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Wrapping up the 2020 TPG Awards and looking forward to next year Nick Ewen © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. We’ve officially reached the end of the 2020 TPG Awards! Over the last several weeks, we’ve given out 12 readers’ choice awards, handed out nine editors’ choice awards, held multiple live events and published over 50 arti...

The two awards during Hotels & Destinations Week went to Hilton Honors, winning the trophy for Best Hotel Loyalty Program and Best Hotel Cobranded Credit Card (for the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card). It may seem strange for a premium travel card with a hefty annual fee to take home an award during a year when many people aren’t traveling. However, with the automatic Diamond status, annual statement credits and the limited-time changes Amex made in light of COVID-19, readers clear...

Cruise-line winners in the 2020 TPG Awards Readers’ Choice categories Nick Ewen © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. In case you missed this morning’s announcement post, today marks the start of Cruise Week at the 2020 TPG Awards — and there’s a lot to look forward to for all of the cruisers among our readers. But what better way t...

Your guide to Cruise Week at the 2020 TPG Awards Nick Ewen © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. © The Points Guy Cruise Week banner for the 2020 TPG Awards Welcome to Cruise Week of the 2020 TPG Awards! Today marks the start of our fourth and final week for this year’s awards, and we have a full slate of content for our readers — al...

Dec 14, 2020 This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. In case you missed this morning’s announcement post, today marks the start of Cruise Week at the 2020 TPG Awards — and there’s a lot to look forward to for all of the cruisers among our readers. But what better way to ki...

TPG’S most anticipated hotel openings of 2021 The Points Guy Travel Team © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. For the first time in a while, now that viable vaccines are being distributed, many travelers who have been sidelined for nearly a year are starting to feel optimistic. Some people are already booking trips for the summer and fal...

TPG honors Kristin Kitchen, who helped shelter Miami’s homeless during the pandemic Victoria M. Walker © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. © The Points Guy Hotels & Destinations Week banner for the 2020 TPG Awards 2020 has been a tough year, and we can all use an uplifting story as we head toward (hopefully) brighter skies in 2021. A...

Hyatt hotels and World of Hyatt occupy a soft spot in the hearts of many TPG staffers. The one Achilles heel was that Hyatt simply didn’t have as many properties in certain destinations as its peers. However, Hyatt’s been on a growth spurt lately, growing its overall portfolio by hundreds of properties through acquisitions of smaller luxury and lifestyle brands, including Thompson Hotels, Joie de Vivre, a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and more. And now, thanks to these d...

All eyes will be on the nation’s capital this year. For one, it will welcome a spate of new points hotel openings such as the Kimpton Banneker Hotel in Dupont Circle (spring 2021) and, from Choice, the Cambria Hotel Washington, D.C. Capitol Riverfront. Luxury and boutique brands have also announced exciting developments, such as The Dupont Circle, which emerged from top-to-toe renovations in mid-October and the six townhouses at the Rosewood Washington, D.C., which opened late last month. The...

Prepare for travel’s comeback: The 12 hottest destinations of 2021 Melanie Lieberman © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. © The Points Guy Hotels & Destinations Week banner for the 2020 TPG Awards It’s hard to believe that, this time last year, we were putting the finishing touches on our list of the 20 hottest travel destinations o...