✈ Airline Elite Status Match and Challenge Options for 2017 & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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[Airline Elite Status Match and Challenge Options for 2017]( By Richard Kerr on Mar 27, 2017 07:59 am We’re all looking for an avenue to make air travel more comfortable and affordable. Benefits from elite status like upgrades, lounge access, early boarding, free seat selection and no baggage fees are universally desirable but only applicable to the small percentage of flyers who hold elite status. Most elites earn status via the traditional method of […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Airline Elite Status Match and Challenge Options for 2017 on Facebook]( [Do Credit Card Point Transfers Count Toward Hyatt Elite Status?]( By Julian Mark Kheel on Mar 27, 2017 06:59 am “Reader Questions” are answered three days a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — by TPG Senior Writer Julian Mark Kheel. The new World of Hyatt program officially launched on March 1 and TPG reader Garrett wants to know how Chase point transfers will work when trying to achieve elite status… Most folks are aware that […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Do Credit Card Point Transfers Count Toward Hyatt Elite Status? on Facebook]( [8 Greek Islands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of]( By Lori Zaino on Mar 26, 2017 06:59 pm We all know about the legendary Santorini sunsets or the epic parties on Mykonos, but what about the thousands of other Greek Islands out there? We’re not talking Crete, Rhodes or that stopover in Kos when you hopped off your cruise ship. Stunning beaches, authentic Greek culture and cuisine, fewer tourists and lower prices all await you in these lesser-known […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 8 Greek Islands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of on Facebook]( [Live From Doha: How Qatar Is Handling the Electronics Ban]( By JT Genter on Mar 26, 2017 04:59 pm Hello from Doha, Qatar! Last week’s news of the ban on carry-on electronics came suddenly, giving airlines just 96 hours to implement procedures to eliminate large electronics from aircraft cabins for flights to the US. To get a real sense of how the carry-on electronics ban procedures have been unfolding and impacting passengers, my wife (and TPG contributor) […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Live From Doha: How Qatar Is Handling the Electronics Ban on Facebook]( [In Oregon, and Now, Amsterdam, the Latest Craze Is… Goat Yoga?]( By Clare Lanaux on Mar 26, 2017 02:59 pm A new yoga trend is gaining steam and it’s certainly… unique. Goat Yoga, a new craze that began on a farm in Oregon last year, has now found its way across the pond to the Ridammerhoeve Goat Farm, located just outside Amsterdam. What exactly is goat yoga? Take your basic yoga practice and add a gaggle of baby goats who stumble, […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like In Oregon, and Now, Amsterdam, the Latest Craze Is… Goat Yoga? on Facebook]( [Did United Really Refuse to Fly Two Girls For Wearing Leggings?]( By Julian Mark Kheel on Mar 26, 2017 01:52 pm United Airlines is trying to clean up a social media mess right now after a Twitter user reported witnessing a gate agent in Denver refuse to allow two young women to board a flight to Minneapolis earlier this morning due to the way they were dressed. 2) She's forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Did United Really Refuse to Fly Two Girls For Wearing Leggings? on Facebook]( [4 Tips for When You Check Your Electronic Devices]( By Jennifer Wood on Mar 26, 2017 11:29 am For many people, travel is already stressful enough. As of this week, it’s become a lot more complicated too, in the wake of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new electronics ban, which changed the rules surrounding carry-on devices on flights to the US from 10 airports in eight countries, including major hubs […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 4 Tips for When You Check Your Electronic Devices on Facebook]( [9 Things No One Tells You About… Kyoto]( By Scott Haas on Mar 26, 2017 09:29 am Kyoto is one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Inundated with millions of visitors annually, the city’s residents remain calm and try to keep some of their favorites places, old and new, secret from outsiders. And, as Japan’s imperial capital for 11 centuries until the Emperor moved to Tokyo in 1869 during the Meiji Restoration, […] [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 9 Things No One Tells You About… Kyoto 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](mailto:info@thepointsguy.com) [Email](mailto:info@thepointsguy.com) [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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