I’m finding myself traveling to the Middle East, or more accurately, through the Middle East a whole lot more than I used to. I’m noticing others flying to or via the Middle East as well. So far as I can tell, here are a few reasons: The three major airlines – Emirates, Etihad Airways, and…
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! Planes, Stays,…
I just received an e-mail from Hyatt that they’ll be giving Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond and Platinum members free premium wifi starting in February. You can reach the press release here. While the press release is old, the e-mail just came in.Ok, that’s it, just a quick post, but now there’s another reason to have…
I first saw this shared by @airlineflyer, but didn’t get the chance to share it until half or more of the blogosphere shared it. Usually I’d refrain, but I had to share this for two reasons. I’m a huge Sir Patrick Stewart fan – whether its as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Professor Xavier, or various Shakespeare…
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business Class, The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review, Touring the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan, The Grand Hyatt Beijing, and the Hyatt Regency Mainz. IntroductionIn the course of…
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business Class, The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review, The Grand Hyatt Beijing, and the Hyatt Regency Mainz.I’ll be the first to admit, I hate fish. Maybe hate is…
A couple days ago I read an [old] post by Tim Ferriss on how to be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports, Swiss Banking, and Crossing Borders. Who wouldn’t want to be Jason Bourne? I mean, aside from people hunting and wanting to kill him.The post was centered around Neil Strauss’ Emergency: This Book Will Save Your…
We had the opportunity to visit the Hilton Seychelles Northolm when we took advantage of an Etihad Mistake business fare from the Seychelles to Dublin. Reason for choosing:We chose the Hilton Seychelles Northolm for a few reasons, the first was that at the time, the only options we had on points were 2 Hiltons, and 1…
It’s the first news round-up of 2015! This week’s edition includes mistaken identities, airplane videos, and a whole other mess of stories you need to read over the weekend.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…
One of the best pieces of advice about finding award space that I could offer is – find the most difficult leg of the itinerary, and work from there. There are a lot of tools available online that can help in finding award space, but not all of them are robust enough to think of weird permutations…