5 Times When Hotel Points Don’t Make Sense- and 2 When They Do
So many trip reports out there tell you about all of the amazing hotels you can book on points. While I’m not immune to the $2500/night redemption I’m finding more and
Surveying Scotland: The Isle of Skye – 11 Photos that will hopefully make you want to visit
I mostly chose the title of this trip report “Surveying Scotland” due to the alliteration. Surveying turned out to be the right verb, though. I once read in Rick Steve’s
Family Travel Hacking Guide 11: The power of miles and points
We’ve completed the first part of the Family Travel Hacking Guide series: how to save money on booking flights with cash. For many, the savings might stop there, and that’s
Surveying Scotland: Hyatt Regency London The Churchill Impressions
I know people don’t care too much about hotel reviews but I still find them useful, so here are some quick impressions of the Hyatt Regency London: The Churchill (what
I don't buy points, but maybe you should!
Every major loyalty program sells their points for cash, normally at a fixed rate through the industry-sponsored site Points.com.For example, you can buy up to 60,000 Delta SkyMi..
Family Travel Hacking Guide: Using Google Flights to search airfare
As we reach the end of our “find cheap flights phase”, it’s finally time to look at one of the most flexible flight aggregators out there. Before we get into
Review: Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
We’ve stayed at the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel a couple times now. While we’d love to say that it is a great hotel, it’s pretty much just a convenient
"Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits" is a beautiful, not-very-useful book
This is a review of “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” by Philip A. Fisher. You can find all my previous book reviews here. If you’re interested in buying a copy,
The Most Important Points and Miles I spent This Summer Were Also the Least Glamorous
Breakfast.
Next week I’m headed to the French and Italian Riveras. I’ll enjoy happy hour with my $2500/Night suite in Cannes and sunbathe on the only private beach in Monte Carl..
Are ice cold beverages an American thing?
Are ice cold beverages an American thing? In my two weeks of traveling around the world, I began asking just that question.You see, first, I started to notice that refrigerators in
FIA a week late, Tons of meet-ups, Traveling safely, Charles Schwab Accounts, Boeing 100th Anniversary!
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 refl..
Travel hacking without spend
While I write a lot about strategies for using manufactured spend to get pay for travel at deep discounts, I know that many of my readers find manufacturing spend to
When You’re Going Where Travel Guides Don’t
Another reason I love Saverocity readers: You love travel as much as I do. More than miles and points, more than chasing the deal, you love travel. So I’m certain
Asiana A380 First Class – My First World Problems
I just ended a whirlwind round the world trip with my father and brother, which was awesome. Our last long haul flight was in Asiana A380 First Class, a flight
Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua
I wrote in January of how I pulled together a trip for my family of six to Nicaragua over Christmas and New Year’s using points and miles. I haven’t posted anything
A Rare Win for Families from Congress and the FAA
Great news for anyone who’s paid to sit next to their kids: the FAA Reauthorization bill just passed by Congress has a family friendly policy change. Children under 13 are
Surveying Scotland: Free activities for young kids in London
One of the benefits of visiting a city repeatedly lies in familiarity. Having visited London multiple times before we had kids, we know our “favorite” places and areas to hang
The real winner of Costco Visa change
You have by now–I hope–no doubt heard that Costco no longer accepts American Express. In fact it is now a Costco Visa world. While I shed some tears, as I
In defense of mileage running for top-tier elites
I have the rather unfashionable view that mileage runs on Delta, American, and United are more likely to be worthwhile for top-tier elites now that those programs are revenue-bas..
MileIQ a game changer for business expenses
I came across a really cool app recently called MileIQ. You set it up on your phone and it tracks your driving activity between business and personal trips. Once it
New Startup
The big announcement is that we’re starting a company (and no, it’s not travel related).
I promised that today I would share more about the business itself. This will be a very
Family Travel Hacking Guide: Using Hopper to monitor flight prices
So you’re looking to expend as little cash as possible on flights. You are getting flash alerts from airfarewatchdog and The Flight Deal and are monitoring flights you are inter..
When deals don't stack
One of the most popular approaches to travel hacking is finding deals that “stack:” when you can apply multiple techniques to a single transaction, you can bring your out of