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This post was originally published on this site JetBlue is planning to do a lot more flying out of South Florida this winter. The airline on Wednesday announced it’s bringing back a couple of flights it cut last year out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). And, it’s preparing to launch two all-new routes out of FLL in the process — one to Texas, and another to the East Coast of Virginia. That’s on top of additional daily departures the New York-based carrier is planning out of its biggest Sunshine State airport, including more transcontinental flights featuring its premium Mint cabin. JetBlue’s ‘immense change’: First class, lounges and credit card highlight airline’s pivot JetBlue planes visible out of Fort Lauderdale’s Escape Lounge Centurion Studio. ZACH GRIFF/THE POINTS GUY 2 all-new FLL routes Headlining Wednesday’s Fort Lauderdale expansion for JetBlue were two routes it has not previously flown out of its South Florida focus city. In the coming months, the carrier will launch nonstop service to two southeast airports: Norfolk International Airport (ORF) in Virginia, with twice-daily service Tampa International Airport (TPA), with daily nonstop intra-Florida service to the Gulf Coast airport less than 200 miles from FLL. Bringing back 2

This post was originally published on this site Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are making a big change on their flights between Seattle and Tokyo. Starting in January, it’ll be Hawaiian’s beautiful new Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating the route between Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Narita Airport (NRT). For travelers flying between the two cities, it’s a significant upgrade from Hawaiian’s older Airbus A330 currently flying between the Pacific Northwest and Japan: This shift will swap in a new, state-of-the-art cabin with business-class suites for the older product found on board Hawaiian’s legacy long-haul fleet of planes. It’ll also give Alaska Air Group (the parent company of Alaska and Hawaiian) a more competitive on-board product with chief Seattle rival, Delta Air Lines, on these transpacific flights. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It was not immediately clear whether this change would lead to the 787’s removal from other current Hawaiian-operated routes. A transpacific upgrade Alaska and Hawaiian merged late last year, and promptly announced plans to launch a global gateway at Seattle, Alaska’s home base. I tagged along in May when the airlines’ launched their long-haul era with Tokyo service operated by Hawaiian. Inaugural festivities before Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian

This post was originally published on this site The allure of travel rewards cards makes it easy to forget that there are tons of good reasons to also hold a cash-back card in your wallet. Cash-back cards generally have a simple earning and redeeming structure, and you can’t beat the flexibility of cash rewards. If you have a card that earns Capital One miles, consider adding a Capital One cash-back card to your wallet. With the right card pairing, you can turn your Capital One cash-back rewards into transferable miles, making them even more valuable. Here’s what you need to know to fully maximize your Capital One rewards. Which Capital One cash-back cards can convert to miles? To convert Capital One cash back to miles, you’ll need to hold both a Capital One cash-back card and a miles-earning card. That way, you can combine your rewards so your cash back becomes fully transferable Capital One miles. To be eligible to turn your cash back into miles, you’ll need one of these miles-earning cards: Card Welcome offer Earning rates Annual fee Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card Earn 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first three

This post was originally published on this site Marriott’s newest property — previously the Britannia Excelsior Hotel — has been fully renovated and rebranded as the Lake Como Edition. After making our list of 2025’s most exciting hotel openings, the luxury hotel was originally slated to open this past spring. It is now scheduled to open its doors in the fall, and it’s taking reservations now for stays starting Sept. 9. Best of all, you can save money and get great value for your Marriott Bonvoy points by booking an award stay at this gorgeous property. The Lake Como Edition. EDITION The Lake Como Edition is on the western shore of Italy’s Lake Como in the small community of Cadenabbia, about two hours outside of Milan by train or one hour by car. Lake Como is known as a hot spot for celebrity vacations, and for good reason. Beyond water-based activities like swimming and boat tours, the surrounding streets and villas provide plentiful opportunities for dining, shopping and studying history and art. Housed in a 19th-century palazzo, the Lake Como Edition aims to combine Italian heritage with the brand’s contemporary design and social energy, injecting a dose of youthful style