Note: I’m gallivanting the world at the moment, so this is likely to be lighter than usual, anticipate to be similar next week. My apologies in advance.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 the…
There’s a great interview that I found rather enlightening in the latest Business Traveller magazine (yes, I still get it in print!) with Hilton Worldwide’s Rob Palleschi, Global Head for full service brands, and Jon Scofield, Senior Director for full service / luxury operations, talking about Hilton actively targeting the Chinese inbound travel market. I…
As we approach the summer’s high travel season, it is a good time to remember that you can hold packages from UPS, Fedex, and USPS. This is especially important for resellers, considering some of the latest opportunities that we seen and those opportunities that the summer holidays avail us to. Between shopping portal bonuses, higher shopping…
Back in April I reported that Indonesia was going to offer visa free entry. Unfortunately, at the time, there were issues within Indonesia that made visa free entry impossible.Via a number of sources, including Bali Discover, The Embassy of Indonesia, and One Mile at a Time, it sounds like visa free entry is now possible.For me,…
American has introduced a new voice response system. They “say” they are making it easier for you. I respectfully disagree, but not without caveats.Before I go into what will inevitably be a rant, let me cover the basics for what American’s new system should allow you to do without talking to a person:Unfortunately for me,…
A couple of days ago, it occurred to me, that Joe and I started Tagging Miles nearly a year ago. I’m not one to make a big deal of things (ok, maybe a little), but I thought I’d take this as an opportunity to say Thank You to all of our wonderful readers, as well as…
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 the positions of Tagging Miles, and should not be considered endorsements. Have a great story we should read? Contact us now and let us know! Travel The…
Increasingly, I’m starting to think maybe it makes sense. Let me give you some background, I keep reading all the great stuff that Chasing the Points is writing about, about how he can get gift cards at pretty decent percentages off, then sell them, essentially manufacturing spending in his pajamas. It’s awfully tempting! But, I’m not going to…
Great news! I’ll be presenting at the Frequent Traveler University’s Advanced session in DC, 21-23 August. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, steps from Reagan National Airport (DCA), and a bunch of great restaurants.All that said, I’m told there are just a few tickets left to the event, and lets…
via Business Traveller, due to an unfortunate fire Rome Airport is cutting back on capacity to 60%. This is the result of a “destructive fire” back in May.The bright side is that Terminal 3 is primarily reserved for Domestic and Schengen (e.g EU) flights. But the fact remains, if you have the option of traveling via…