October park hours are out for Disneyland Resort, and they change the rope-drop math in a specific way: the Disney Food Blog’s October hours listing (updated September 29) shows Disneyland Park opening at 8 a.m. on the October dates it…
American Airlines announced on October 2 that AAdvantage members will soon be able to mix cash and miles at checkout with a slider – pick how many miles to spend, pay the rest in cash. United and Delta already offer…
Disneyland just gave on-site guests a fresh list of October perks – pumpkin-carving demonstrations at the Disneyland Hotel, faux-pumpkin decorating for hotel guests on select weekdays, and the usual seasonal atmosphere throughout the resort hotels. It’s a good moment to…
Wallpaper’s October roundup of new hotel openings is a useful reminder of how wide the definition of “hotel” has stretched: a 31-key boutique in a Coronado parking-lot-turned-jungle, a 29-key surf-heritage motor court in Montauk, a wellness temple in a restored…
Citi ThankYou has a new airline transfer partner, and it’s a meaningful one: Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. The addition was announced in late September, and JAL now appears on Citi’s own ThankYou transfer-partner listing. Strata Elite and Strata Premier cardholders…
There’s a new reason to pack with discipline, and it sits between you and your gate. TSA has been installing computed tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners at US airports for years, and the lanes work differently now: every carry-on, roller bags…
Rove has added another transfer partner, and this one changes the geography of what Rove miles can do. As of the announcement on Rove’s own blog, Rove Miles now transfer 1:1 to Copa Airlines ConnectMiles. (The launch came with a…
Solo travel keeps climbing. eDreams’ new study, published September 22, finds 44% of American travelers say traveling alone builds their self-sufficiency, and 41% want the freedom to move at their own pace. More people landing alone in unfamiliar cities means…
If you’re heading to Disneyland this fall, your arrival routine just changed. With Eastern Gateway construction now visibly underway – the old East Esplanade ticket booths are already rubble – Disney confirmed this week that the security checkpoint is moving…
Two weeks. That’s how long Chase Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cardholders have before their Hyatt transfers drop from 1:1 to 4:3 on October 1 – a 25% haircut on every point you move, per The Points Guy’s report…