BBVA Compass NBA Amex Marketing Fail
The bad news–from a professional basketball standpoint anyway–is that I live in Charlotte. The good news is that the credit card industry has given me a reason to care about
I Will Be Attending ResellingDO And Also Presenting
It took me a little bit to figure out if I was attending the first ever ResellingDO because I was switching my job and I couldn’t figure out the best way to
Delta Airlines attempts to speed up boarding with Early Valet
Airlines have tried for ages to figure out the fastest way to board a plane. In fact, other heavyweights such as the Mythbusters have dissected the issue, testing out in
Do this now: Discover it double cash promotion
Via Doctor of Credit, Discover is currently offering a potentially lucrative promotion: for the 12 complete billing cycles after registering, they will double all the cash back y..
Gift Card Granny Adds An Awesome New Feature
Gift Card Granny added a new feature. Can you spot it?
If you saw the Flash Deals, you are correct!
I’m not sure when it went live, but I just saw it.
Club Carlson 25% Off Points Rates Latin America/Mexico/Caribbean for Everyone Through 12/31 (And a Glitch Creates Sweet Spot in Panama Today Only)
Casco Viejo, Panama City
If you have the Club Carlson Credit Card, I’m sure you know that today’s the day the last night free benefit goes away. However, there’s a silver
The Best (Miles/Points) Page On The Internet
The goal behind what I’m about to share is this: anyone who cares about miles and points at all needs to only bookmark this one page.
This page will be the
Did I make a mistake with Club Carlson Aruba?
In a flurry to book last minute reservations with Club Carlson I went for 4 nights (2×2) at the Club Carlson property in Aruba for February 2016. The theory was
[Temporary Post] Right Now Club Carlson BOGO Bookable /w New Rates
This is a temporary post since this is not a deal blog, but this is interesting. Yesterday I booked tons of hotels with the Club Carlson benefit of a free night
Cardpool Limits Online Redemptions Causes An Extra 30 Minutes To The Challenge
I wrote in my first update to the 20kChallenge that eBay saved me a piece of the second $10,000 that I need to spend. I purchased almost $5,000 worth of
Travel Withdrawal
@Jeanne23 sounds like a confession at church: “forgive me father, for I have sinned. It has been 20 days since my last flight.”
— Michael (@real_jetsetr) May 25, 2015
My nam..
Master Chart of Earning Miles & Points From Credit Cards
For my “Cheapest Miles To” series, I pick a region and make a chart of cheapest mileage options. Then I go over all the best options, discounted mileage options, maximizing stopo..
Barclay’s Upromise Changes Their Bonus Structure Again
I wrote about the Upromise bonus being increased temporarily in early May. The good Doctor of Credit noticed something I didn’t realize when we went to press:
participating Upr..
Great Award Availability on British Airways to London around Christmas and New Years!
A little birdie was kind enough to share that British Airways has loaded the 777 (and thus increased award space) for the Austin-London-Heathrow route.
The first reference I coul..
Dear Deal Mommy: How Many Days for Disney World ?
The Deal Kids getting up close and personal with their DisneySide.
I’m happy to help with travel dilemmas whenever I can and encourage you to reach out with this Dear Deal
Impending Club Carlson Devaluation, #AvGeek Knowledge, Pursuing American EXP Status, Citi Thank-you and some Plastiq
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
Doing The “Planning Ahead” Thing
Due to the Club Carlson devaluation, I figured I would go ahead and actually do that thing where you like… plan ahead. Basically the value of Club Carlson points will
PSA: If you structure transactions, the government will ruin your life. Don't do it
I’ve shared a couple news articles on Twitter recently about people being charged by the federal government with structuring transactions.In the first case, after being warned by..
Down to the wire: booking speculative Club Carlson vacations, with examples
As faithful readers know, in the next few days the Club Carlson program will undergo two catastrophic devaluations: co-branded credit card holders will lose the free last night o..
Singapore Airlines’ newest special livery
Courtesy of Singapore Airlines / Business Traveller
Courtesy of Business Traveller, Singapore Airlines has unveiled a very cool and colorful looking livery (on not one, but two A..
The Definitive Hotel Rooms for Families in Europe Post
Schloss Grubhof in the Austrian Alps: $84/night via EVR, my top tip for family hotel rooms in Europe.
It’s a question I’m asked often and have answered piecemeal but never in
My Second Update To The 20kChallenge
Our challenge of who can efficiently spend $20,000 to hit the 150,000 Membership Rewards from the American Express Business Platinum card is ongoing. Last week, I gave a short up..
Rocketmiles Extra $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1st Booking: First 100 Only
Just got a head-turning offer from Rocketmiles: Be one of the first 100 customers to book your first hotel on Rocketmiles and get a $50 bonus Amazon.com Gift Card. That’s