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CategorySave the Date – Washington DC Travel Hacking 101 Dinner
Anyone in the Miles and Points game will tell you – meet-up events are great for networking with fellow mile, point, and travel folks. So, Richard Kerr (Founder of the
5-3-2016 BigHabitat gets contacted by IRS, banned from Cardpool, Reselling Tax Infographic
Eh tu, Cardpool?
Well the gift card sites just don’t seem to like me. Yesterday I didn’t receive the usual quick electronic delivery from Cardpool, and after waiting all day I
A great 7% CD offer, and the opportunity cost when reselling
Noah found this great nearly 7% CD through NRL Federal Credit Union. You might even be able to fund it with a credit card.
Its awesome. Don’t get me wrong. If I
04-30-16 – This may be the worlds crappiest phone; but it gives 100-200%+ back in Kmart Sears points
While Sears and Kmart have been pretty much gutted for any worthwhile electronics deals, periodically they put some garbage for sale and entice you by giving you gobs of Shop
04-28-16 BigHabitat catches up on reader mail… and gets Banned by Saveya, but why?
You know one of the hardest parts of returning to work (or blogging) after a long vacation – tackling that full inbox. And I had quite a few unread emails.
And
The Travel-Happiness Equation
We are lucky enough to travel more often most people would dream to (except for the readers of this blog, of course). Having returned from two weeks in Spain and Italy just a
2016-04-28 What really happened to BigHabitat?
Folks, its been a long time since the last post. But if you’re reading this, you probably already knew that.
And there’s been some speculation about what really to BigHabitat and
YTD Spend 2016 vs 2015
I finally got around to checking my spend using Mint, and ran a quick and dirty this year vs last analysis. It seems that despite it being the end of
Kickstarter to Document Inflight Meals
Nik, who writes Inflight Feed, has launched a Kickstarter to put together a film focused on, you guessed it, airline cuisine, specifically, inflight meals.
He’s shared a num..
Daily Getaways Is Starting!
I said, “I wish we had more Hertz points” and Carrie said, “when is Daily Getaways?”
So I just googled it and it starts tomorrow, Monday, April 4th! (Everyday the new
#TBT Ireland 2003: Be Careful What You Wish For
I thought it would be fun to tell a #TBT Ireland story today. This is one of those stories with a clear moral I’ll share up front: Be careful what
Review: Japan Airlines Business Class 777-200 Haneda to Bangkok
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
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Amazon is doing more than just getting into the Air Cargo business
I wrote a few months back that Amazon was looking into getting into the Air Cargo business, with interest for some 767 cargo freighters.
Well, it doesn’t look like that’s where
Amazon Associates closed my account!
Consider this a word of warning for anyone with an Amazon Associate account.
Background – Amazon Associates
Amazon Associates is an affiliate program by which you can earn a p..
Amazon’s latest tactic to internal theft at Fulfillment Centers
I love using Fulfillment by Amazon, I really do, but it can also have its bad days. I (and others) may lament over how a particular fulfillment center in Tennessee
21 days to the end of the world- Norwegian Sun and Puerto Montt
For our two week sojourn on the Norwegian Sun, our sights were firmly set on the destinations, not the on-board experience. For the sake of this post, I will quickly recap
Announcing the next Maryland Meetup – 12 March
I had discussed this with a few folks at Ed and Jeanne’s recent meetup that maybe it was time to do another Maryland Meetup. Through a purely democratic process (I think),
The Art of the Buttonhole Napkin
I can’t remember who taught me about the napkin button-hole. I think it was my father, after all, he took to the buttonhole napkin immediately on our last Lufthansa First
Brief Sunday Round-up – Chase Freedom Changes, Seychelles Flights, LAX TBIT Connector, United’s MPX App
I’m still catching up on things, and after a late-night Reselling Podcast (to be published on Tuesday), I thought I’d share some of the things that I’m fighting through jetlag
Best Hotel Rewards Program [InfoGraphic]
We made an InfoGraphic a couple of years ago for the Best Hotel Rewards Program. But since it has been so popular and helpful to people, we wanted to redo the
Why is reselling so attractive to the MS world?
As I keep my finger on the pulse of the game, and MS in particular (by reading TBB) I’ve heard of this thing called ‘Reselling’. Apparently it is the future of
The Winner of the Short Fuse American Airlines SWU Giveaway
Yesterday I posted that I had a giveaway for 1 American Airlines SWU. Today I have a winner, using random.org to select out of the 28 entries.
Which belongs to reader
Short Fuse: American Airlines Systemwide Upgrade Giveaway
You could be here!
I think everyone who reads Tagging Miles knows that I enjoy flying in the pointy end of the plane. So each year about this time, I have