The Points Pundit
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Ashish's quest to travel the world was fueled by an insatiable appetite to experience language, culture, people and music all over the world.
By using miles, points and loyalty programs astutely, he has now traveled to 6 continents! A marketing executive by profession, he leverages his marketing acumen to analyze the business side of loyalty programs and travel industry trends.
U.S citizens & residents can still travel to these countries
Many countries have shut their borders to tourists from the U.S. In spite of these restrictions, you can still travel to these countries in this list.
You can now book Hyatt suites online with points!
Instead of calling in or dropping a message, you can now book premium suites online by using your World of Hyatt points on Hyatt.com
70k offer for the Amex Gold Card. Are you targeted?
With this offer, you'll earn a welcome bonus of 70k Membership Rewards points on the Amex Gold card, which is 20k higher than the standard offer of 50k.
When will Covid-19 travel restrictions really be lifted?
One day, the news is good, the other day, bad. Such is the complex web of Covid-19 travel restrictions. We're still figuring it out, with no end in sight.
Hawaii extends travel restrictions, delays reopening further
The announcement to extend travel restrictions in Hawaii comes in response to the surging numbers of Covid-19 cases in many U.S states.
How to predict when travel will return to normal
Beyond mere public health and economic data, this is a strong indicator of where the market is heading and when travel could return to normal.
The future of U.S travel, Chase 5/24 expands, Dubai reopens & more
The report provides some vital insights into the future of U.S travel for 2020. That and more as we cover some of the top stories this week.
Southwest aims to resume all international flights by 2021
The CEO of Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly, pointed out that they aim to resume flights to all international destinations as soon as early 2021.
Whistleblower: TSA not doing enough to protect workers from Covid-19
Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak started, over 1,000 TSA workers have tested positive. The agency has also lost six workers who've died due to the virus.
United warns it could lay off 36,000 U.S workers soon
The lack of demand for air travel is hurting the industry as United warned that it could lay off 36,000 U.S workers, abotu 45% of its workforce.