The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: OW Business Class to New Zealand for 50K RT to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for 40K RT Premium Economy to Europe for 56K Yo…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Recent finds include: Business Class to Paris for 40K Premium Economy to Taipei for $1,994 R/T Business class to Seoul on Korean (Rare find) for 75K You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to Switzerland for 60K Japan for 55K R/T Business Class to Europe starting at 45K You can find these a…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to Europe for 59K points Business Class to Colombia for 64K miles R/T R/T to St. Kitts for $431 You ca…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to Hawaii for 31K French Polynesia for 40K R/T One-way Business class to Paris for 40K You can find th…

Mike returns to discuss his journey down under to skip his 40th birthday. I also share some tips on how I put my trip together to join him for just 52 hours on the ground. The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT…

In this episode, I interview a long-time friend, who was hesitant to open up credit cards for fear of ruining his credit and overspending. Tune-in to hear how he overcame that fear and is now booking his first international business class flights! These aren't the typical domestic carriers a newer Award Traveler might book either (American, Delta, …

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to Europe 55K points Round-trip to Mexico/Caribbean for 10K miles Round-trip to Zanzibar for $885 You …

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Round-trip to Mexico for 11K points Business Class to Southeast Asia for 50K miles Business class to Europe for 55K miles You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium Join us for Ask Me Anything L…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to Europe for 50K points Tapei for 75K miles Business class to Hawaii for $582 You can find these at T…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Starlux Business Class to Taipei for 75K miles Business Class to South America for 39K points Roundtrip to Hawaii for…

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include: Qatar First Class "Nerd Alert" to Australia for 100,000 points JetBlue Mint to London, England for $1,856 round-trip …

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: ANA First Class "NERD ALERT" for 73K Business Class for $2,627 round-trip to India Business Class to Istanbul and…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Round-trip business class to Japan for $1,925 (or 125,000 points) Business class to Hawaii for 55,000 miles Busin…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Business Class to Europe for 55K points Premium Economy to Singapore for $1,249 R/T Business Class to Portugal fo…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Delta One Business Class to Europe for 50K points Cathay Pacific First class to SE Asia starting at 125K points B…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Business Class to Ireland for 50,000 points Aruba in Mint (lie-flat) for 35,000 points Business Class to Spain fo…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Round-trip to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, etc...) starting at 68,000 points Busine…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: R/T Business class to Lima for $1,620 R/T Emirates Business class to Milan for 108K O/W Business class to Austral…

Welcome back to the Award Travel 101 Podcast — from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. Angie, Allison, and Joe jump on the pod to share the 100K Member Celebration Winner, their newest cards, trip updates, and to bring you an Airing of (2023) Grievances! Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent stra…

Allison and Jackie take over the pod to discuss the news and to share more about their recent trip to Rio de Janeiro to see Taylor Swift in concert. The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your f…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: R/T to Hawaii for 24K miles R/T to Japan starting at 35K points R/T Business class to S. America for 41K points Y…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Business class to Paris for 40K Business class to New Zealand for 63K Business class to India and Middle East for…

Justin fell into travel rewards programs accidentally as he was working his way through various casino programs. Listen as he and Joe discuss some of the dead deals of the past to learn more about what you can look for in the future. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. For Black Friday (11/24/2023) ONLY Use p…

Angie's back to catch up on all of the news and to discuss how we can better manage all of our award programs. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Bu…

Award Travel 101 Podcast partner and founder of Thrifty Traveler Premium, Jared Kamrowski, joins Joe to discuss how Award Travel fundamentally changed his life and experiences. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details …

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Business Class to Europe and North Africa for 30K Round-trip to Europe in Economy for 27K Business Class to New Z…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Delta One Business Class to Europe for 39K First Class to Australia for 109K JetBlue Mint for for under $2K R/T t…

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: Business class to Rome for 58K Business class to Tokyo for 60K Premium Economy to Europe for 36K R/T You can find…

Angie's back, and she and Joe jump on the pod to discuss the state of Amex, their newest bonuses, trip updates, and under appreciated award currencies. Post of the week Pam Turla Rule - transferred points only to find phantom award space News Price of CardPointers went up, but it hasn't reflected in our link yet, so worth a try Virgin 30% Transfer …

Sophie and Joe discuss news, their newest cards, trip updates, and how Sophie has transitioned into the travel business. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds i…

Angie and Joe are off traveling this week, so Mike takes over the podcast with community member Erin Kilpatrick to discuss her “mid-life renaissance” this year which would not have been possible without award travel. Thrifty Traveler Premium Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code "AT101" for $10 o…

