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[Premium credit cards]( offer valuable benefits like travel credits, lounge access, increased point earning and higher sign-up bonuses. Sign up for [one of these cards]( today to start taking advantage of these perks. TODAY'S POSTS: - [Citi Prestige vs. Citi ThankYou Premier]( - [Wasting My In-Flight Wi-Fi Package — Reader Mistake Story]( - [Hawaii-Bound? Look Both Ways and Remember This New Law]( - [First Look: The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown]( - [Indian Airline Vistara Offers Special Seating and Services Just For Female Solo Travelers]( - [Travel Myths: Water Drains the Opposite Direction in the Southern Hemisphere]( - [Malaysia Airlines Plans to Install Lie-Flat Business-Class Seats in its Boeing 737 MAX 10s]( - [Drone Nearly Hits United 767 Above Newark Airport]( - [Paris and Los Angeles to Host 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games]( - [American Airlines’ First Boeing 737 MAX Rolls Off the Assembly Line]( 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](. [Citi Prestige vs. Citi ThankYou Premier]( By Nick Ewen on Aug 01, 2017 08:00 am This past month has been an exciting one for Citi-issued credit cards. The first bit of news was the new sign-up bonus and added features on the Citi Prestige Card, a nice shake-up in advance of the benefits that were recently removed from the card. Just a day later, we got news that the Citi ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Citi Prestige vs. Citi ThankYou Premier on Facebook]( [Wasting My In-Flight Wi-Fi Package — Reader Mistake Story]( By The Points Guy on Aug 01, 2017 07:00 am One of the things I love most about being The Points Guy is getting to hear stories from readers about all the positive ways award travel has affected their lives. That being said, while I love hearing about your successes, I think there’s also a lot we can learn by sharing our mistakes, and I’m calling on readers to send ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Wasting My In-Flight Wi-Fi Package — Reader Mistake Story on Facebook]( [Hawaii-Bound? Look Both Ways and Remember This New Law]( By JT Genter on Jul 31, 2017 09:00 pm Travelers to Hawaii, take note: You might end up with a fine for looking at your phone at the wrong time. In what seems to be the first law of its kind, Honolulu just made it illegal to “cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device.” The law goes into effect October 25. After ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Hawaii-Bound? Look Both Ways and Remember This New Law on Facebook]( [First Look: The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown]( By Benji Stawski on Jul 31, 2017 08:30 pm Although some may argue that the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills was LA’s most anticipated hotel, there are several other exciting openings this year in the City of Angels. Among them is the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The InterContinental occupies the top half of the Wilshire Grand Center. The new skyscraper is located seven blocks from the ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like First Look: The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Facebook]( [Indian Airline Vistara Offers Special Seating and Services Just For Female Solo Travelers]( By Jennifer Wood on Jul 31, 2017 08:00 pm Vacations for one are becoming more and more popular, as they allow solo travelers to be completely flexible with their plans and go wherever their mood, or the day, takes them. But in certain areas, one concern of going it alone — particularly for female solo travelers — is safety. And it’s a fact that has ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Indian Airline Vistara Offers Special Seating and Services Just For Female Solo Travelers on Facebook]( [Travel Myths: Water Drains the Opposite Direction in the Southern Hemisphere]( By Brian Biros on Jul 31, 2017 07:30 pm In his Travel Myths column, Brian Biros will be debunking common misconceptions about travel, with topics ranging from toilets to terrorism. No myth is safe. Maybe you learned about it when Bart Simpson called collect to Australia to see if it was true. Or maybe you saw it in effect on Michael Palin’s documentary Pole ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Travel Myths: Water Drains the Opposite Direction in the Southern Hemisphere on Facebook]( [Malaysia Airlines Plans to Install Lie-Flat Business-Class Seats in its Boeing 737 MAX 10s]( By Daryl Chua on Jul 31, 2017 07:00 pm Despite the disappearance of MH370 and the shooting down of MH17 that still linger in the back of our heads, Malaysia Airlines has bounced back strongly and experienced tremendous growth, so much so that it doesn’t have enough aircraft to match all of the demand. Besides purchasing six second-hand Airbus A330s back in June, the ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Malaysia Airlines Plans to Install Lie-Flat Business-Class Seats in its Boeing 737 MAX 10s on Facebook]( [Drone Nearly Hits United 767 Above Newark Airport]( By Brendan Dorsey on Jul 31, 2017 06:30 pm The crew of United Flight 135 was readying itself for what it thought would be a typical descent into Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on Sunday. But as the aircraft made its way closer to the runway, an air traffic control operator warned the crew that a drone was flying dangerously close to the Boeing ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Drone Nearly Hits United 767 Above Newark Airport on Facebook]( [Paris and Los Angeles to Host 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games]( By Daniel Nelson on Jul 31, 2017 06:25 pm Update 7/31/17: Los Angeles will play host to the 2028 Summer Olympics Games, marking the return to the United States for the first time since Atlanta hosted the Games back in 1996, the IOC announced Monday. This will be the third time Los Angeles is hosting the Olympic Games; the city was the site of ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Paris and Los Angeles to Host 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games on Facebook]( [American Airlines’ First Boeing 737 MAX Rolls Off the Assembly Line]( By JT Genter on Jul 31, 2017 05:50 pm The first Boeing 737 took to the skies in April 9, 1967, and since then, it’s been redesigned and relaunched quite a few times. The latest iterations are the long-range and fuel efficient 737 MAX aircraft models — which have racked up a combined 3,803 orders per Boeing’s latest report. The first 737 MAX delivery was ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like American Airlines’ First Boeing 737 MAX Rolls Off the Assembly Line 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. 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