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Richard Branson Wants You to Try Virgin Voyages]( - [Teen Ordered to Pay $37 Million for Starting Wildfire in Oregon]( - [A Tour of Airbus’ New, Quieter H160 Helicopter]( Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, [visit this page](. [American Airlines’ 777-300ER Aircraft Nearly Complete With Premium Economy Refit]( By Steven Ganeles on May 23, 2018 08:30 am American Airlines flyers can rejoice, as flying on the 777-300ER (77W) just got a little more comfortable — the last 77W is headed for premium economy refurbishment as of Tuesday. The plane, N734AR, operated its last revenue flight from London (LHR) to Dallas (DFW) on May 22, 2018, before heading to Everett (PAE) to be ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like American Airlines’ 777-300ER Aircraft Nearly Complete With Premium Economy Refit on Facebook]( [One Year of Earning and Burning With the Amex Business Platinum]( By Nick Ewen on May 23, 2018 08:00 am Fewer things are more important in the points and miles world than choosing the best travel rewards credit card(s) to carry in your wallet. If you’re strategic with this decision, you can rack up a plethora of bonus points and enjoy valuable perks across many aspects of your life. This extends to those products targeted ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like One Year of Earning and Burning With the Amex Business Platinum on Facebook]( [Zero Points for Three Months in a Hotel — Reader Mistake Story]( By The Points Guy on May 23, 2018 07:00 am Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader John, who missed out on rewards entirely during an extended hotel stay. Here’s what he had to say: Our home was flooded during Hurricane Harvey, so my family and I stayed at the Magnolia Hotel in Houston until we could move back. We got a ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Zero Points for Three Months in a Hotel — Reader Mistake Story on Facebook]( [Why You Shouldn’t Upgrade to the Chase IHG Premier Card]( By Ethan Steinberg on May 23, 2018 06:00 am Earlier this year, Chase released the new IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card, to replace the current IHG Rewards Club Select card. While it includes some nice features — fourth night free on award stays, better bonus categories and so on — Chase also gutted the most valuable credit card perk out there. The old IHG Select ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Why You Shouldn’t Upgrade to the Chase IHG Premier Card on Facebook]( [Another Uber Engineer Files Lawsuit Claiming Sexual Harassment and Discrimination]( By Katherine Fan on May 22, 2018 08:30 pm Once again, Uber makes headlines for a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit. This time, the complaint comes from within the office – again. Ingrid Avendaño, a software engineer who previously worked for Uber from 2014 to 2017, filed a lawsuit against the company Monday. Avendaño said that during her time working for the ride-share giant, ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Another Uber Engineer Files Lawsuit Claiming Sexual Harassment and Discrimination on Facebook]( [You Can Buy an Ancient Greek City for $8.3 Million]( By Alexa Noel on May 22, 2018 08:00 pm If you have about $8 million to burn, you could be the proud new owner of a town chock full of archeological history because the ancient Greek city of Bargylia is on the market. Located in near the Aegean resort city of Bodrum, the city of Bargylia is on sale for $8.3 million, in an effort to ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like You Can Buy an Ancient Greek City for $8.3 Million on Facebook]( [Artists at Laguardia Are Delivering Personalized Short Stories to Passengers’ Phones]( By Jeffrey Preis on May 22, 2018 07:30 pm Passengers traveling through Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A) at New York’s Laguardia Airport (LGA) can get a personalized story sent to their phone upon landing. Landing Pages, the first project from ArtPort Residency — a new program of the Queens Council on the Arts — allows passengers to stop by and have a story created for them. The story ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Artists at Laguardia Are Delivering Personalized Short Stories to Passengers’ Phones on Facebook]( [Hate Cruises? Richard Branson Wants You to Try Virgin Voyages]( By Jessica Puckett on May 22, 2018 07:00 pm Virgin Voyages, the cruise line brain child of Richard Branson, recently unveiled some new, much anticipated details of its first ship’s design, in what the company is calling a “ship tease.” Virgin brand of cruise-liners aims “to get people who’d never dream of going on a cruise ship,” Branson says. That mission starts with the ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Hate Cruises? Richard Branson Wants You to Try Virgin Voyages on Facebook]( [Teen Ordered to Pay $37 Million for Starting Wildfire in Oregon]( By Jeffrey Preis on May 22, 2018 06:15 pm A teen from Vancouver, Washington, who started a major wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been ordered to pay restitution over the next decade in the amount of $37 million. In order to cover the costs of firefighting, repair and restoration to the tourist area of the gorge and damages to local ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Teen Ordered to Pay $37 Million for Starting Wildfire in Oregon on Facebook]( [A Tour of Airbus’ New, Quieter H160 Helicopter]( By Brendan Dorsey on May 22, 2018 05:45 pm Although helicopter travel isn’t our normal beat, we had the opportunity to check out a new piece of equipment that is promising to transform the way helicopters are designed: the Airbus H160, the world’s first civilian helicopter made entirely from composite materials. We checked out the second prototype, one of three currently flying, on display at the ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Tour of Airbus’ New, Quieter H160 Helicopter on Facebook]( For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, TPG newsletters may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from TPG direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. PS - Not sure which card is the best for your travel strategy? [Click here to get my personalized recommendation now for free.]( Don't ever miss out again on the best travel deals, news, and points opportunities. Follow me at your favorites below: [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Website]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Advertiser Disclosure:] The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. 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