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 the positions of Tagging Miles, and should not be considered endorsements. Have a great story we should read? Contact us now and let us know!
Travel:
- Paris experienced a horrific terrorist attack this past weekend. Over 100 people were killed. There were bombs, there was hostage taking. It was anything but pretty. Ed shares a part of the whole situation that, I’ll be honest, would not have occurred to me. It’s a good read.
- Australian Business Traveller reports that American Airlines will offer pajamas on their flights to Australia, which is actually consistent with what Qantas does. Kudos for the two to be aligned.
- Australian Business Traveller reports that Marriott will buy Starwood. This could be good, this could be bad, but we won’t know for a little while what the impact on the loyalty programs are. I for one, am seriously thinking about transferring my SPG points to Alaska…
- Dia the Deal Mommy writes about Heroes Vacation Club, a program oriented toward First Responders that provides discounted weekly rentals. It’s great to see programs like this exist!
Miles and Points:
- Frequent Miler reports that Chase is offering an added Chase Freedom category bonus, where between 23 November and the end of the year, you can get 10% cashback up to $1,500 per card.
- Gary Leff reports that this past Sunday, Chase instituted a new change to who you can transfer ultimate rewards points to.
- Seth Miller, the Wandering Aramean, reports that United has discounts on economy award travel to Europe in early next year!
Reselling:
- Oren shares a Public Service Announcement. Peanuts are beloved by Amazon. I got a nasty gram (with a photo!) last year, and was remiss in sharing the same PSA.
- PF Digest analyzes the various BJ’s Wholesale club memberships. It’s an interesting read, although I’m still partial to Costco.
AvGeek:
- Photos from the Dubai Air Show, courtesy of Seth Miller, writing for Airways News.
- American Airlines’ TWA Livery is out of the paint shop, and hopefully flying to an airport near you soon!
- American Airlines will treat the Inaugural passengers on their LAX-SYD flight to a rather pricey bottle of wine. This may even beat Hennessy Paradis!
- Qantas bumps DFW-SYD up to 7 days a week, in April 2016 (it currently doesn’t fly on Tuesdays), of course LAX loses out. Perhaps this is a victim of all the new capacity announcements from American?
Tagging Miles Posts from the Week:
- Beginner’s Guide to Fulfillment by Amazon: Amazon Seller App
- American AAdvantage Announces Long Feared Changes
- Marriott announces deal to buy Starwood Hotels and Resorts
- The power of a Retention Specialist – Verizon Wireless Edition
- Combating and Losing the fight against JetLag
