I recently read Ed’s post about finishing off lifetime Hyatt Globalist Status, I felt the need to look again to see where I stood on attaining lifetime Marriott platinum status.Now the challenge of lifetime Marriott platinum status is that it’s terribly difficult to get, because of the requirements, see below:See, not only does it require…
Mark this as the Breaking News of the day. Virgin Atlantic continues to innovate with the Dreambird 1417. This new aircraft incorporates the latest technology for flying. Truly cutting edge technology called “Flapology.” While Boeing has largely been viewed as the leader in innovative wing technology, what with their folding wingtips on the 777x, it sounds…
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A targeted promotion from Chase – Earn 4,000 World of Hyatt Points when you spend $4,000 on your Chase Hyatt Credit Card. How to Earn 4,000 World of Hyatt PointsIt seems like a pretty easy promotion, spend $4,000 between 1 April 2017 and 30 June 2017 on your Chase Hyatt Credit Card, and you essentially get…
After a successful smaller ResellingDOse in Las Vegas, we’re putting together a bigger event–but capped to 65 attendees–the first ever at a hotel! Its a bit of a break from restaurants and breweries, but, I like to keep changing things up. ResellingDO 5 takes on OrlandoThat’s right folks, you read that right, we’re leaving the Baltimore, MD…
Weekend in Taipei: Introduction Review: Eva Air 777-300ER Houston to Taipei Review: Grand Hyatt Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Touring Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport Review: Cathay Pacific Taipei to Hong Kong Review: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong to Chicago Weekend in Taipei: Conclusion We had a couple of positioning flights to make it to…
I happened to see a random Haribo commercial last night, and it brought to mind some random Amazon reviews that cracked me up. First, check out that Haribo commercial:I’m not saying the commercial is fantastic, but, rather, that it reminded me of this review:If that was enough to whet your appetite, check out more reviews…
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…
As I read through the news about the Electronics Ban recently announced, I feel for the many that will be negatively impacted by this. I’m additionally concerned about the risk that this forces airlines to take, with respect to having lithium-ion batteries unmonitored in the baggage hold. But yet, the travel hacker in me cannot…
I written in the past about the big US Airlines (US3), Delta, American and United and their complaints against the three biggest Middle East airlines (ME3), Emirates, Etihad and Qatar. We even had an entire Saverocity Observation Deck Podcast on the topic. For a time, things cooled off. We know that the US3 CEO’s were…