Zoos, sporting events and movies: How I plan to max out the Q3 categories on my Freedom Flex

Low-cost Icelandic airline Play is helping travelers plan a European shoulder season vacation by offering 25 percent off fall and early winter flights.

About a year before starting a family, my husband and I applied for permanent New Zealand residency because we wanted to raise our future child in the United States and New Zealand.

Jul 16, 2024 • 5 min read

When settling on a place to live, cost of living is certainly a factor. But so is the recreation opportunities.

It was a bittersweet moment for Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian.

I'm zooming across Gull Lake in a Malibu Wakesetter 22 LSV powerboat, which I've been told has enough torque to rocket me to the moon. The water is 77 degrees, warmed by a sun that just won't quit. Captain Amanda Nash and instructor Matt Soundy barely look old enough to drink, yet both are skilled wake surfers, excited to show me their TikTok moves. They're living the wet, hot American dream here in central Minnesota: zigzagging across six-foot swells, sucking down root beer floats, and partying every night after work. They're fun gossips too, pointing out the rumored lake homes of Tom Cruise and some med-tech bajillionaire who allegedly imported his own beach sand because the lake sand wasn't “white enough.” I enjoy the chitchat, but I'm here to launch my own wakeboarding career—one of several ways I'm trying to embrace the “lake life” I've heard so much about since moving to Minnesota six years ago. The state is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” as its license plates proudly attest, but as my New Yorker husband, Andrew, and I learned, that motto rounds the number down: There are actually 11,842, if you want to get persnickety about it.

At TPG, one of our main missions is to teach our readers how to use points and miles to secure dream trips they otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford. Often, we don't hear about the trips that our readers end up taking, but every now and again, we're gifted with tales of special experiences.

Several airports across the Caribbean have closed and airline travel alerts issued as Hurricane Beryl barrels toward Jamaica.

With tickets to US dates of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour selling at sky-high prices, you may have wondered if it would just be cheaper to go to Europe this summer to catch a show. The answer to that question is yes, especially if you have points and miles to spend.

Frequent flyers have a new way of redeeming those hard earned miles. American Airlines is now offering members the ability to use their miles to buy tickets to sports events, concerts, the theater, and more. The option is available on the AAdvantage Events website, which operates with a Ticketmaster partnership. “Whether you’re looking for standard event tickets or verified resale tickets, you’ll find them here.

As the high season kicks off in northern hemisphere tourism destinations, TourReview, the leading review platform for tours and activities, has conducted an in-depth analysis of the latest trends in the sector. This summer promises to be slightly different from the last, as American and Asian tourists begin to fly long haul again, introducing new dynamics to the market.

Trip.com Group reports a significant rise in European bookings, driven by football events and a major sporting event in Paris, with notable increases from Asian travelers, particularly Chinese, who favor luxury stays and longer visits.