✈ Marriott and SPG Integration Update & More Daily News From TPG ✈

Don't miss out on these top offers! Make sure [these limited-time credit card offers]( are on your radar in the month of August, or you could end up missing out on tons of points - like up to [60k Citi ThankYou Rewards points]( worth up to $1,020 in value! (Partner offer, terms apply) TODAY'S POSTS: - [This British Bar Wants to Hire You and a Friend to Travel the World and Drink Gin]( - [The Ultimate Guide to Qatar QSuites]( - [How Many Free Anniversary Nights Can I Earn With Marriott and SPG Credit Cards?]( - [Meet the People Using Air Miles to Reunite Migrant Families]( - [Marriott Integration Update: Where Things Stand At the End of Day 3]( - [Don’t Forget This Document if You’re a Chaperone for an International Group Trip]( - [Going to Beijing? You’ll Find the City’s Cleanest Skies in a Decade]( - [Last Chance: Earn 65k Points With the Southwest Priority Card]( - [Male Passenger Faces up to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault of Seatmate]( - [Great News: Marriott Makes Positive Updates to Existing Travel Package Certificates]( 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](. [This British Bar Wants to Hire You and a Friend to Travel the World and Drink Gin]( By Haley Mellen on Aug 21, 2018 08:30 am If you’re a gin connoisseur, travel enthusiast or ideally, some combination of the two, we may have found your dream job. Mr. Fogg’s — a collection of whimsical bars in London named for one of the world’s most famous fictional adventurers — has joined forces with Bombay Sapphire gin to hire a global gin ambassador. The winner ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This British Bar Wants to Hire You and a Friend to Travel the World and Drink Gin on Facebook]( [The Ultimate Guide to Qatar QSuites]( By Eric Rosen on Aug 21, 2018 08:00 am Qatar Airways has boasted some of the world’s best business-class seats and service for the last decade or so. However, the airline raised the bar with the unveiling of its revolutionary QSuites in March 2017. These were the first suite-style business-class seats, complete with closing doors and layouts that could be configured into four-person family ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like The Ultimate Guide to Qatar QSuites on Facebook]( [How Many Free Anniversary Nights Can I Earn With Marriott and SPG Credit Cards?]( By Brendan Dorsey on Aug 21, 2018 07:00 am “Reader Questions” are answered twice a week by TPG Associate Editor Brendan Dorsey. Marriott has now officially combined the Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards programs, and with that, it’s implemented a new award chart and elite benefits. The co-branded credit card changes have also gone into effect, so TPG reader Vik wrote in asking if he ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How Many Free Anniversary Nights Can I Earn With Marriott and SPG Credit Cards? on Facebook]( [Meet the People Using Air Miles to Reunite Migrant Families]( By Otis Wright on Aug 21, 2018 06:00 am In Daraa, Syria, Tarek al Shbli was a teacher. “We were just honest and poor people,” he said in a recent interview. But when the Syrian conflict, then in its second year, came to al Shbli’s doorstep in 2013, there was no question about whether he and his wife and three children could stay. “It’s ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Meet the People Using Air Miles to Reunite Migrant Families on Facebook]( [Marriott Integration Update: Where Things Stand At the End of Day 3]( By Nick Ewen on Aug 20, 2018 07:30 pm I’m sure that this past Saturday, August 18 was circled on many of your calendars — I know it was circled in red on mine. That was the day the fully unified Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and SPG loyalty program was set to launch as one. While it did (technically) happen, it hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing, ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Marriott Integration Update: Where Things Stand At the End of Day 3 on Facebook]( [Don’t Forget This Document if You’re a Chaperone for an International Group Trip]( By Darren Murph on Aug 20, 2018 07:00 pm This one applies to families as well as coaches, chaperones, or any other adult in charge of getting a minor that isn’t a part of their family overseas and back: Make sure you bring proper documentation. Given the responsibility that immigration desks and airlines globally have to detect and stop human trafficking, there’s an increasing ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Don’t Forget This Document if You’re a Chaperone for an International Group Trip on Facebook]( [Going to Beijing? You’ll Find the City’s Cleanest Skies in a Decade]( By Katherine Fan on Aug 20, 2018 06:00 pm Beijing’s notoriously smoggy atmosphere is the bluest it’s been in a decade, following a decisive push by the government to combat air pollution. 📷 @cingy5984 Peaceful. #TempleOfHeaven #Sky #History A post shared by Beijing Insta (@beijing_insta) on Aug 18, 2018 at 6:43pm PDT Data from July 2018 showed that pollution levels averaged 44 micrograms of ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Going to Beijing? You’ll Find the City’s Cleanest Skies in a Decade on Facebook]( [Last Chance: Earn 65k Points With the Southwest Priority Card]( By Sarah Silbert on Aug 20, 2018 05:00 pm Chase recently launched the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card, the first premium-level Southwest card in the Chase co-brand lineup, with a $149 annual fee. It’s offering a sign-up bonus of up to 65,000 points — 40,000 points after you spend $1,000 in the first three months, and another 25,000 points after you spend a total ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Last Chance: Earn 65k Points With the Southwest Priority Card on Facebook]( [Male Passenger Faces up to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault of Seatmate]( By Jessica Puckett on Aug 20, 2018 04:30 pm A male Spirit Airlines passenger has been convicted of sexual abuse for undressing and fondling a woman flying next to him on an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit in January. A federal jury convicted 35-year-old Prabhu Ramamoorthy on Thursday of sexual abuse on board an aircraft for digitally penetrating the victim, the US ... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Male Passenger Faces up to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault of Seatmate on Facebook]( [Great News: Marriott Makes Positive Updates to Existing Travel Package Certificates]( By Nick Ewen on Aug 20, 2018 04:00 pm Over the weekend, Marriott announced a conversion chart for existing certificates from the pre-integration Hotel + Air packages. In addition to withholding information until after it was too late for certificate holders to make an informed decision, Saturday marked the start of a month-long blackout period for using these certificates or making changes to existing ... 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