I need @Kickstarter to get me to LAX!
In case you live under a rock, and otherwise haven’t heard – TravelCon is happening on February 28th in Anaheim, CA. I’ve been invited there to present, and am a
Hotel Quote Upgrade Voucher Winner
As I wrote last week of my short review of Hotel Quote located in Taipei, Taiwan, I had a giveaway for an upgrade voucher.
The winner is commenter heather
Thanks for participa..
Chase releases Chase Freedom 5x Categories for 2015
Chase has posted a preview for the Chase Freedom 5x categories for 2015, its not a whole lot different. If anything, the only thing that makes it different is that they
Flying the American Air 777-300ER to/from Hong Kong
American Airlines 777-300ER
I wrote this shortly after arriving into Hong Kong, because I wanted my thoughts to be clear and present (of course then I let it sit a month).
From From Forever Stamps to Airmiles
What’s a post on Forever Stamps doing in the Travel section? Sadly it’s not a new trick to make points, nor is it relevant because you might need one for
Staying Connected While Traveling Abroad
Our really special colleague in manufactured spending, Milenomics, wrote a nice piece on how he stays connected online while traveling, his inspiration has me writing about how I..
Targeted Shopping Portal Bonus – Alaska Mileage Plan
Just a super quick post: Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan Shopping portal has a promotion for 1,000 bonus miles after $175+ spent. The offer is targeted, so definitely check your e..
$5 Groupon Bucks Bonus: Lots of $25 Gift Cards at Places you Actually Shop
Just found a fun one at Groupon: a whole page of $25 gift cards that come with $5 Groupon bonus.
Stores include Toys R Us, Whole Foods, Barnes and Noble, Foot
12-8-14 Free Money, Free $10 Bonefish Meals, iPad Deals Live, NewEgg Sync Deal
Alright, here’s a roundup of a few different deals
Sears 6x at American Airlines portal
Yes it’s decent. No it’s not a blockbuster. But my approach to Sears is to buy gift
HOT Starbucks Give $10 Gift, Get $10 Bonus!
Tons of gift card bonuses this season. Now Starbucks is getting in the fun by giving the first 100,000 folks who Send a $10 Gift e-card to a friend using
My Star Alliance Identity Crisis
Dear Star Alliance: I love you, but we need to take a break. I just don’t know who you are anymore – and it’s just not working out.
That’s right –
Chase Credit Card downgrades
In September I wrote about the disappearing Citi Dividend card that you can only get by downgrading other Citi cards. The article is here, and I’m happy to report that
Paying your Mortgage with a Credit Card
I received a message on the Forum from a reader asking me how to pay regular expenses, such as his mortgage, insurance, etc on a Credit Card, and while I
More Awesome News On US Airways Mastercard
The other week, I posted about unexpected news US Airways Mastercard. There was one outstanding question left about the card: I didn’t have complete details regarding the anniver..
How To Use Your One Time Use Prepaid Cards
This post will be a primer and you will need to be in the Saverocity Forum with Level 2 access to continue the discussion. Comments will be closed to this post
Apple has a new credit card with terrible rewards
I haven’t seen much publicity about this one, but Apple and Barclaycard recently launched a new card. It’s officially called the “Barclaycard Visa with Apple Rewards“, (not, you ..
What’s the Value of Elite Status?
American Airlines Elite Status
Later this week, I’ll be flying for the pure purpose of making American Airlines Executive Platinum (EXP) status. I’ve done the math for how much t..
Money Maker On Gift Cards With Chase But Limited To Specific Customers
Redeem 1,850 points for a $25 gift card, the following gift cards are on the 26% sale:
Best Western
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Marriott
Ritz Carlton
For ..
Gap Brands Triple Dip! $20 Bonus on $50 Visa Checkout, 40% off and 7% Cash Back
Time to get some hot deals at Gap brands (includes Old Navy and Banana Republic):
1. Enter through Ebates for 7% cash back.
2. Use code BELLS for 40% off at Gap,
A 1st in 1,000+ Nights: What Would You Do if This Happened At Your $250 Hotel?
Not a bar in sight!
This is a 1st world problem so I owe a Kiva loan.
Here’s the thing: I rant when customers accept bad service so feel obligated to
12-5-14 Amex Gift Cards – 2 pts. / $ on Virgin America Elevate Portal – Why that’s like 4x Membership Rewards Points
Yes, I know the Amex gift card game isn’t what it used to be, when there were 3% and 4% offers, and even fake 40% offers on obscure shopping portals
12-5-14 New Blog Feature – Bet You Did Know! By Jillian the Angel’s Advocate
I’m always looking for innovative ways to improve the blog. And when I say innovative, I basically mean copying what another blog has done, but making subtle changes so that
Weekly Travel News Roundup: 5 December 2014
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