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:
- Marshall Jackson (via InsideFlyer) has a great primer on Royal Caribbean’s loyalty program.
- File this loosely under Travel. Andy reviewed Moment Lens for the iPhone 6. They look cool, and the difference in the quality of the photographs is pretty noticeable.
- Airways News has a good article on Baltimore’s impact as a Southwest hub, especially with Southwest’s international expansion.
- Freequent Flyer shares his experience using a Delta Airlines Voluntary Denied Boarding (VDB) voucher.
- Via Business Traveller, Etihad has moved forward their A380 service to JFK. Now you too can fly Etihad’s Apartments and decide for yourself, if it truly is an amazing product.
Miles and Points:
- Nick at PF Digest asks the question: Should Bloggers accept free stuff? His answer may surprise you..
- From the Devil’s Advocate – an update on AMEX Platinum Reimbursements.
- Even more good news about the American Express Platinum card – you can now get complimentary Hilton Gold Status.
- On the heals of these changes, Frequent Miler has put together an AMEX Platinum Checklist, so you can ensure that you get maximum value from your $450 annual fee.
- Milepoint becomes InsideFlyer, I haven’t had the chance to play around with it too much, but, it looks like Randy has pulled in partners like Traxo to offer a comprehensive one-stop site, too soon to tell though.
Reselling:
- Oren reports that MacBook’s can’t be sold as new. This is unfortunate, but not unforeseen. I had noticed in the past that some MacBook Air’s were not permitted to be sold as new. C’est la vie.
AvGeek:
- @AmericanAir’s Taylor Tippet encouraging notes for passengers. A nice welcome after a rough day.
Tagging Miles Posts of the Week:
We continued sharing our Singapore F1 Weekend trip report, and shared a few other interesting tidbits, like how you can enter to win 100,000 Alaska Miles.
