TSA, Uber in Nigeria, American Airlines news
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
Membership Rewards points aren't worthless, but they are worth less
If you follow the miles and points bloggers who churn out a constant flood of material on signup bonuses, you already know that earlier this week there was an untargeted
What You Could Have Done Gaming Discover Apple Pay
Now that we are far enough away from the Apple Pay promotion with Discover, one of the things that I challenged Discover was to ask for my receipts. If you
Apparently your Comenity credit card balance is a secured loan
This is something I hadn’t heard of before: apparently Comenity includes in its T&C’s the right to come take anything you bought with your credit card if you don’t pay
How Vietnam Made Deal Kid Smarter Than Donald Trump
I always wonder how much of our travel “sticks” and although our trip to Vietnam was memorable I certainly didn’t think it would shape Deal Kid’s worldview as much as it has. So
Inside Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One 747
Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One 747-400 visited Boeing recently, and they put together a pretty cool video that you can get to by navigating here, since I can’t figure out
Ebates 15% Cash Back This Week on 250+ Stores Incl Deal Mommy Fave Panasonic
Deal Girl’s performance, captured by the Panasonic ZS60.
Woo Hoo! It’s Ebates Birthday and we get the goodies. Over 250 stores are 15% Ebates cash back this week, with a bunch in
05-09-2016 Ebates 15% – Glorious Cash Back Fest or Big Dud? Up to 48% off $500 on HP.com
Note: if you are not an Ebates member and want to join, please consider using my referral link. You get $10, and I get paid as well.As most of you
The chief business of the American people is business
Cool Calvin Coolidge, in a 1925 address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, told the assembly:”After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They ar..
Save the Date – The Next ResellingDO!
The first two ResellingDO’s were rather well received, having sold out in minutes. While I had originally considered doing the third one in Texas, I came to the conclusion that
Episode 30 – Loyalty and the Freddies
Episode Description
Wherein Trevor, Joe, and the AWARD WINNING Joe Cortez discuss the Freddie Awards and the state of loyalty programs in 2016. Does Marriott
To Fly to the Edge of Space
The Daily Mail reports a plan to do something crazy. To do something perhaps even more crazy than what Solar Impulse set out to do. Fly to the edge of
Cultural differences: putting up with other people’s crap vs. not giving other people crap to put up with
As I’ve mentioned here before, my wife is from Nicaragua. Between being married to her and traveling down there, I’ve learned a bit about Nicaraguan culture. One difference I’ve ..
Travel Hacking, Life Experience and Net Worth
Noah wrote a thoughtful post about how much we are actually saving through travel hacking, as it might often be the case that we become the game, instead of the
Back from the dead!
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Reselling Roundup – Ungating, Virtual Assistants, Portal Points, and EBates Birthday!
So far, these little Saturday reselling roundup specials have been well received, so we’ll keep them going for a few more weeks at least.
Reselling Roundup
I’m hearing consisten..
Section 179 Property, Bonus Depreciation and Regular Depreciation
This topic is particularly useful for those who run their own business, and particular boring for those who do not. Long story short, you might hear about how ‘businesses can
Save 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
Alaska No Notice Devaluation, First 747-400 Crosses the street, Aerostates, Travel Goals, and Free Miles!
Travel:
Melinda on Inside Flyer reports that Google Flights now shows Online Travel Agency (OTA) pricing.
Delta is using RFID tags rather than bar code tags for checked baggag..
Ebates birthday – 15% cashback coming soon!
Ebates sent out a teaser e-mail this evening about the Ebates Birthday celebration next week. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited!
Before I go further: If you don’t
When Choice Points Come in Handy
Choice Points are one of the least talked about hotel reward programs out there, but I find them to be really useful. Besides the the Hotel Bolivar in Rome and the
TBT: Wine Tasting in the Uco Valley
(Throwback Thursdays are a new feature here at asthejoeflies. They are stories from my travel experiences with zero regard to miles and points. Hopefully they inspire you, eith..
Thoughts on the 2015 Freddie Awards
This past weekend, I had the chance to travel out to Las Vegas to attend the Freddie Awards. Its my favorite event to attend each year, and I’m truly appreciative