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CategoryIHG Fall “Accelerate” Promo Q&A
IHG is back with another great promo. This is a big promotion where you can get 50,000 points for 3 night stays, or 2 free nights from 4 nights. Although
The Best Credit Card Formula
Which credit card should I get? Probably the simplest question I don’t really see explained super simply. You have top 10 lists, or lists of credit cards… but the best credit
FAQs of IHG: The value of IHG points, is status worth it, upgrades, buying points and more…
I’ve been taking note of the common questions I get about IHG, and I get a lot since I live in IHG hotels from time to time. Hopefully this post answers all
Administrative and Site Updates
It’s amazing that we celebrated our 1 year anniversary of Tagging Miles just two short months ago. Since then, and really before then, we’ve been working on some things just
8-17-15 Target Deals – 10% off Ebay Gift cards; 10% off all Electronics. Staples Ipad deals
Target 10% off Ebay gift cards
Pretty self explanatory… These gift cards come in the form of a code you can use for pretty much anything on ebay except for more
Site & Tools for Planning Travel Details
Besides all the miles and points planning, I use some tools that help me find my hotel, find the right bus, and all the details I normally don’t write about.
Normally, I
Ask Tagging Miles
Have a burning question about points and miles? Wondering if that credit card offer really is a good deal? Not sure how manufactured spending works? You’ve come to the right
8-16-15 A nice Dell resale deal, HP Deals, Sams Club VIP, Vacation Technology woes
Hi all! I know you have been waiting for some deals. It’s been crazy busy at work getting ready for a vacation, so while I was doing some deals, posting
Italians, Americans and a Croatian get into a Carshare
A few weeks ago we ended our 12 nights in Belgrade, Serbia and we got a blablacar to Sofia, Bulgaria. Blablacar is one of many carsharing/carpooling sites that are big in Europe…
2 Years of Publicly Posting Our Spending
2 years ago we started keeping track of every dime we spend and posting it publicly.
Although the idea of living out of hotels came earlier, the goal in keeping track
My 3 Part System for Earning Miles and Points
I’ve talked about my general strategy for earning miles and points before, but I think I’ve refined it, and I wanted to do a post just on this prioritizing aspect of
Egypt, Land of the Most “Free Hotels” (and Cheapest)
Get 9 nights here from 1 card
This is not a joke, Egypt has the cheapest hotels I’ve seen. And partly because of that, there are ample opportunities to get free hotels.
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7-30-15 A good day… to buy a computer at Staples for 20% off. Today only. Better than MOARC!
Here is a new and interesting coupon for the Staples arsenal…
Now because this includes computers, I contend that this is better than the infamous MOARC coupon (e.g., 25% back in
July Travels: Ex-Yugoslavia
I’m pretty excited about the Balkans right now and the ex-Yugoslavia countries, so much so that I decided to split the July post into two, July Expenses, and this one, July Trave..
July Expenses
July started where June ended (duh), in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I can not say enough good about it. So I decided to break the travel & expenses into two different posts. I’ll go..
Best Use of Hilton HHonors Points
Hilton points are by far the easiest hotel points to earn via credit cards. 6 points per dollar at select stores on the Surpass, and over 15 different credit cards are out
My Presentation From #ResellingDO With Notes
I opened up my draft presentation to review for some folks attending the #resellingDO for questions on the day of the event. There seems to be more people in attendance
[Master List] Hotel Award Charts
Simple, but I had a new idea for a resource. I went to get a Hyatt award chart and noticed none had all of the options in one place. None.
IHG PointBreak (Jul 27 – Oct 31)
The PointBreaks Preview is out and will be fully bookable Monday for stays Jul 27 – Oct 31.
You can find the list of hotels here. But it’s essential to know a few
AA LAX-SYD Flight On Sale Monday, Inside Emirates’ Catering, Cruise line to buy a Dreamliner, Routes known only by #Avgeek
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
Stop using the phrase “opportunity cost” poorly
*This post was actually written and rewritten months ago and exile is giving me an excuse to finally publish it. Hope it doesn’t offend anyone, because I’m pretty sure half the
Everyone in this hobby is bad at math
Right now I’m quasi-exiled and as I said, this week I’ll have some pre-written posts. And in the case of today and tomorrow’s posts, I wrote these (as one post) awhile
The Single Best Use of Marriott Redemption: Hotel & Air Packages
I’m absolutely convinced that there is one use of Marriott points that is by far the best. The value of miles is always greater than hotel points, but in this case, you