Travel & Leisure

Top Five Ways That It Pays to Have a United Explorer Card

By Steven I. Green 12 hours ago

When shopping for the best credit card, you must consider what is essential for you. Every traveler will want a card that can help make traveling easier. The United Explorer Card is a great credit card for any United Airlines fan or traveling fanatic. 

With a bevy of rewards available to you, it is almost like United is paying you to use their card. 

What Does a United Explorer Card include?

United pays around $463+ in savings for every cardholder each year, excluding the savings on flights, discounts, and bonus miles.

Let’s break down this number by looking at the top five perks aside from the miles. 

Every United Explorer cardholder gets their first checked bag for free and one for a companion booked on their card per flight. Since the first checked bag fee is $35 with United, this cost would be up to $140 a flight. As a … Read More

Strong air travel recovery in US, Europe, Latin America but Asia lags

By magenet 17 hours ago

International air travel has been making a strong recovery this year, with the exception of the Asia-Pacific region, which is “lagging significantly behind,” according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

“Last year, international travel was at about 25% of where it was in 2019. First quarter of this year across the globe, it’s up 42%,” Willie Walsh, the director general of the industry body, told “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday.

“In fact, what we’re seeing is very strong growth rate in some markets, from the U.S., Europe, Latin America, all touching around 60%.”

For example, United Airlines’ shares added more than 3% in extended trading on Monday, after the company issued an update on its second-quarter outlook.

In contrast, air travel in Asia is “only about 13% of where it was in 2019,” Walsh added.

China is still pursuing its zero-Covid policy, with Shanghai and Beijing tightening restrictions on

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7 New Music Festivals | Wander With Wonder

By magenet 2 days ago

Whether it’s hip-hop, rock, psychedelic music, big festivals, or niche ones, this guide to 7 new music festivals has something for everyone.

Everyone is ready to let some steam off in 2022, right? As you are considering returning to some of the big events, consider some of the lesser-known ones. Maybe it’s time to step away from the mainstream and return to the roots. These seven music festivals will take you back to the very beginnings of the great ones and rekindle your spark for the love of music festivals. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be at Glastonbury Festival in 1970, then wonder no more. There is absolutely a way to get a taste of that right now with one of these seven new music festivals. 

When We Were Young

Emo and Pop-Punk fans rejoice! Your favorite artists are coming to Las Vegas this Fall.

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Melvin Capital doubled up on Amazon in the first quarter

By magenet 2 days ago

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