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! Nonsequitars Richard…
We stayed at the Hyatt Capital Gate on our way to Bangkok in May (just before the Thai Military’s Coup).Reason for ChoosingThe Hyatt Capital Gate was close enough to the airport that it made sense to try it out, plus we needed to start getting Hyatt nights this year. Besides, it was a new hotel…
I’m late in posting this, primarily because my eyes have been glued to Twitter and forums like this. But let me get to the crux of the matter.The General Debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly is a time when world leaders are offered the opportunity to address the body of the UN. NYC Aviation…
I’m not sure what is up, but today Frontier’s crazy deals as well as what is becoming a regular occurrence with Norwegian Air Shuttle, are all over the blogosphere.I won’t go over the deals, many folks have them, such as The Miles Professor, Mommy Points on Frontier, and The Reward Boss on Norwegian Air Shuttle. To…
So I returned from a trip around the world (ok, like 3 weeks ago). In the course of this trip, my wife and I stayed at three of the primary hotel chains–SPG, Hyatt (x2), and Marriott. Of those 4 hotels, 3 out of the 4 provided us with beautiful upgraded rooms. I suppose that makes sense,…
A little background: this past August trip we made our fifth trip to the JW Marriott Khao Lak. It had become one of our favorite locations and hotels over the years. I’ll get around to pointing out some changes later but felt that you all might like to hear about this piece of paradise.Reason for…
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! Do Now…
On the face, this looks like a nice, caring things that Marriott is doing. “The Envelope Please” Initiative, which is actually A Woman’s Nation initiative created by Maria Shriver, is designed to: Encourage and enable hotel guests to express their gratitude by leaving tips and notes of thanks for hotel room attendants in designated envelopes…
Just a quick update from some notable things over the past few days. Southwest to fly to Costa Rica from Baltimore/Washington International AirportSouthwest Airlines announced that they will start service from Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), starting March 7th. This news from multiple sources, but the one I’m citing is the…
I happened to see a tweet on a (for me) busy Friday afternoon that struck me. The Fadeout of the Mileage Run http://t.co/C3eV5bEHqX— George (@FlyerTalkerinA2) September 12, 2014 George tweeted it, but its actually to a New York Times article by Josh Barro. The cliff notes for the article are this – Mileage Runs don’t make…