What happens when you're too loyal to a program - are they loyal back? Angie and Joe discuss developments this week, bonuses they've earned, and prepping for travel. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code "AT101" for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check o…

Angie and Joe jump on the pod to discuss news, their newest card/s, trip updates, and to share the key to unlocking so many more miles/points - BUSINESS CARDS. Post of the Week Anthony Cave - had a very specific question about an upgrade option for a flight for his birthday trip. It highlights the benefits of community with people weighing in with …

Angie is back with Joe to discuss card offers, news, trip updates, and the answer to whether having so many cards will ruin your credit. Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 32 Show Notes The Award Travel 101 Community and Podcast are brought to you by AwardWallet. If you register for our next-level Award Travel 201 Community for $89.99 annually, Award…

Mike joins Joe to discuss his newest cards, news, and their most recent trip to educate members on how to ramp up their Award Travel game. Plus is there a Fiesta in-store? Post of the week This comes from our Daniel Mark Adsit who shared how he put an entire 27-day trip to South America utilizing rewards. Check it out and let us know in the comment…

The Award Travel 101 Community and Podcast are brought to you by AwardWallet. Check out all of the features in AwardWallet Plus which can help you better track your progress and prevent loss or expiration. If you register for our next-level Award Travel 201 Community for $89.99 annually, AwardWallet Plus is included in your subscription (which mean…

Angie and Joe are back to discuss their most recent card bonuses, some of their favorite card perks, and how Joe managed to combine multiple card offers/discounts plus earn rewards totaling thousands of dollars! Post of the Week Shawn Andrew NEWS Lahina, Maui (Hawaii) #Masterthread WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET? Angie - Update on Chase Ink Business Prefe…

POST OF THE WEEK Since Eric is a prominent part of our affiliated Travel Grumps 101 we thought we would look there for a particularly noteworthy post. Amber Moore (Pilot leaving the wrong airport Overhead page) NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS New Transfer Bonuses - Last week Joe and Angie talked about transfer bonuses Also Lots of Amex Offers out there - Mi…

News & Enhanced Offers New month, new offers. Follow the Award Travel 101 Facebook community where we discuss these topics and more: Bilt Southwest Promotion Hilton Honors LifeMiles Marriott Bonvoy Bask Bank Trip Updates Angie - Update to previous podcast comment Joe - Short-notice trip Car rental Grand Cypress The return What Bonuses Did We Get? A…

In this episode, I chat with Special Education Intervention Specialist (and my wife/P2), Jessica Petrovic, about our recent trip to the Andaz Mayakoba in Mexico and how we navigated various obstacles. NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS Tips for Managing Credit Score - Know what goes into it - significant Tips for Finding Partner Award Availability - what is it…

POST OF THE WEEK (from the group) Daniel Mark Adsit - recently did an around-the-world itinerary with 8 stopovers in 7 countries. Checkout his post on how he accomplished this incredible journey. NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS Changes to Citi AA Exec card - increased Annual Fee PLUS fee for Authorized Users Another change to AAdvantage - Rocketmiles and Bo…

Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Use the promo code ‘AT101’ for $10 off your first year at thriftytraveler.com/premium POST OF THE WEEK Susie Buckwald - NYT A…

Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Thrifty Traveler's army of flight deal analysts are searching 24/7 for flight deals so you don't have to. These deals are boo…

Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Thrifty Traveler's army of flight deal analysts are searching 24/7 for flight deals so you don't have to. These deals are boo…

Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Thrifty Traveler's army of flight deal analysts are searching 24/7 for flight deals so you don't have to. These deals are boo…

Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast Finding award space can be tough. Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Thrifty Traveler's army of flight deal analysts are searching 24/7 for flight deals so you …

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 19 Show Notes THRIFTY TRAVELER PREMIUM Get deal/award alerts straight to your inbox. Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Use promo code ‘AT101’ for $10 off your first year. Again, you can find them at http://thriftytraveler.com/premium POST OF THE WEEK (from the group) Mike Zaccheo shared in the group the new C…

THRIFTY TRAVELER PREMIUM Get deal/award alerts straight to your inbox. Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Use promo code ‘AT101’ for $10 off your first year. Again, you can find them at http://thriftytraveler.com/premium POST OF THE WEEK Inga KC - What Level 4: Travel advisory? Inga just returned from Iran flying Qatar Business Class for 70K …

POST OF THE WEEK (from the group) Reva Palmer Cook: anyone need a free husband, LOL? While we kid, this situation is anything but funny. Husband cashed in all their points to pay the bill!! What would you do if this happened to you, and is there any way to recover? NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS Citi 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue through 6/17 Amex Hilt…