✈ Last Chance to Book SPG and Marriott Stays Before Integration & More Daily News From TPG ✈

Last chance for pre-integration SPG and Marriott stays! Marriott and SPG will become a single, integrated program tomorrow (Saturday August 18), meaning today is your last day to [lock-in current award rates]( Since the sites may be down for a large portion of the day tomorrow, be sure you've completed all of the [important tasks]( before midnight tonight. Check back throughout the day tomorrow for updates on our [new Marriott hub page]( TODAY'S POSTS: - [Last Day to Book Marriott and SPG Stays Before Program Merger]( - [The Critical Points: A Wells Fargo Card Duo Is Better Than the Chase Sapphire Reserve]( - [How I Saved 35,000 Ultimate Rewards Points — Reader Success Story]( - [I Went to School to Get Over My Fear of Flying — and It Worked]( - [Boeing’s 737 Boss Steps Down After Deliveries Fall Behind]( - [Thinking of Moving to New Zealand? Think Again]( - [An Argument With a Baggage Handler Led to a Lawsuit Against American Airlines]( - [Deal Alert: Flights to the US Virgin Islands From $179 Round-Trip]( - [Quelle Surprise: French Unions Boo Air France’s Choice of Non-French Boss]( - [How to Get to American Samoa, America’s Hidden Tropical Paradise]( 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](. [Last Day to Book Marriott and SPG Stays Before Program Merger]( By Zach Honig on Aug 17, 2018 08:50 am Saturday’s loyalty program merger has been more than two years in the making. As part of the Marriott Rewards-Starwood Preferred Guest integration, various websites, apps and booking platforms will go offline throughout the day, making booking or changing a stay all but impossible at times. If you’re hoping to avoid some potential headaches tomorrow, now’s ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Last Day to Book Marriott and SPG Stays Before Program Merger on Facebook]( [The Critical Points: A Wells Fargo Card Duo Is Better Than the Chase Sapphire Reserve]( By Richard Kerr on Aug 17, 2018 08:00 am Each month in his column “The Critical Points,” TPG Senior Points and Miles Contributor Richard Kerr presents his opinion on a loyalty program, card product or recent news that he believes is overlooked, unsung or the result of groupthink taking mass opinion in a direction with which he doesn’t agree. His goal is not necessarily to convince you to agree ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like The Critical Points: A Wells Fargo Card Duo Is Better Than the Chase Sapphire Reserve on Facebook]( [How I Saved 35,000 Ultimate Rewards Points — Reader Success Story]( By The Points Guy on Aug 17, 2018 07:00 am Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Juan, who got a good price on a Delta partner award. Here’s what he had to say: My wife and I have been planning a trip to Argentina, and looking at non-stop flights from Atlanta to Buenos Aires on Delta metal. Both legs are overnight 10-hour flights; we ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How I Saved 35,000 Ultimate Rewards Points — Reader Success Story on Facebook]( [I Went to School to Get Over My Fear of Flying — and It Worked]( By Lily Petrovic on Aug 17, 2018 06:00 am You could say I was born to fly. My mother worked for Pan Am for almost 35 years, including a stint as a flight attendant, and my father was a member of a flying club as a child and a member of the Yugoslav air force as an adult, before he settled in the US ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I Went to School to Get Over My Fear of Flying — and It Worked on Facebook]( [Boeing’s 737 Boss Steps Down After Deliveries Fall Behind]( By Emily McNutt on Aug 16, 2018 06:00 pm July was Boeing’s worst month for deliveries since January 2012. In total, Boeing said earlier this week it delivered just 39 commercial jets in July, which was down from 82 in June. The numbers were especially bad for the 737: Boeing that it delivered just 29 single-aisle jetliners throughout the entirety of last month. The 737 is ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Boeing’s 737 Boss Steps Down After Deliveries Fall Behind on Facebook]( [Thinking of Moving to New Zealand? Think Again]( By Jane Frye on Aug 16, 2018 05:30 pm If your version of a post-retirement (or post-apocalyptic) getaway plan involves buying property in New Zealand, it might be time to go back to the drawing board. On Wednesday, New Zealand’s government passed a law, called the Overseas Investment Amendment, that will ban foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. The law, created in ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Thinking of Moving to New Zealand? Think Again on Facebook]( [An Argument With a Baggage Handler Led to a Lawsuit Against American Airlines]( By Caroline Schagrin on Aug 16, 2018 05:00 pm A lawsuit by a passenger against American Airlines points to questions on how airline and airport employees treat passengers, and what repercussions they face when they engage in unwarranted, wrongful behavior. Debbie Cardarelli is suing American Airlines on behalf of her late husband, Richard (Rick) Cardarelli, for unlawful arrest, abuse of process and negligence after an incident ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like An Argument With a Baggage Handler Led to a Lawsuit Against American Airlines on Facebook]( [Deal Alert: Flights to the US Virgin Islands From $179 Round-Trip]( By JT Genter on Aug 16, 2018 04:45 pm Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Deal Alert: Flights to the US Virgin Islands From $179 Round-Trip on Facebook]( [Quelle Surprise: French Unions Boo Air France’s Choice of Non-French Boss]( By Katherine Fan on Aug 16, 2018 04:30 pm As of Thursday, the flag carrier of France has a new, non-French CEO – a situation French trade unions find “inconceivable.” The Air France board of directors appointed Canadian Benjamin Smith, the current COO of Air Canada, as the beleaguered airline’s latest CEO Thursday with the full support of the French State, which owns a ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Quelle Surprise: French Unions Boo Air France’s Choice of Non-French Boss on Facebook]( [How to Get to American Samoa, America’s Hidden Tropical Paradise]( By Darren Murph on Aug 16, 2018 04:00 pm For having the word “America” in its name, American Samoa is pretty far removed from the US. A jewel of the South Pacific, American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States, and it’s home to one of the least visited national parks in the entire park system: The National Park of American Samoa. ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How to Get to American Samoa, America’s Hidden Tropical Paradise 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. 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