British Airways 100,000 Avios Bonus
The British Airways 100,000 Avios card is back, after a two year hiatus. I want to discuss the details of the 100,000 bonus, and why I’m excited about it.
The exciting
I’m in debt from all these credit cards
It’s crazy. I’ve got so many points, but my imagination has been running wild, and I’ve managed to ‘half book’ enough trips to put some real pressure onto my points
The $20 Rule
I learned a few years ago about Chris Guillebeau’s $10 Rule, and realized that I had already been using a similar approach myself.
Chris’ rule is:
It only took me about 100
Fun with award mapper and Hotel Hustle
There are two free, online tools designed to help make it easier to find the best values when searching for paid or award stays at chain hotels: award mapper and
An update on how to get updates
Save for a spur of the moment rant against Citi earlier this month (tl;dr they suck), things have been slow here at Milewriter.
Life’s been keeping my stress levels just high
$100 a day
I remember back in my traveling days how we’d be so happy to earn $100 per day. It was our goal, and if we hit it, all was well in
Observations from a Hotel’s Executive Lounge
Executive Club Lounge at the Singapore Marriott, courtesy of Marriott.
This past weekend, my wife and I took a very last minute trip to Singapore, partially to partake of the Night
Earn the miles you redeem, redeem the miles you earn
While I didn’t coin the aphorism, I repeat it every chance I get: the least valuable point is the one you don’t redeem.It doesn’t matter how big the portal bonus,
Can tall people get a free extra seat on Southwest?
No, this isn’t going to be a post about tall people signing up for a couple of credit cards and getting a companion pass. Instead, I want to direct your
New Kindle Fire $49- Buy 5 Get 1 Free
kindle fire
Amazon has introduced a new bare-bones Kindle Fire for the holidays at a bare bones price of $49.99. It’s perfect for kids who are begging for a tablet but
Gift Card And Serve Winners
In my last post announcing a giveaway, there would be 2 winners. One was for a Serve loaded with $20 and a mystery gift card.
I took all the comments and
When could you afford a dog?
I wanted to bring in a couple of ideas here, and hope you’ll help me out with how you deal with these questions… the tough one for me isn’t when
Flying Spirit, Cranky about Delta, Innovating in Miles and Points Generation, and lots of Bermuda
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
Is the American Express Rocketmiles deal a dud?
If you followed the instructions in this post, all your American Express cards, including authorized user cards issued by American Express, should now be enrolled in an offer for..
Chase, United sign deal to extend credit card partnership
In credit card news: Chase will continue to offer its cobranded United credit card. The offer will extend the arrangement by several years, though nobody has yet said exactly how..
Portland the Third: Travel with Four
As I mentioned in my parking post (thanks for all the feedback calling me crazy after I said so myself, btw!), we were back in Portland, Maine, our favorite local
Using AA miles beyond flight awards
We tend to do dumb things in the miles-and-points game or hobby. By we, I mean me. Specifically when it comes t0 booking hotels. I plan trips way in advance
3 (Dry) Free Things to do with Kids on the Big Island of Hawaii
A small selection of the Petroglyphs you can find near the Fairmont Orchid in Waikaloa.
Hawaii isn’t cheap. No matter if your condo is only $279 a week, no matter if
How Long Did The Southwest Companion Pass Last Us?
It’s been 1 year since we got the Southwest Companion Pass, and most of our points are gone. So in honor of the 50,000 point card being back, and using up
Optimizing Hilton points and nights earning across cards
In general, I prefer the American Express Hilton HHonors Surpass to the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve. To review, the American Express card’s three big advantages are:issuance by A..
I am not addicted to Amazon
Earlier today I pooh-poohed the Chase Freedom’s earning of 5 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent at Amazon.com in the 4th quarter of 2015. While I do make purchases at
Review: Fairmont Southampton – The room
A few weeks ago, my wife and I visited Bermuda, its a short 2 hour flight from the East Coast of the US, and has beautiful beaches, and is generally,
Do this now: activate Chase Freedom and Citi Dividend 4th quarter bonus categories
Registration is now open for the Chase Freedom 4th quarter bonus categories. It’s also supposed to be open for the Citi Dividend, but as of this writing I have not