It’s barely linked to Uber’s modern persona, but the ride-sharing service began as what was essentially a black car hailing app. The addition of UberX, which allows everyday citizens to act as chauffeurs, came later. In a bid to make the UberBlack option a little more alluring, Uber is making two changes that could tip …
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Eating Your Way Through Tahiti’s Famed Food Trucks
Food trucks are everywhere these days: Head to the Civic Center area of San Francisco during lunch and you’ll find everything from southern fried chicken to burritos to pad thai. Cruise along the beaches of Los Angeles county and you’ll find it tough to chose due to the dizzying area of options. Circumnavigate any of …
Read MoreNew Delta Engine Shop Gets First Repair: Virgin Atlantic Trent 1000
Back in August, Delta cut the ribbon on an advanced engine repair shop at its Atlanta headquarters. As expected, its first engine induction – a Trent 1000 engine operated by Delta’s joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic – occurred this week. The new shop enables Delta to perform maintenance on sophisticated engines. In particular, the next-generation …
Read MoreVisiting New Zealand? Prepare To Hand Over Passwords, Or Pay a $3000 Fine
At the height of the 2017 electronics ban, peak frenzy occurred when it became clear that US Customs and Border Protection could seize your laptop or other electronic device if certain conditions weren’t met. We’ve since moved on to become outraged about other things, but that general feeling of unease is surfacing once more in …
Read MoreUnruly Passenger Arrested After Forcing United Flight Back to London
In this episode of Passengers Behaving Badly — which, by the way, is finding way too much air time of late — a United Airlines flight to Washington (IAD) was forced to turn back to London after a woman on board caused quite the stir. Shortly after departing from Heathrow (LHR) at 12:14pm local time on …
Read MoreReminder: Only a Few Days Left to Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Korean Air
If you missed the shot heard ‘round the Chase Ultimate Rewards universe earlier this month, here’s a reminder: Korean Air SkyPass, a member of the SkyTeam alliance, will cease being an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner as of August 25, 2018. That means that you have but a few days left to make transfers. If you’re …
Read MoreDeal Alert: Fly Premium Select from US to China for $747 Round-trip
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 you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an …
Read MoreHow Not to Waste Your Delta Regional and Global Upgrade Certificates
Amongst the perks of reaching Delta’s two highest Medallion elite ranks – Platinum and Diamond, which we’ve broken down by value here – are upgrades. Specifically, Global and Regional Upgrade Certificates. Platinum Medallion members can use one of their two Choice Benefits selections to nab four of the Regional variety. Diamonds, meanwhile, have a choice …
Read MoreLabor Day Flights Haven’t Been This Cheap In Years
2014. Remember that? Probably not, which sheds some perspective on how long it has been since we’ve seen Labor Day flights this cheap. Hopper Research ran the numbers, and they’ve discovered that flight prices for Labor Day 2018 “are the cheapest they’ve been in four years,” and are down 14% from last year. We all know …
Read MoreSkyTeam’s Best Award Search Tool Returns via Air France
Fret not, SkyTeam flyers: After a multi-month hiatus, Air France’s Flying Blue award calendar search tool is back online. As one of the best options for finding award space across the SkyTeam network — which encompasses airlines like Delta, KLM, Air France and Korean — the tool enables those searching for availability on Air France and …
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