My most ambitious mileage run ever – #90minturninCAI
This past weekend, my wife and I embarked on our most ambitious mileage run ever. We flew from Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Doha, Qatar (DOH) to Cairo, Egypt (CAI), and back, with
Saverocity Observation Deck Ep. 2 – I Would Walk 500 Miles
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss feet and feet of snow, the United Mistake fare, flying Southwest, and…Atlanta? Fung Wah 4life.
Episode Notes
In this episode we discuss the..
Introducing the Saverocity Observation Deck Podcast!
So Joe and Trevor from Tagging Miles and I have combined forces to create a hot new podcast – the Saverocity Observation Deck. We had a great time – we’d
Target Launches RedPerks Reward Program: Now in Select Markets
Just saw some news that will interest many of you: Target has launched RedPerks, a new rewards program app, in select markets. It’s not in DC yet, but you can
What is a Southwest Companion Pass?
For a United States based and focused family travel blog, I feel that it is my duty to reinvent the wheel and write a post about the Southwest Companion Pass.
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup – February 20, 2015
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
FT4RL2 is going to be awesome! I guarantee it!
Family Travel for Real Life, or FT4RL, is coming back! I wasn’t able to make it to the first one but it went so well that Dia decided right away
Disney World Hotels Win: The Surprise Thank You Note
Best. Junk. Mail. Ever.
This is an unexpected entry in the Souvenir Stories series.
February is a bucketful of suck. The last time it was this cold in DC was in 1934:
Arriving in Cairo and Keeping an Open Mind
This is a continuation of the “vacation run” – a 50/50 mileage run / vacation my wife and I took to Cairo in January, 2015. Previous posts include: Etihad flight
More weird Hilton HHonors pricing
I’ve written before about “odd” pricing of Hilton premium room awards. Based on my research, I concluded that irregular pricing occurred when a hotel has a high enough fixed valu..
My Recomendations To Read Around The Internet For This Week
I missed last week with a few posts of what I think are valuable articles to read.
So, there’ll be a few more in today’s review:
On Wall Street Journal, bloggers earning
3 Days in New Orleans: Introduction and Outbound
Entering New Orleans
Disclosure: I have credit card links in this post for your reference. None of them are mine, none pay me a commission, and there are likely better offers
Discover It Miles offers 3X on all spending! Worth getting?
Via Doctor of Credit I learned about the latest and greatest offering from Discover: the new Discover It Miles card. It’s essentially a 1.5% card, except Discover is currently of..
Secure and Keep Your Chase UR Without Paying an Annual Fee
We’ve introduced some of you to the Chase Freedom (Preferred) card here this week on Milenomics. Today I want to go a little deeper into what you can do with
Make the most of your miles! Award booking strategies for Southwest flights.
We’re going to try to dive in to strategies for booking award tickets on various airlines. First up, since we picked up an additional two months of schedule this morning,
Why I’m a fan of Qatar Airways
Many who know me, know that I’m a big fan of Qatar Airways. In fact, nearly half of my American Airlines Executive Platinum status is going to be earned on Qatar Airways
Direct Trenitalia Route From Fiumicino (FCO) to Venice
Trenitalia has introduced a direct train line from Rome’s Fiumicino airport to Venice, and that is great news for travelers entering Italy through its busiest airport. If you’re..
Etihad Lounge Hopping and Flying Abu Dhabi to Cairo
This is a continuation of the “vacation run” – a 50/50 mileage run / vacation my wife and I took to Cairo in January, 2015. The first post was: Etihad flight
What I Would Never Do In This Hobby (Returning Products)
In the world of manufactured spending, there are avenues that I explore that are really grey. Some people find it uncomfortable, others would find it totally within their realm. I
Rocketmiles Whopping 5,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards 1st Stay Bonus
Just got a head-turning offer from Rocketmiles: Earn 5,000 Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards bonus points with your first booking by 2/22. I don’t see a “stay by” date so it
Gift Card Churning Reader Questions And Answers
In the last few weeks, I’ve received a handful of questions that I hadn’t previously covered in any of the posts and with the Merits of Gift Card Churning I tried
Saverocity Observation Deck Ep. 2 – If I Could Walk 500 Miles
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss feet and feet of snow, the United Mistake fare, flying Southwest, and…Atlanta? Fung Wah 4life.
Episode Notes
In this episode we discuss th..
Upgrade Your Chase Sapphire Preferred and Earn 7,500 UR (or more!)
Today I’ll go over a way to supercharge your Chase Sapphire Preferred, earning 7,500 or more UR along the way. I’ll go over why this is the ideal time of