Looking back on 2014, it was a pretty busy year for me. For starters, Joe and I started this blog – and we both truly appreciate the great connections we’ve made with all of you!From a travel perspective, I had the chance to travel quite a bit, visiting some new (to me) countries, as well…
Yesterday, I saw The Flight Deal post a good deal on American Airlines to Sao Paulo, Brazil.I have a couple American Airlines Systemwide Upgrades (SWUs) – so I thought I’d do a couple of giveaways. There will be a minimum of two winners. In order to qualify you need to: Have a revenue ticket booked…
As I write this, the final moments of the year are upon us. And while some of the western world is still asleep, I find myself working on a task I would rather not: keeping up on the QZ8501 tragedy.Trevor told me about it as we chatted late Saturday night. Since then, I’ve found myself…
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review here and The Grand Hyatt Beijing here. This will be part one of the ANA Flight 1101 -Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) review as I flew in ANA Square (First) Class and my wife…
H/T to Wandering ArameanOver the holiday, I noticed a few folks on twitter mentioning that their accounts were locked out. Of course, my first response was to check mine (because, for one reason or another, I still have miles there, even though they’re approaching skypesos status). Luckily mine was good, but, it appears that United is…
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, and The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review here. Reason for choosing:We chose this hotel primarily because of its location. Its only a few blocks from Tiananmen Square, and there’s an attached mall. We were also rather keen…
Happy Holidays, a belated Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, and apologies in advance for things being a bit light!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…
Once again, as it so happens every December 25th, the western hemisphere seems to move in slow motion. Schools, banks, and many businesses are closed; one of the few times annually nearly all commerce tends to stop. And for what seems like an extended period of 24 hours, the world seems at peace.Of all the days on…
I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t “travel hack” in the truest sense of the word. In reality, I don’t even do what I’m about to talk about, however, I’m going to talk about it for two reasons: Its meaningful for many folks who pay for their tickets but may not be frequent fliers (I’ll get…
Yesterday I tried to clarify American Airlines’ policy regarding their Rewards for Premium Cabin tickets. To say that it was pulling teeth might be an understatement. Luckily, @WandrMe and @TravelCodex saw what I was trying to do and helped to rephrase. Here was my original question: @AmericanAir Clarification on rewarding Premium Flyers. I read it…