✈ Inflight Service Returns To Southwest, What It's Like To Travel To Iceland Now & More From TPG ✈

Also: How a $10 rental car made me love the great American road trip [The Points Guy]( WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Mar 25, 2021 SPONSORED BY [TPG] FLYING TO ICELAND We made it to Iceland! The country began welcoming Americans last week, and while things seemed to be running smoothly at first, the government has added new COVID-19 restrictions, and it's possible tourism may be impacted soon. TPG's Andrew Kunesh was among the first Americans to travel to the country during the pandemic — despite vaccinated U.S. visitors being welcome, Andrew's flight was nearly empty, as you can see in his photo above. Learn more about his experience, and what to expect on your own trip, with: - [What it was like traveling to Iceland this week]( - [Requirements for entering Iceland right now]( - [You'll still need a negative test to fly home]( With the potential for temporary restrictions to impact tourism, you might want to wait a few more days before booking any nonrefundable travel. Flights are also quite limited at the moment — there's only twice-weekly service from Boston — but Icelandair, Delta and United are expected to expand U.S. options soon. Zach Honig, Editor-at-Large 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](#). FROM OUR PARTNER SPONSORED BY [TPG] 84% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals collect art. It makes sense—contemporary art outperformed the S&P 500 by 172% over the last 25 years. [Masterworks]( makes it possible for you to invest in masterpieces by Basquiat, KAWS and Banksy. If you're looking for a tangible, non-correlated asset class, check out Masterworks today. The Points Guy Subscribers can [skip the 15,000 person waitlist](. *See important [info]( [Learn more]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES [Here are all the cruise ships we’ve lost to the COVID-19 crisis]( It’s been a tough 12 months for cruise fans — and not just because cruising at many lines has been completely shut down. [Read more]( [Delta’s bringing back inflight service with new food and drink options]( The airline is working to reverse some of the cuts it's made during the pandemic. [Read more]( [How a $10 rental car made me love the great American road trip]( One TPG staffer made the most of his domestic travels this past year, including an epic, 2,000-mile Southwest road trip. [Read more]( [6 changes I hope ski resorts keep after the pandemic melts away]( Lots of changes were made in an effort to protect guests, employees and the ski season itself. [Read more]( [United unveils 26 new point-to-point routes from Midwest, East Coast]( It's a huge boost for the Midwest, with new nonstop service to summer hotspots along the East Coast. [Read more]( [Southwest is serving drinks again, encouraging ‘non-verbal’ ordering]( The shift could improve the travel experience for many flyers after the pandemic as well. [Read more]( THE LATEST 1 [Finnair could have fleet of electric planes in the sky within 5 years]( 2 [Chase’s 5/24 rule: Everything you need to know]( 3 [Do kids need to get the COVID-19 vaccine before traveling?]( 4 [The show must go on: Why Broadway’s still closed even as New York reopens]( 5 [8 underrated airline and hotel loyalty programs you should know about]( 6 [Breaking: Celebrity Cruises unveils plans to tiptoe back into Europe sailings]( 7 [Even TPG staffers make mistakes: Here are the credit card blunders they wish they could fix]( 8 [From battling ‘frenemy’ Delta to Oneworld to Virgin America, outgoing Alaska Air CEO leaves his mark]( 9 [Capital One, Hopper team up on new travel portal — here’s what you need to know]( 10 [How you can earn up to 5x points on select Chase cards right now]( [fb]( [insta]( [yt]( [tw]( [in](#) [mail](#) You are receiving this because you opted in at [thepointsguy.com](. Where to find us: The Points Guy 100 5th Ave., 16th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA0 USA Changed your mind? You can [unsubscribe]( at any time. 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). This site does not include all credit card companies or all available credit card offers. Please view our [advertising policy page](#) for more information. Editorial Note: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airlines or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. THE POINTS GUY © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2021