The Best Category 5 Starwood Properties for Free Nights & More Daily News From TPG

[Here's How I’m Using My 100,000 Points From the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card] TODAY'S POSTS: - [The Best Category 5 Starwood Properties for Free Nights] - [Earn ‘Shop Your Way’ Points With Every Uber Ride] - [Our Q&A with Chase — Plus, Celebrity Travel Tips from Chrissy Teigen, Nigel Barker and Kelly Wearstler] - [British Airways to Charge for Food and Beverages on Short-Haul Economy Flights] - [La Compagnie Increases Frequency of Flights to Paris, Offers $1,400 Round-Trip Deal] - [Increased Sign-Up Bonuses for the Delta Business Gold and Business Platinum Cards] - [At 26, Kate McWilliams Is EasyJet’s Youngest Captain] - [Thursday Giveaway: Enter to Win a $500 Uber Gift Card] - [China’s Cargo Ship Elevator Can Lift 7 Million Pounds in Just 40 Minutes] - [Amazing Deal Alert: New York and Boston to Puerto Rico From $100 Round-Trip] 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]. [The Best Category 5 Starwood Properties for Free Nights] By Nick Ewen on Sep 30, 2016 07:59 am Now through October 19, 2016, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express and the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card are offering a sign-up bonus of two free nights at Category 1-5 Starwood properties rather than the usual 25,000 points. To qualify for this offer, you’ll need to spend $3,000 on the personal... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like The Best Category 5 Starwood Properties for Free Nights on Facebook] [Earn ‘Shop Your Way’ Points With Every Uber Ride] By Emily McNutt on Sep 30, 2016 06:59 am Uber recently teamed up with Shop Your Way, a free rewards and loyalty program from Sears that lets you earn points to use on future purchases. Starting this week, both drivers and riders can earn rewards on trips they take with the app and receive an extra bonus just for linking their Uber accounts to the shopping program.... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Earn ‘Shop Your Way’ Points With Every Uber Ride on Facebook] [Our Q&A with Chase — Plus, Celebrity Travel Tips from Chrissy Teigen, Nigel Barker and Kelly Wearstler] By James Cury on Sep 29, 2016 03:55 pm If you care about spending money wisely on travel, you’ll want to watch the one-on-one interview we conducted with President of Chase Branded Cards Pam Codispoti, who manages the Sapphire, Freedom, Slate and Ink portfolios. Armed with questions from TPG readers, The Points Guy spent more than 20 minutes grilling Codispoti about the various ways consumers... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Our Q&A with Chase — Plus, Celebrity Travel Tips from Chrissy Teigen, Nigel Barker and Kelly Wearstler on Facebook] [British Airways to Charge for Food and Beverages on Short-Haul Economy Flights] By Nick Ellis on Sep 29, 2016 03:44 pm After cutting back meal service in the economy cabin on transatlantic flights, British Airways will be making some big changes to its short-haul catering services. Starting next year, the carrier will begin charging for all snacks and drinks aboard short-haul flights from London. You’ll be charged for everything — including water and coffee — starting in... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like British Airways to Charge for Food and Beverages on Short-Haul Economy Flights on Facebook] [La Compagnie Increases Frequency of Flights to Paris, Offers $1,400 Round-Trip Deal] By Emily McNutt on Sep 29, 2016 02:03 pm All-business-class carrier La Compagnie will soon be changing service on its Newark (EWR) to Paris (CDG) route from one to two flights per day. The announcement comes just weeks after the carrier said it was cutting its New York to London route due to economic changes following the UK’s historic Brexit decision. To celebrate the new schedule, La Compagnie is also offering a special... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like La Compagnie Increases Frequency of Flights to Paris, Offers $1,400 Round-Trip Deal on Facebook] [Increased Sign-Up Bonuses for the Delta Business Gold and Business Platinum Cards] By Sarah Silbert on Sep 29, 2016 01:32 pm If you’re a Delta flyer, now could be a great time to sign up for these two business credit cards from Amex, as they’re offering higher than usual sign-up bonuses. Currently, you can earn 50,000 miles after spending $2,000 in the first three months with the Gold Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card from American Express and... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Increased Sign-Up Bonuses for the Delta Business Gold and Business Platinum Cards on Facebook] [At 26, Kate McWilliams Is EasyJet’s Youngest Captain] By JT Genter on Sep 29, 2016 12:32 pm Almost on a daily basis, Kate McWilliams says she gets asked about her age. Passengers and cabin crew alike are surprised to learn that — at just 26 years old — she’s achieved the rank of captain at low-cost carrier easyJet. They have reason to be surprised by her age. After all, she’s one of the world’s... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like At 26, Kate McWilliams Is EasyJet’s Youngest Captain on Facebook] [Thursday Giveaway: Enter to Win a $500 Uber Gift Card] By Nick Ellis on Sep 29, 2016 11:45 am Just this week, Uber added the ability to purchase gift cards, which you can either use for yourself or gift to a friend. Your gift card is valid for rides in any Uber city in the US. To use your gift card, simply go to the payment section within the latest version of the Uber... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Thursday Giveaway: Enter to Win a $500 Uber Gift Card on Facebook] [China’s Cargo Ship Elevator Can Lift 7 Million Pounds in Just 40 Minutes] By Emily McNutt on Sep 29, 2016 11:24 am We’re used to seeing elevators transport people or smaller cargo items from one level to another — but a mid-dam elevator for cargo ships is a first. On China’s Yangtze River, the controversial Three Gorges Dam is home to the latest engineering marvel, which cuts the time for cargo ships to get past the dam from three hours to... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like China’s Cargo Ship Elevator Can Lift 7 Million Pounds in Just 40 Minutes on Facebook] [Amazing Deal Alert: New York and Boston to Puerto Rico From $100 Round-Trip] By Brendan Dorsey on Sep 29, 2016 10:13 am 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 that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency,... [Read in browser »] [share on Twitter] [Like Amazing Deal Alert: New York and Boston to Puerto Rico From $100 Round-Trip on Facebook] 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] [Email] [Email] [Instagram] [Instagram] [Advertiser Disclosure:] The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). 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