Tagging Miles Portal Updates — Update

Just a quick post to let many of you who have commented, or sent me notes privately first off: Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback, because its important that we get this feature back out for the mile and point community!That said, I’m trying a few different ways to get this reliably out each…

Hyatt

Hyatt’s Award Cancellation and No Show Policy

Hotel chains vary in how they do cancellations for awards, but I would argue that Hyatt’s award cancellation or no show policy has the risk of being really, really painful.  Example of Hyatt’s Award Cancellation and No Show PolicyTake for example, a stay that I had booked in December for SXSW in Austin, which I ended…

DC to Baltimore MagLev

More Progress for a DC to Baltimore MagLev

I wrote a couple of years ago about a effort for a DC to Baltimore MagLev. Well, there is more progress happening; here’s an update: DC to Baltimore MagLevAn environmental study is to be funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and conducted by the Maryland Transit Administration. The grant for the study–$27.8 million–was already awarded.…

Reagan National Airport

Changes coming to Washington’s Reagan National Airport

Later this week, WTOP reports that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Board of Directors will be presented a plan for Reagan National Airport including most notably, moving the National Hall behind security. There certainly is a lot on the MWAA’s plate, between this and Dulles’ continuing agreement with United. Not to mention the Metro connector to Dulles. The…

Glasshouse Inventory

My Experience with Glasshouse Inventory

Glasshouse Inventory provides an exhaustive inventory reconciliation service. I signed up for Glasshouse Inventory’s service mid-2016. I even had them go back into 2015 to see if there were any reimbursements that I had missed. I even thought so highly of Ashley, the principle of Glasshouse Inventory, that I was happy to have her present…

Qatar Airways Qsuite Unveiled

Qatar Airways unveiled the new Qatar “Q” Suite – the supposed best Business Class Suite in the sky, yesterday at ITB Berlin  Qatar Airways Qsuite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yhZDsctiZg   A few observations: Its interesting that there appear to be both forward- and rear-facing seats. Personally, I like this to fly backwards, but I haven’t liked how it…

credit cards for sourcing

My Go to Credit Cards for Sourcing to Resell

Reselling is cool, but reselling when you’re double and triple dipping is even more cool. Given my mile and point background, I rely heavily on mile and point earning credit cards for sourcing. I used to spread my purchases across a bunch of cards, but recently I’ve started to narrow in on three key credit…