Well, I'm going to Europe
As much as it pains me to say this, having dropped out of the formal labor force a few years ago, for the last few months I’ve been busy.The bulk
Householding, the Chase 5/24 rule, and your points and miles strategy
If you’ve worked in database marketing, you may be familiar with something called “householding”. Householding is simply about grouping individual customer records into household..
Disney World Resort Reviews: The 12 Disney World Resorts I Don’t Recommend
After close to two months at Disney World in the last eighteen (and over twenty Disney World Resorts stays) I’ve come to appreciate staying on site. Benefits include extra magic..
Paid flights are not a strategy for earning redeemable miles
This week as the blogosphere erupted like a school of piranhas around the bloody calf of the American AAdvantage devaluation, I quipped on Twitter that “‘Where to credit your pai..
Free, isn’t really ever free, in Manufactured Spending
A couple of days ago I had an interesting conversation that turned toward manufactured spending, with my friend, who runs the Facebook Group Travel Hacking 101.He had shared the ..
Elite Status – Leaving AAdvantage for Spirit Airlines
American Airlines AAdvantage changed their program yesterday, and while the revenue based earning isn’t great, it was their introduction of Elite Qualifying Dollars that makes it..
Upromise has some in-store offers worth knowing about
I don’t do a ton of online shopping, and the Upromise card is not in my wallet, but Upromise is an interesting enough program that that I do make use
American’s AAdvantage Program Changes – June 2016
American Airlines is making changes to their AAdvantage Program, and they are not pretty. This is of course, a follow-up devaluation to the one announced November, 2015.
There a..
Everest as a metaphor for Aspirational Travel
Back in February, I saw the movie Everest while flying back from Iceland (in economy of all things). I found the movie to be the right level of background, plot
RUMOUR: No more pro-rated annual fees with American Express
Check your American Express statements everyone – starting September 1, 2016 annual fees may no longer be partially refunded if you cancel your card before the full year is up.Ac..
Start Preparing for Amazon Prime Day 2016!
A few days ago Amazon sent out a reminder to Start Preparing for Amazon Prime Day 2016!While most of the action will be toward the bigger resellers who received invitations
Earn valuable points, or expensive points?
I’ve been messing around with shopping portals for the past few days, which is always a good opportunity to reflect on deeper questions about the miles and points lifestyle.Manuf..
Provence on Points: When a Category 6 Hotel is a Better Value Than a Category 1
I’ve been doing a fair amount of tinkering with my Provence on Points* trip this summer and wanted to share my lessons learned with you. 4,500 Thank You Points and dropping a de..
United’s new business class experience, strategies for travel with fewer points and miles, giving up status
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect
Integrating an Accountable Plan with S Corp
An Accountable Plan is something that a company adopts in order to manage employee reimbursable items. In general, such a plan means that the employee’s expenses are not conside..
My Memorial Day Weekend Flying – Intro and By the Numbers
I just got back from a spending my Memorial Day Weekend flying around the block (so to speak), over the long weekend. It was mostly a mileage run, to maintain
Review: Wingtips Lounge New York JFK
A quick review of the only Priority Pass lounge at JFK’s Terminal 4 – and the only Priority Pass lounge in the entire airport besides the KAL/Air France lounges in
Introduction: Race to finish in Stockholm
It’s time! I’ve been training for the Stockholm marathon off-and-on for the past 3 months, and it’s hard to believe the big weekend is finally here. I chose Stockholm for no
The Dick’s Sporting Goods credit card is totally lame
A few days ago I wrote about my brief experience with the Gander Mountain credit card. To my surprise and delight, the piece went viral and I was featured on
Why I’ve Stopped Chasing Hyatt Diamond
Happy June! Summer’s start seems a good time to evaluate my travel strategy for the year. As I look back and forward, one thing is clear: whether I planned it
The supposedly “disturbing” truth of how airplanes are maintained
Most major aircraft maintenance now takes place overseas, in places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China. But the real question: should we care?I recently ran into an article, fr..
The Gig Economy – up to Level 11 and beyond
Sorry for the recent absence on posting, I’ve been tied up with a few other projects, building some pipelines, here’s a few thoughts on what I’ve found. And while MS isn’t
Making travel free
In my experience there are two broads ways people tend to view the benefits of travel hacking. For fun, let’s call the two groups “budgeters” and “savers.” Their behavior is