Girlfriend Getaways
Obviously I love to travel. My main focus involves family travel, but there are times when I like to get away with just my husband or as couples or with
Rite Aid Hyatt Promotion: Results and Lessons Learned
Hyatt Regency Da Nang Resort, Vietnam, where we’ve cashed in our Rite Aid Rewards.
After a deal is done, I find it helpful to look over the results and take away
How important is diversifying manufactured spend?
I often highlight a concept I like to call “imputed redemption values:” the dollar cost of a hotel night (after taxes and fees) that makes it worth redeeming that hotel’s
Gift Card Churning – Being Proactive Paying Off
Recently, there was a very good deal for a gift card churn, but the deal is now over. Points were for free. My last two transactions have not posted yet,
Joe vs. Mother Nature
At some point, you just look outside at feet and feet of snow and you just can’t take it anymore. I reached that breaking point last week. I mean, this
Etihad Airways From Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi
This trip was 50% vacation and 50% mileage run. My wife and I had wanted to make it to Egypt, in fact, we had wanted to visit Egypt on our
More good news: Barclaycard Arrival+ no longer rounds up redemption amounts
Barclaycard is the undisputed master in my mind of the marketing technique of “underpromise and overdeliver.” It seems like every month they’re making small, positive changes and..
Must Read If You Are Or Thinking About Being A US Bank Customer
I am a US Bank Flexperks cardholder for a little over 2 years, I like the additional benefits the card offers and the bonus categories. It’s interesting to see that
Could Southwest’s pending devaluation hurt it more than us?
Historically, Southwest has had more simple frequent flyer programs. Back under Rapid Rewards 1.0 they kept it so simple you only needed credits, which had no linkage to fare p..
Luxury Link 40% Off Promo Code: As Good As it Gets
Details from my amazing room at Palazzo Gattini, Matera, Italy, August 2014
Shout out to Luxury Link for my amazing hotel in Matera: Palazzo Gattini. I had a wonderful 3 night stay
New York City Cupcake Tour
We are lucky to live close enough to New York City to visit often. Over the years, we have done many of the classic NYC “things to do” several times
Deal Mommy Fave Megabus Opens Up Schedule Till 5/19. Hello, $1 Tickets!
Who Knew?
Megabus just opened up their schedule all Spring and true to form, every single bus has $1 seats. They go QUICK, so don’t ask, just book. They do allow
TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup: February 13, 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
2-13-15 Groupon 9x Bonus from Southwest Portal; Anthem Free Credit Monitoring Details – Starts today at 2:00pm
Finally, a bone. And a decent one at that. Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping has Groupon with a juicy 9x bonus. And of course these points do count towards that all
Three notes on gift card purchase and liquidation
There have been a couple developments around gift cards percolating around the travel hacking community for the last week or so. Here’s a quick roundup, so readers can use this p..
Gift Card Churning New Vendor Experimentations Advice
Having written this blog for a little over 2 years, I forget to go to the basics. Doctor Of Credit does a great job on his blog and reminding me
#FT4RL is 3 Weeks Away: Come Join Us in Charlotte!
Just a quick note today as I’m setting the agenda for Family Travel for Real Life March 7th in Charlotte, NC. Still a few tickets left if you’d like to
On mistake fares and miles blogging
If you were looking forward to sitting in one of these…
So there was a big mistake fare yesterday – United premium cabin awards were pricing out at like $150 or
Slippery Slope, Party of One: Where Do You Draw the Line?
I’ve gotten some blowback this morning and would appreciate your take. No wrong answers here as I attempt to answer the question for myself, too.
The context: most of you know
The Knowledge
Knowledge is so important, everyone seems to know that, however many people don’t bother gaining it. The value in true knowledge is that it extends beyond the learning event. As ..
Cardpool Surprised Me With The Highest Pricing Tier
The proverbial ink hasn’t dried where my request for higher rates on Cardpool were declined. I am here to report that Cardpool boosted my rates a couple of days ago.
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About United’s latest fare deal
Early today, a FlyerTalk thread popped up with a pretty phenomenal United premium fare from the United Kingdom to many places in some cases for as little as $85 USD.
The Cheapest Way to Get Up and Running With Softcard Mobile Wallet
I’d like to start this post by saying the following:
Softcard, your business model is crazy. There is no way your service can catch on given the hoops that users have