Alaska and British Columbia cruise from Seattle
Alaska has been beckoning since we went over 10 years ago, and we returned this time as passengers on the Norwegian Jewel with our toddler.We flew into Seattle, arriving at the ..
12 Free Lonely Planet E-Books and Cheap Kindle Book Round-Up
I was stocking up on free and cheap kindle books and found 12 free Lonely Planet e-books for your enjoyment:
Travel with Children Sampler
Celebrate Rio
25 City adventures for f..
Is Your Hyatt Status “It’s Complicated”? Maybe It’s Finally Time to Break Up
This will be the last post I write about whether or not I’m chasing Hyatt status. Maybe.
Because, well, it’s complicated.And that’s the problem. Status decisions should be pretty..
JetBlue’s Retro Livery, Scary Reselling Risks, Travel Hacking Family Style
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
Why I'm gunning for Globalist
After I wrote last month that Hyatt’s new loyalty program “made the decision easy” to requalify as a Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond in 2016, Joe Cheung at As the Joe
Why are Hyatt Diamonds (me) treated so unevenly?
Since I don’t earn status legitimately, I’ve always wondered what status actually gets you. People like Trevor seem to get treated quite well and even is known at places like
Black Friday Cyber Monday Travel Deals Wiki
I thought it would be handy to have the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals in one post. Please share any you find and I’ll keep this list updated.
Primer – National Rental Car Elite Status
National Rental Car has been my rental car company of choice for the past few years. I started renting with National Rental Car, when my company gave me Emerald Club status,
The (only?) Delta SkyMiles Award Chart
Just as we made a tool, the Delta Miles Calculator, we now put together an award chart for international flights.
People seem to be confused about the difference, so let me
The Impact of Hubs on the 10 Best Airports For Holiday Travel
NerdWallet released a study on the 10 best airports for holiday travel yesterday, and it presents an interesting insight.
First, about the methodologyThe Nerdwallet team analyzed..
Five Things To Do in Sydney
Australia is one of my favorite countries in the world to travel to. Sydney, as the most popular city, is often the city most folks go to for their first
Best Use of Asia Miles (Cathay)
I first wrote a Best Use of Asia Miles in 2013, and the last time was 2014. That’s a mistake because it’s actually an interesting transfer option for Citi ThankYou Points.
I think
Review: Park Hyatt Sydney
This is a long overdue post, as it was just about a year ago, that my wife and spent our anniversary at the one and only Park Hyatt Sydney.The Park
My Borgata Black Label trade up experience
For quite a while now My Borgata Rewards has been running a status match program called “Trade up to Black Label.” New My Borgata Rewards members who show elite status
Attention Airlines and Hotels: Loyalty is a two-way street
The first frequent flyer program, American Airlines AAdvantage program was launched in May of 1991. The first hotel loyalty program was Holiday Inn, in February 1983, Marriott es..
4 Travel Hacking Skills that Led to Camp Mom 2017
I began FT4RL with a quick “state of The Hobby” chat in order to drive home the fact that everything changes but nothing changes at the same time. The “nothing changes” refers
Non Sequitur – Inspiration to be better
I had a fun tweet last night to my friend Freequent Flyer, who offered me inspiration to be better in his post on Thursday. In reality, he offered that inspiration
Float 2.0 Sitting in the Pocket
Float with regard to spending (manufactured or otherwise) is the basic premise that you retain enough cash to pay your bills at any moment. The concept is designed to protect
Qatar Transit Visa, Reselling, #FT4RL, Inside the new Trump Hotel DC
Author’s note: On Tuesday, 8 November, the US elected a new president (in reality, the result was announced in the early hours of 9 November). It happened. I have an
DC Local ICE National Harbor Discount Tickets
Today only code “GET20” for 20% off up to 3 times, on any local Groupon deal. DC Locals, here’s a fun one: ICE! Discount Tickets at the National Harbor. You know
What is a nation?
I am an American. My parents were born in Oklahoma City and San Francisco. I was born in Arkansas. I was raised in Montana. I may be just slightly less
My taxonomy of travel hackers
Last weekend I took a quick trip down to Dallas to meet up with blog subscribers, and also managed to fit in a Friday happy hour with folks in town
American AAdvantage Program Updates – November 2016
American Airlines continues to release AAdvantage Program Updates, as we move toward the “go live” of a few new aspects of the program, previously announced in June.Just a brief ..