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Travel:

Kathy, who writes Will Run for Miles learned something interesting. Secret Flying, whom I think we have all noticed as a new kid on the street, over the past year, seems to copy other fare deal sites. The positive of this is, that Kathy highlights other original sources of airfare deals – ones that I’ll be watching, and you should too.
Grant shares how you can update your Global Entry account online when you renew your passport.
Ed asks: Should AirBNB Be illegal? I’ve never stayed an an AirBNB, but I have friends that feel they are the best thing since sliced bread. The thing I hate most about this situation is the fact that most conflicts are resolved with a middle ground. Hopefully AirBNB and New York State can find that.
Its probably too soon to tell what the impact will be, but, I think this graphic says a lot:

Brexit Results

Miles and Points:

Gary Leff shares the results of a federal government study on frequent flyer programs. The key take-away is that the government is taking notice of these “no notice changes,” and hopefully they will put some teeth behind the enforcement, that notice must be given.
The Mileage Plus X app is great – but be careful on how frequently you use it. Vinh shares a story of someone who generated 5 figures in less than a week, and had his account frozen.
Earn 1,000 more United MileagePlus miles with a $250 purchase through the MileagePlus Shopping Portal (and you know how much I love shopping portals!)
Costco switched to Visa this past Monday. If you haven’t already maxed out your 2nd quarter Freedom 5x, you have another option!
Further to the point – FrequentMiler analyzes the new Costco Visa – it looks enticing! That said, his conclusion is the same one I had come to some time ago, when I received word that my Fidelity AMEX was moving to a Fidelity Visa (it’s almost like they planned this!).

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There are a lot of countries in the world that US Citizens can travel to, with either a visa on arrival, or without the necessity of a visa. But, there are also a lot of countries in the world that do require a visa. For many, this ends up being a big pain, and believe me, I’ve gone through it myself.

In 2012, I traveled to Brazil (back before the whole “originating in Brazil” was as big a deal, I think), but before I could, I had to get a visa. Now, I live under an hour from Washington, DC, where the Brazilian consulate is, so my first thought was that I could just do this myself. No big deal, right? At the time, I was commuting past the city every day, what’s a quick stop two times, a week apart? Well, that all sounds great in theory, but the experience of driving into downtown DC, and finding that the consulate was really similar to the DMV, if you don’t believe me, here’s a photo I found on Yelp (although this one is the Consulate in Miami, a little more artsy than DC).

Brazillian DMV - pulled from Yelp

But there is an easier way!

You see, I happened upon a post from one of the big guys, probably Gary Leff, about Allied Passport and Visa, a business that does the DMV-like waiting and running for you, so you don’t have to! I’ve used Allied a number of times since, and have been quite pleased each time. In fact, most recently, I had to request a rush on visa’s to Vietnam (more because I’ve got so much travel between now and when I’ll actually go to Vietnam, that I couldn’t be without my passports for too long), and while I was expecting a week or ten day turnaround, Steve and his team turned our passports around in under 4 business days.

Given my numerous positive experiences with Allied Passport, I reached out to to Steve Gempeler and he graciously offered a way for you, our awesome readers, to get a discount should you decide to use their service.

You can go to Allied Passport and Visa, and put in the just write a note on the request form, that you referred by Tagging Miles, and you’ll get a $10 discount on your order. Full disclosure: I don’t get any commission on this, rather, I asked that Steve give you the reader, the full benefit of the discount.

Have you used a service for your passport or visa before? Please share your thoughts in the comments.

Brexit, Mileage Plus X App, USG Studies FFP’s, All about Costco, AirBNB

Travel:

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Traveling Overseas? Need a Visa? Here’s a solution with a discount

But there is an easier way!

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