality and distinctiveness standards, which are determined during inspections of the hotel’s accommodations. Those high standards apply to service, cuisine, employee behavior and facilities.

Shangri-La Hotels is the next hotel chain to offer up a summer systemwide bonus. Golden Circle members who who register for the offer will earn double GC award points on all stays at any participating Shangri-La hotel or resort, Kerry hotel, JEN hotel and Traders hotels Worldwide. And if you...

American Express has announced that they’ll be bringing back Shop Small on June 29. In conjunction with that, they’ll be releasing a new $10 Shop Small Amex Offer to help support small businesses. Did you know though that there are currently loads of other Shop Small Amex Offers but which...

Qatar Airways has taken a completely different strategy than most international airlines during the pandemic. The airline has continued flying in markets where other airlines decided to suspend flights, with the hope of that being a competitive advantage as demand starts to recover. Either that strategy is paying off in the United States, or Qatar Airways is about to take a big gamble.

Airlines allowed their pilots and cabin crew to join forces with travel agents and other workers from across the British aviation industry to take part in a coordinated ‘Travel Day of Action’ on Wednesday – a plea to the government to ease some of the toughest international travel restrictions in the world or risk the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.

This article is presented by Cardless, but opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of the bank, credit card issuer, airline, hotel chain, or product manufacturer/service provider. “Wham with the right hand.”. That was the trademarked call from Joe Tait, radio voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, when the...

If you don’t already have plans for this coming Saturday, here’s something to keep you entertained. June 26 sees the return of the latest Frequent Traveler University virtual seminars with Nick emceeing the event. Greg was originally meant to be joining him for one of the sessions, but he’s not...