The latest Skytrax Airline awards were announced at the Paris Air Show, and I have to say, I’m left wondering whether Skytrax Awards are perception over reality. Don’t get me wrong, I agreed with most of Skytrax perceptions with regard to airports. Skytrax Awards BackgroundSkytrax Awards are largely revered within the industry. Traveling around Asia…
In what is an excellent example of cooler heads prevailing with respect to the electronics ban, it appears that the US Pre-Clearance Facility in Abu Dhabi does in fact provide sufficient security to allow electronics to fly in the cabin. The large electronics ban has been ongoing for far longer than I think any of us…
Many credit cards offer opportunities to earn miles and points from signups and putting spend on your credit card. So you put your regular—or organic—purchases on your miles and points earning credit card, but if you’re like me, you find that the miles just don’t add up quickly enough for that next planned trip! So…
Last week the Blogosphere was rattled with news that Chase Fairmont Visa holders would have their cards converted to Chase Sapphire Preferred cards in August. For some this may not be so rattling, but, Fairmont, like SPG, attracts a rather dedicated bunch. If you don’t believe me, just check out my review of the Fairmont Southampton,…
The Weekly Travel 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 the positions of Tagging Miles, and should not be considered endorsements. Have a great story we should read? Contact us now and let us…
Its an idle Thursday night here on the East Coast, and so of course, no one expects something that may be borderline best ever, but Ebates and TopCashback came out with something to blow our socks off. 10 Percent Cashback on Walmart.com! You all know by now that I love shopping portals!Update: Doctor of Credit reader Calvin reports…
Joe Cheung discusses Hosted Media Previews with Leslie Harvey of Trips with Tykes on this episode of the Saverocity Observation Deck. https://soundcloud.com/asthejoeflies/episode-58A few highlights:Leslie talks about how Trips with Tykes came about, and her style of travel hacking. She offers insight on flying Frontier as well–interestingly enough my folks flew Frontier a few years ago and…
I am not often an advocate of buying miles, but there are times when it makes sense to buy miles. This promotion may be a good time to at least consider whether its a good time to buy miles. Buy Alaska Miles at 2 cents per pointRight now Magazines.com is running a promotion where you…
Three years ago today, Matt gave Joe Cortez and I an amazing opportunity to start Tagging Miles. Joe’s since went on to do bigger and better things with FlyerTalk, but he’ll always be part of the Tagging Miles family. So today, I thank you, our awesome readers, for 3 awesome years! It has been wonderful to…
If you’re flying Southwest Airlines today, enjoy a drink on them in celebration of their birthday! It’s Southwest Airlines Birthday!I just happened to be flying home from Austin this morning and noticed in the cocktail menu that 18 June is Southwest Airlines’ birthday and that is a good enough reason to have a free drink…