Watching and Learning from the #MelbourneCup in Australia
I don’t really know a lot about the Melbourne Cup, in fact, I didn’t even know such a thing existed before I left Brisbane a few short days ago.
But my wife
American Express cards I'm thinking about
IntroductionWhen I say that I don’t chase signup bonuses, it sometimes gives readers the impression that I don’t apply for new cards or that I don’t think signup bonuses are
Get Hotel Award Availability Alerts
This is a review of Hotel Hustle, the coolest hotel tool ever. Oops, I guess that spoils the review summary.
As I’ll explain in the next couple of weeks, I owe a
Review: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong to Chicago – First Class – 777-300ER
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend
Review: British Airways Terraces Lounge – Boston Logan Airport
Review: Cathay Pacific Boston to Hong Kong – Business Class – 777..
Is the Chrysler MasterCard credit card the worst automotive credit card out there?
I wasn’t even aware before today that there is such a thing as a Chrysler credit card–and it turns out there’s a good reason for that.
The card is issued by
What is left In North America post-British Airways 4,500 avios award?
Last week, I asserted that British Airways taking award the 4,500 Avios point award in North America was not the end of the world.
I may have been shortsighted. For my
Drinks in Vegas, and a giveaway!
Next week I’ll be flying out to Vegas to attend TravelCon2. It’s going to be a great event, and I’m really excited to meet up with a lot of the
Mexico City Dia de Los Muertos in Photos
In honor of Halloween, I wanted to share some pics from Mexico City. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is actually on November 2nd and in Mexico
Highlights From the First #FT4RL Twitter Party- Which Won’t be the Last!
I have a lot of crazy ideas. Like deciding I could interest enough of you in a travel conference. Well, three FT4RLs later here we are! In the same vein
10_30_15 Discover portal claws back non-Discover purchases; Raise Take 5% off Ebay cards, 20% off first Jet.com order; Staples 25% off one item
Periodically Raise.com offers “Take5” promotions where they offer 5% back on selected gift cards (enter code at checkout). Usually these are restaurants or clothing stores and n..
FT4RL, American’s Beijing Mistake Fare, Reselling, and @frequentmiler experiements with Discover
Greetings from Down Under! This week, and next week’s roundups may be a bit lighter than usual, as my wife and I are celebrating our anniversary on a round the
Blasting out Min Spends in Min Time
Due to a rare medical condition, I am unable to MS more than 1hr per week. Any longer and my left eyelid starts to twitch uncontrollably. This makes post App-O-Rama times
A high-end card nobody talks about: the UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card
While it’s a lot of fun to write about the same product as 30,000 other bloggers, such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred or the Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®, it’s als..
All the ways to follow Tagging Miles
I like to travel, heck, I hope you do to! But when I do travel, I’m not always able to post as frequently as
I’d like to. I do try to
Review: Cathay Pacific Singapore to Hong Kong – Business Class – A330
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend
Review: British Airways Terraces Lounge – Boston Logan Airport
Review: Cathay Pacific Boston to Hong Kong – Business Class – 777..
Twitter Party Tonight! Join #FT4RL at 9PM EST to Talk Family Travel
Another one of my crazy ideas coming to fruition: I’m hosting a Twitter Party about Family Travel for Real Life (#FT4RL) tonight (10/29) at 9PM EST. We’ll chat for 30
Social Engineering And What It Can Do For You
When I was pursuing my master’s in Information Security, I took a class called “Web and Internet Security” and thought it was the best class in the program. One of the topics
Daddy and Daughter in D.C. – Flights and a Fun Friday
Ready to go!
My wife and I decided to split the team and take two separate trips this past weekend. While she took our four month old son down to Charlotte
The Titans of the Airline Industry
Last night, I read an interesting article by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), about Emirates reaching to their 30 year anniversary. While normally these articles are just inter..
British Airways takes away 4,500 Avios Award in North America – Not the end of the world
Twitter, the blogosphere, heck the entire miles and points world is up in arms over an e-mail British Airways sent out this morning. Here’s the quick version (aka the one
Replacing Hilton Surpass
IntroductionI like the American Express Hilton HHonors Surpass card, which gives 6 HHonors points per dollar spent at gas stations and grocery stores, for the simple reason that ..
10-27-15 Working the HP $50 back on $250 Amex Sync offer for up to a 24% return; Portals; $20 to join Upromise
Notable Portal bonuses –
HP.com: 10% cashback through Upromise. More on this in a minute.
Kohls: 10x through Rapid Rewards shopping or 8x through United (may be more for card..
Things that stood out to me from #FT4RL
This past weekend’s #FT4RL was a great way to spend it. I learned a great deal, and met a lot of great folks. I already shared some initial thoughts. But