NYC: Radisson Martinique, The Ride, and a Birthday Wish
We are fortunate enough to live relatively close to one of the greatest cities on the planet. I have been visiting New York City since I was a kid myself,
Quick hits: American Express gift card denominations and Smart & Final
I’m enjoying lovely San Diego but wanted to share two quick hits that passed my desk yesterday.TopCashBack tracks multiple $2,000 American Express gift cards in a single orderBac..
Mountain Collective – Small Price Raise, Still Great Value
I have raved and written extensively about this ski season ticket a lot in the past, but it really is an excellent deal and one of the few ways to
10 Unique and Unusual Places to Stay in the USA
Do you ever get tired of staying in the same kinds of hotels vacation after vacation? Are you adventurous, fun, and a bit quirky? Do you like seeing places from
Iberia Plus requires a positive points balance to search oneworld award space
Iberia and British Airways, two of the airlines that use Avios as their rewards currency, have long had a number of differences in their award charts. British Airways charged each
When are more points worth more than fewer points?
Back in January I posed the rhetorical question, “Should all manufactured spend go through American Express gift cards?” and outlined a number of practical problems with using Am..
Quick hit: Hotel Hustle Hot Rates
I’m fond of saying that what travel hacking needs is more facts and less data. Much of affiliate blogging is taken up with listing transfer partners and earning rates, without co..
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup: April 10, 2015
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
If US Bank is trimming the fat, is Flexperks Travel Rewards next?
Plenty of digital ink has been spilled about the May 28/31 Club Carlson devaluation, including here, and there’s not too much left to be said. However, one thing has been bugging
Note on booking Delta flights with Alaska miles
One of the great things about Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program is the ability to both credit paid flights operated by American Airlines and Delta Airlines, and redeem Mileag..
The May/June Club Carlson devaluation makes it just another middling hotel loyalty program
Before I get to the meat of my analysis of Club Carlson’s recently-announced devaluation, allow me to briefly mention my general approach when it comes to credit card rewards:I p..
Episode 6 (4/5/15): On American Express
Nothing says America like Puff Daddy and O’Hare
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss all things American Express – changes, credit card strategy, the Membership Rewards program..
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup: April 3, 2015
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
Yes, the new Wyndham Rewards program will be great
I saw yesterday morning that Shawn at Miles to Memories had taken a crack at comparing the much-beloved Club Carlson rewards program with the just-announced changes to the Wyndha..
What's the point of class-of-service bonuses?
With the 2015 division of US airline loyalty programs into revenue-based (Southwest, Delta, United) and distance-based (American, Alaska) models, deciding on a primary carrier an..
Trailing interest charges: the silent killer
Every travel hacker knows that interest charges (and annual fees) are the flip side of credit card rewards. You may earn 2% on the front end when paying with a
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup – March 27, 2015
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
British Airways Avios Suddenly Missing from Accounts
Most notably, MINE!
Apparently, British Airways has to decided to further enhance their customer service by making a bunch of people’s Avios go missing. Since I’m not on Twitter ..
Anatomy of an Award Trip: City of New Orleans
As teased in yesterday’s housekeeping post, I’m headed to New Orleans for a week! Here’s the scoop:Getting there: a family bedroom on Amtrak’s City of New OrleansAmtrak operates ..
Blog housekeeping for March 26, 2015
A few quick notes on the site, feel free to skip if this stuff bores you.WELCOME SAVEROCITY READERS!Matt, the benevolent dictator/head honcho over at Saverocity, recently reconfi..
Onward from Madrid, Dublin, Berlin
Last week I wrote about the three transatlantic British Airways partners that, due to the distances involved and the fact that taxes and fees are low on these routes, make
Some Simple AA Credit Card Mistakes You Probably Know to Avoid
Update: Literally 5 minutes after I posted this, I got an e-mail from AAdvantage saying programs would start combine on March 28 (though no real details).
Most are savvy enough to
I love Uber, but they are seriously terrible
The private ride-coordinating app Uber exists for a single reason. It’s not the ubiquity of smartphones and it’s not the rise of the freelance economy. It’s the fact that taking