Understanding Hotel Hustle award alerts
I’ve written quite a few times about Seth Miller the Wandering Aramean and Hotel Hustle, his tool for searching for award space across hotel chains.Like most (all?) his online to..
How to win at the @FTU Blackjack tournament
Next week there will be a confluence of frequent flyer people in Vegas. Apparently there is the FreddieAwards on Thursday and then FTU on Friday/Saturday. Friday evening there i..
Review: Singapore Airlines – The Private Room
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge..
Review: Grand Hyatt Singapore
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge..
Mattress running for Hyatt stays and bonus points
Pure mattress running for hotel elite status rarely makes sense: you only receive status benefits for nights you stay, so the further away from elite status you are, the less wor..
Last Call for #FT4RL on Saturday!
Greetings from Disney World! I’m here for Traveling Mom and doing final prep for Family Travel for Real Life 4 on Saturday. Details are in this post. If you still want to come
You (and I) Have Probably Been Valuing Miles All Wrong.
Quick recap: Miles are dead, yadda, yadda, yadda…
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What’s the value you earned from using your miles instead of buying a ticket in cash? This is an important metric to use;
Review: Singapore A330 Business Class Denpasar-Bali to Singapore
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge..
When a dollar saved is not a dollar earned
You’ve likely heard the adage, that a dollar saved is a dollar earned, or indeed two dollars earned, but how does this amazing phenomenon occur really, and is it ‘magic’
Extend Make-or-Buy Analysis to Your Travels
Miles are addictive. This addiction causes two types of actions in almost all afflicted parties: Greed for more miles and Hoarding of existing stock. Today we’ll discuss the h..
Sales Tax and Fulfillment by Amazon
DISCLAIMER (and you know it’s serious, since I don’t use all caps often): I am not a tax professional. What follows is meant only for “entertainment value.”
The topic of sales
Episode 28 – Interview with airfarewatchdog’s president George Hobica
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss low fares and much more with George Hobica, the president and founder of www.airfarewatchdog.com! Listen to find out more about
My Top Of The Wallet Business Credit Card And It’s Not A Chase Or AMEX
In December, I wrote about the 50% bonus about the Bank of America Travel Rewards and Cash Rewards card. A recap: you need to open a brand new credit card with your business
Seven Reasons Disney World Without Kids is Better
(Apologies for the listicle format, the post just worked better this way.) Greetings from Kona Cafe, where my french press 100% Kona is on its way. I’ll be able to savor
American Airlines celebrates 90 years of Aviation
Lindbergh in a Robertson Aircraft Corporation aircraft, courtesy of American Airlines.
Much like United celebrated a few weeks ago, American Airlines is celebrating 90 years of ..
Best Ranking First Class, Around the world on LCC’s, Parental Elite Status Pauses, Miles and Points go mainstream
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
Reselling via AZ Flips
I think this may be the first guest post on Tagging Miles. I couldn’t be happier that it is Jeff, who offered to write a post on a topic that I think many
When the Fun Stops
If you’ve ever visited Las Vegas, you’ve no doubt seen the constant parade of advertisements run by the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, with the campaign slogan “When the Fun
Hoarding Miles
This post was meant to be written shortly after the Alaska Air Emirates devaluation, but life got in the way. After Alaska suddenly made the miles and points world collectively
11 Items You’ll Wish You Had Packed for a Vacation Rental
This post is written in partnership with Traveling Mom and Vacatia. Opinions, as always, are my own.Regular readers know I’m a HUGE fan of the vacation rental or “resort residen..
More Efficient Sourcing for Resale with ASINSpector
Reselling as a business has a pretty low cost of entry. Perhaps that is why it can be so enticing for folks looking for an alternative means for Manufacturing Spend.
The concept of loyalty and the Wyndham Rewards revaluation
I had an interesting exchange on Twitter the other day with Seth, the Wandering Aramean, who was arguing in response to Trevor at Tagging Miles that loyalty currencies are on a
A Love Letter to Allianz Travel Insurance
Just a quick update today to Deal Dad’s hospital stay in Gran Canaria. Thanks to you who asked about him- I’m happy to report he is doing much better. But