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Read This]( - [Why Families Need the New Amex Gold Card: Earn 4x on Groceries and Dining]( - [Air Tahiti Nui Takes Delivery of Its Very First Dreamliner]( - [Last Chance: Ikon Ski Pass Prices Increase Tomorrow]( - [You Can Now Make Reservations at Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant]( 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](. [Vote Now for the Inaugural TPG Awards Readers’ Choice Winners]( By The Points Guy on Oct 10, 2018 08:55 am After thousands of TPG readers weighed in, we’re incredibly excited to announce the finalists for the Readers’ Choice categories at the inaugural TPG Awards. Voting is now open (see the embedded poll below) to determine the award winners. This is your chance to put your knowledge to use and have a say in which credit ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Vote Now for the Inaugural TPG Awards Readers’ Choice Winners on Facebook]( [Why Air Tahiti Nui’s Brand-New Dreamliner Made a Pit Stop in Oklahoma City]( By Zach Honig on Oct 10, 2018 08:30 am Up until this week, Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers Airport had never seen a Boeing Dreamliner. In fact, widebody passenger aircraft are an especially unusual sight here — OKC is a much more common destination for regional jets than large international planes. Air Tahiti Nui decided to shake things up on Tuesday, though, making the Sooner ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Why Air Tahiti Nui’s Brand-New Dreamliner Made a Pit Stop in Oklahoma City on Facebook]( [Allegiant Fined for Scorching Cabins During Tarmac Delays]( By Brendan Dorsey on Oct 10, 2018 08:00 am You get what you pay for, and with Allegiant Air, that’s taken to the extreme. The ultra-low-cost carrier is being punished by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for routine instances of uncomfortable temperatures on board its aircraft. The DOT has fined Allegiant $225,000 after it found that the airline “failed to provide passengers a ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Allegiant Fined for Scorching Cabins During Tarmac Delays on Facebook]( [American Airlines Faces $50 Million Income Hit Due to Hurricane Florence]( By Darren Murph on Oct 10, 2018 07:30 am With Hurricane Michael charging toward the Florida panhandle, American Airlines is just now starting to wrap its arms around the impact of the last major storm to strike the US mainland. A week after Delta shot out an investor update alerting the world that it expects a roughly $30 million loss from disruptions associated with ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like American Airlines Faces $50 Million Income Hit Due to Hurricane Florence on Facebook]( [How Elite Benefits Saved Me 46,000 Miles — Reader Success Story]( By The Points Guy on Oct 10, 2018 07:00 am Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Brooks, who avoided expensive award change fees on a recent trip. Here’s what he had to say: One benefit of my Delta Platinum Medallion status is that the normal $150 per ticket mileage redeposit fee is waived for canceled award travel. This benefit paid off surprisingly well for ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How Elite Benefits Saved Me 46,000 Miles — Reader Success Story on Facebook]( [Don’t Want to Fall Off a Cruise Ship? Read This]( By Anthony Grant on Oct 10, 2018 06:00 am A journey on the high seas on a very large boat may not seem as fraught with danger as it was in the days of schooners and Spanish galleons. But the ocean is still not something you want to fall into from the deck of a ship. Statistically speaking, the instances of passengers falling overboard ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Don’t Want to Fall Off a Cruise Ship? Read This on Facebook]( [Why Families Need the New Amex Gold Card: Earn 4x on Groceries and Dining]( By Summer Hull on Oct 09, 2018 09:00 pm Just when you think you have your credit card strategy all figured out, a bank goes and changes everything. In this case, the shake-up is a very positive thing for families who like their miles and points as the American Express® Gold Card is now a top dog for spending at both US supermarkets and US restaurants. ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Why Families Need the New Amex Gold Card: Earn 4x on Groceries and Dining on Facebook]( [Air Tahiti Nui Takes Delivery of Its Very First Dreamliner]( By Zach Honig on Oct 09, 2018 08:45 pm It’s the dawn of a new era for French Polynesia’s hometown international airline, Air Tahiti Nui. The carrier currently serves four destinations from its hub in Papeete (PPT) with its small fleet of Airbus A340-300s, but those widebodies are a bit past their prime — fortunately, for customers and the airline alike, they’re about to ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Air Tahiti Nui Takes Delivery of Its Very First Dreamliner on Facebook]( [Last Chance: Ikon Ski Pass Prices Increase Tomorrow]( By Summer Hull on Oct 09, 2018 08:30 pm October is here and it has started snowing on many mountains, which is great news for skiers and boarders alike. As usual, once the snow begins to fall, the price of many ski season passes rises. A few weeks ago, the price for the Epic Pass creeped upward, and tomorrow the price for the Ikon ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Last Chance: Ikon Ski Pass Prices Increase Tomorrow on Facebook]( [You Can Now Make Reservations at Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant]( By Caroline Schagrin on Oct 09, 2018 08:00 pm Underwater hotspots like the villa in the Maldives and the museum off the coast of Spain are definitely interesting ways to experience the world’s oceans, and soon you’ll be able to eat at Europe’s first underwater restaurant. Under, the world’s largest underwater restaurant off the southern coast of Norway, is now accepting online reservations for parties ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like You Can Now Make Reservations at Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant on Facebook]( For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, TPG newsletters may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. 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