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United Airlines is celebrating National Aviation Day on Aug.19 by giving budget-savvy travelers the gift of savings. United shared the deal via its Instagram page with a cheeky message implying that texts from United are better than texts from your ex.

When you apply for a great travel rewards card, the last thing you want is to be turned down. The sign-up bonus, the benefits and the points earned are luring you in, so you'll want to do everything possible to be approved.

Hilton has just launched its new Power Up promotion for autumn.

One of the first lessons I learned when I got into the points and miles hobby is to put everything possible on a travel rewards credit card. However, it's also important to choose the best card to make sure that you get the biggest bang for your buck. This is especially true when it comes to making a large purchase. So, today I want to discuss nine things to consider next time you plan on swiping your credit card for a significant amount of money.

Whether it's time to look for a new credit card or your current card has been compromised online, you're going to need to dispose of your credit card at some point.

Part glee and part terror, roller coasters provide an impossible-to-match feeling and the ultimate dopamine hit. You're strapped and secured, and then within seconds, you're catapulted at speeds that can surpass 100 mph.

United Airlines will renovate and expand its Polaris Lounge at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD), adding more space to the first premium lounge it opened in its now-extensive network.

Summer isn't over just yet: As much of the country scorches under stifling heat waves, two weeks still remain until Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. But for some airlines, the peak domestic summer travel season is already winding down. In some pockets of the country, summer might as well have ended a few weeks ago.

The luck of the Irish may help travelers score a great flight deal.  Aer Lingus recently released dozens of discounted flights from the United States to Ireland, where the airline is based. The Irish flag-carrier is offering round-trip flights to Dublin and Shannon for under $500, and even has flights across Europe to destinations such as Amsterdam or Rome for under $531. Travel + Leisure spotted some of the top flight deals include: 

One of the best parts of travel is staying in incredible hotels full of personality, local charm and a true sense of place. In Japan, Accor just opened the Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto, a stunning and luxurious hotel with all those qualities — and then some.

If life were a fairytale, guests would saunter straight to the front of every line at Walt Disney World without ever waiting to ride their favorite attractions. But this is the real world, where waits for popular Disney rides can get pretty darn long. Unfortunately, no amount of pixie dust can make the lines any shorter, but that doesn't mean there aren't ways to make your wait times magically shrink.

Looking for a way to fund some fall travel? This new credit card offer from JetBlue may just get you there. Customers who sign up for a Barclays JetBlue Plus Mastercard before Monday are eligible to earn 80,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases and paying the $99 annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days of having the card.  The JetBlue Plus Mastercard is a credit card that earns holders TrueBlue points and includes special perks for JetBlue customers. When you use your card on JetBlue-operated flights, your first checked bag is free for the primary cardholder and up to three travel companions. You can also save 50 percent on some inflight purchases, including food, cocktails, and movies.  This card generally offers many ways to earn rewards including 6x points on JetBlue purchases, 2x points per dollar at restaurants and grocery stores, and 1 point per dollar on all other purchases. You can also receive 5,000 points annually on your account anniversary and 10 percent of your points back every time you redeem them. Alternatively, if you have more points than you know what to do with, you can redeem them for a statement credit of up to $1,000 annually.  There are no blackout dates on JetBlue-operated flights and you can redeem your points for any seat on JetBlue flights. And, not only can you pool your points with Family Pooling, but your TrueBlue points don’t expire.  One TrueBlue point is estimated to be worth 1.3 cents. While the exact value may vary, 30,000 points, for example, would cover roughly $390 in JetBlue airfare. That pegs the value of the signing bonus at roughly $1,000 when used towards JetBlue economy class fares. 

One of my first major decisions after beginning my points and miles education was to finally get my first premium travel card, The Platinum Card® from American Express. I documented my journey through a series of stories last year on my favorite benefits, my love of airport lounges and booking my first big points redemption on a business-class flight to Europe.

Wandering through the lush gardens of Hawaii’s Sensei Lāna'i Four Seasons feels otherworldly; giant banyan trees tangle and twist together, mānewanewa (Hawaiian mint) and nāʻū (gardenia) scent the air, birds-of-paradise plants reach staggering heights, and the air hums with the sounds of busy pollinators. This lushness is even more striking given the arid landscape of the surrounding Lāna'i, an island that contrasts sharply with the rest of Hawaii: Over decades, industries such as ranching and pineapple farming have left lasting marks on Lāna'i's terrain. The island was once home to a plantation that produced 75% of the world's pineapples. And ranching, which began around 1854 and lasted around 100 years, brought grazing animals that significantly altered the native landscape. The gardens at Sensei Lāna'i, however, are a testament to thoughtful reforestation, with plants chosen to preserve biodiversity and create a flourishing, peaceful haven.

Edelweiss, a Switzerland-based airline that is owned by Lufthansa, recently announced new twice-weekly flights from Seattle's SeaTac Airport to Zurich Airport.  The flights will operate every Monday and Saturday and depart Seattle at 4:25 p.m. arriving into Zurich at 11:45 a.m. the next day.

Very few things can hinder one’s travel plans quite like a pair of uncomfortable shoes. The risk of getting blisters while aimlessly exploring a new city or twisting an ankle on the cobblestone streets of Paris has led me to be strategic when picking out footwear for trips to avoid any unnecessary hurdles along the way. In the rare instances that I choose to prioritize style and forsake comfort, I'd often tuck a pair of spare flats into my bag.

In Sha He, a densely populated slice of Chengdu, the narrow streets are lined with teahouses, restaurants, and diners seated around rickety bamboo tables playing mahjong, gossiping, and drinking baijiu. I’m at Dong Zi Kou, a chipped-countertops-but-clean-plates sort of eatery whose name literally translates to “hole in the wall.” There’s a mad dash for the old-school specialties, like spicy mung bean noodles and stir-fried intestines, and the place is packed to the gills at 1:00 pm on a Friday.

As the very last town on the eastern tip of Long Island, connected by only a small stretch of land, Montauk feels worlds away from the bustle of New York City and the doldrums of suburban Long Island.

Charlie Moss, the visionary advertising executive credited with producing the stunningly successful “I ♥ NY” tourism campaign in the mid-1970s — a time when garbage, graffiti, crime, racial strife and a serial killer made America’s cultural capital anything but lovable — died on Aug. 5 at his home in Wainscott, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 85.

I visited Dubai for the first time and loved my time there. However, there were a few things I wish I had known before I went on the trip.

With a passion for fashion, traveling with just a backpack never appealed to me before 2022. There were always too many things I wanted to pack.