A report surfaced yesterday indicating that a bipartisan effort is underway to ban tourist travel to North Korea. The proposal is the result of the detention of several US citizens by the reclusive North Korean government. For years North Korea has made a habit of detaining American citizens to be used as bargaining chips. The congressional effort to create a North Korea travel ban seems well-intentioned, but is it the right thing to do? North Korea Travel Ban &... Read more

Welcome to the One Stop Travel Roundup from Points, Miles, and More. Your briefing on important happenings in the world of travel, airline miles, hotel points and more. American Express has launched a very attractive new small business credit card. The Blue Business Plus card gives cardholders 2x Membership Rewards Points on all purchases across the board with no annual fee. Tripadvisor readers have ranked the Top 10 best landmarks in the world. Angkor Wat in Siem... Read more

Welcome to the One Stop Travel Roundup from Points, Miles, and More. Your briefing on important happenings in the world of travel, airline miles, hotel points and more. According to MarketWatch, the flashier the card, the lower the self-esteem of the cardholder. We’ll have to agree to disagree with MarketWatch on that one… Qatar Airways new business class, Qsuites, is taking flight with the product being flown from Doha to London in June. Make sure to take... Read more

Welcome to the One Stop Travel Roundup from Points, Miles, and More. Your briefing on important happenings in the world of travel, airline miles, hotel points and more. UBS is the latest entrant into the premium travel card market. We’ve got a detailed breakdown of the card to help determine whether it’s right for you. CBS News has ranked the top 5 hotels for dog lovers. The Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Chicago came out on top. Newark... Read more

I came across an interesting startup that provides incentives for business travelers to save money. Business travelers are often tempted to get a more expensive flight or hotel if it is more convenient, or simply to get more miles and points. Of course, this does cost your company more money – money that they are interested in saving. Enter Rocketrip. To put it simply, Rocketrip incentivizes you as the employee to book a cheaper trip and... Read more

Welcome to the One Stop Travel Roundup from Points, Miles, and More. Your briefing on important happenings in the world of travel, airline miles, hotel points and more. Southwest Airlines has proclaimed adding flights to Hawaii are a “priority” and may be part of the plan for 2018. It is likely that Hawaii routes would be announced in 2018, but not launched. Don’t forget the deal to get 10,000 bonus American miles via purchases with four partners... Read more

Welcome to the One Stop Travel Roundup from Points, Miles, and More. Your briefing on important happenings in the world of travel, airline miles, hotel points and more. Southwest Airlines has ousted JetBlue as the top airline in the J.D. Power North America Airline Satisfaction Study. This is the first time in 12 years that JetBlue hasn’t taken the crown. Travel & Leisure has ranked the best food cities in the United States. New Orleans came out... Read more