Alaska Demolished Emirates Award Chart, then provides Q and A a day later
The big news today (other than Anbang bowing out of the bid for Starwood) is Alaska’s no notice changes to the Emirates Award Chart. This is a big deal. We’re
Miles Are Dead!
Programming note: I’ve been gone for a little longer than expected. Thank you to those who’ve dropped notes to me and messages checking to make sure I still have a
Book it! You’ll have plenty of time to procrastinate later.
There’s no good way to spin today’s awful news (which I fist saw on One Mile at a Time) about the Alaska Mileage Plan devaluation for travel on Emirates. As
TBT: Sunrise on Mount Fuji (Mount Fuji, Part 2)
(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, eithe..
Redeem Wells Fargo "Go Far" rewards for Hyatt gift cards
Maybe you got in on the Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status match in time. Maybe you didn’t.But if you have a Wells Fargo credit card that’s earning 5 “Go Far”
Review: Thai Airways 787-8 Business Class – Bangkok to Denpasar-Bali
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge..
Going by train
I’ve now travelled on a substantial minority of long-haul Amtrak routes, depending on your definition:Empire Builder (entire route, both directions)Coast Starlight (entire route,..
See You Real Soon! FT4RL Orlando is Just 3 Weeks Away
(Insert time flying cliche here.)
I’m so excited to catch up with all of you at FT4RL 4 in Orlando April 23rd. Today’s post has some updated info about the
Review: Thai Airways Orchid Spa and Royal Orchid Lounge
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge..
Anatomy of an Award Trip: Spring Break in San Francisco
If you follow me on Twitter (as you should!) you know I spent last week in San Francisco. It was only upon returning that I realized I hadn’t posted an
PSA: Always Inspect Returns Immediately! #Reselling
I have had quite the backlog from what is informally referred to as “Returnuary“, and invariably, I found a lower cost product, a Brother PT-D210 label maker.
Well, yesterday, I..
Price mistakes are a lot like mistake fares
Price mistakes (for products) are a lot like mistake fares. A couple of days ago, I happen to get one of my automated IFTTT alerts about a price mistake reported
The Pattern
The Pattern is what I call the path of most efficiency, the order in which things should be done. Everything has a Pattern, here’s one you might understand and can
What’s going on at United, more #PaxEx improvements, Reselling tips and tricks
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
If This Doesn’t Make You Buy Travel Insurance, Nothing Will
Five Star Service You Don’t Want
I’ve long been an advocate for travel insurance and usually see some pushback. Objections usually run along “XXX credit card has trip cancellati..
Cancelling a trip due to injury
Forgive the lack of posts over the past few days. After an amazing ResellingDO, I incurred an injury and have been trying to get back from it.
In the process of
The Deal Kids and European Beaches: 6 Lessons Learned
Every time I travel with the Deal Kids I learn something new- or in this case re-learn what I’ve forgotten. Here in Gran Canaria I’ve learned that taking American Kids
Do this now: register for 2016 second quarter cash back bonuses
Second quarter registration is now open for credit cards earning quarterly rotating bonuses, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty lucrative quarter.Chase FreedomBetween April 1 and..
Would You Buy Hyatt Diamond Status For $1375? Juice The Deal You Can Buy It For Less
Today, from View From The Wing, I learned about the latest Hyatt promotion where you stay 25 nights and you will earn 75,000 bonus points.For this thought exercise, we will assume
Episode 26 – Hyatt and Diamond Status w/ FQF
Episode Description
Wherein Freequent Flyer joins us (3rd time!) to discuss the Diamond status freely given by Hyatt, thoughts on how that’s affected loyal Diamonds,
Project Fi vs T Mobile side by side in the Field
I wrote some time ago about the two services offered by Google (Project Fi) and T Mobile, with a particular interest on the travel applications. Both services offer some great
The best domestic first class product, blindspots in miles and points, the possibilities in MS and Reselling
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
You should always book one-way tickets, except when you shouldn't
Not just among travel hackers, but also in the civilian population, the conventional wisdom for a long time has been that it’s usually better to make roundtrip airline reservatio..