Quick hit: what we think we know about World of Hyatt status transition
In this Monday’s post, I explained why I thought a plain reading of the World of Hyatt terms and conditions made it possible, but far from certain, that Hyatt would
5 Crazier United Mile Stopover Tickets
I promised today I’d post stopovers that were less practical. This is just looking at United stopover examples, rather than focusing on the rules.
If you want to see the rules, p..
Gift Card Promotions 2016 Wiki
Tis the season for gift card promotions! To keep it simple, I’ll keep this gift card promotions list updated daily throughout November and December. I’ll tweet it out when updated.
Complete Map of IHG Rewards Hotels
Updated: Nov 1, 2016
Here’s a labor of love for the travel community. A complete map/tool of every IHG property, viewable by category.
(Click in the top right corner for full sc..
7 (practical) Stopovers With United Miles
Today is 7 Practical Stopover Trips, and Wed. is 7 Crazy Stopover trips.
Today’s version is practical because it’s a complete roundtrip without open-jaws. The post Wed has the cr..
World of Hyatt: more on the Chase credit card and chasing status
Now that some official information information has been released about the World of Hyatt program, I have a few additional thoughts to add to Friday’s post.Chase Hyatt Gold Passp..
Hawaiian Airlines Miles to the Pacific
There are limited redemptions with Hawaiian miles, and only two options for the Pacific. But I’d argue that using Hawaiian miles to/across the Pacific is the best use of Hawaiian..
My List Of Miles & Points Reading: PointBreaks and More!
Keep up on all the miles and points posts I skimmed this week! Here:
The IHG PointBreaks (preview) list is out – the usual junk.
Hyatt Changes Their Reward Program (not bad).
T..
Richard Branson’s thoughts on the hobby, Delta Airlines, Kremlin GPS Spoofing
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
Do NOT Redeem Wyndham Rewards at Timeshares. Here’s Why.
Our 2 bedroom unit at Wyndham owned Kona Coast Resort, which cost $279/week.
I’m doing a session next week at FT4RL DFW about hotel alternatives. Between the Hyatt program chang..
Preliminary thoughts on World of Hyatt
By now you may have heard that in March, 2017, Hyatt Gold Passport is going away. Apparently, it will be replaced by a completely new program called “World of Hyatt.”
One Week Till FT4RL DFW: Last Call!
The swag has been ordered, the menu set, dinner reservation made- let’s do this! FT4RL DFW is just one week away. If you were on the fence about coming, now’s the
Is Elite Status Becoming Unobtainium for the Frequent Leisure Traveler?
I’ve held top tier elite status in hotels and airlines for the better part of the last decade. While I started out earning status mostly from business travel (aka Other
The Scam Economy: ScoreBig edition
It’s natural for travel hackers (and their concerned family members) to wonder, who really pays for what we do? The obvious answer is, “everybody else.” There are enough people b..
Datapoint Pairing for fun and profit
I hope you like the catchy title.. I’m about to ™ it. I stumbled across the Frequent Miler Lab today and the first thing that struck me was the results
Smarter questions to ask your financial advisor
Last night, on Twitter, I suggested a few questions that you should ask your Financial Advisor, let’s explore them a bit more closely here, along with a few more pearlers.Note that
Delta’s 20 Minute Guarantee works even when you don’t pay to check a bag!
Last year, Delta introduced a 20 minute guarantee for checked bags, called “Bags on Time” or “Bag-to-Claim Guarantee” (I’m not quite sure, based on the Terms, so lets just go
Is dental insurance worth the money? It depends.
It’s annual benefits enrollment time, everyone! Dental insurance is not something that gets a lot of attention, possibly because it’s an afterthought compared to health insurance..
Quick note about Barclay Arrival+ redemptions
tl;dr You can only redeem Barclay+ Arrival points against a travel cost if you have enough points to redeem against the entire cost, even if you only want to zap
Hyatt Diamond benefits, ranked
I’m still plodding towards requalifying for Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status after successfully matching to the status late last year. I’ve been intentionally booking towards H..
New United Stopover Tricks! (The Roundtrip Hack)
This post is about the tricks and crazy stopover routes that you can now do with United miles… thanks to their new changes.
Yesterday I talked about the New United Routing Rules.
Earth Spirit Sandals: My $20 Sandal Secret is Now Under $10
I just wanted to take a minute to share one of my faves: Earth Spirit sandals from Walmart. Earth Spirit is now on clearance under $10. They’ve got at least
Episode 40 – Valuing Trips and Opportunity Cost with Noah from Money Metagame
Episode Description
Noah from Money Metagame stops by to settle an old argument with Trevor. In the process, we touch on how to evaluate the