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Award Travel 101

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Post of the week

Charlie Hagadorn a feature in the paid version of seats.aero one of the award search tools called rooms.aero saves big bucks!

News

• Elevated American Express Business Platinum offer
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith is now bookable with Hyatt points
• Lufthansa First class bookable with LifeMiles
• New rules/laws/protections

Trip updates

• Angie
  • Return flight from India
  • Updating Southwest Companion
• Joe
  • New Hilton on Clearwater - may use Free Night Award

What bonuses did we get?

• Angie
  • Authorized User card offers
  • Hilton Free Night Awards have been deposited
• Joe
  • Working on 10X bonus on Business Gold for 14X

Highlight Feature: Nice to Meetcha!
We just returned from our meetup in San Antonio for Fiesta. There were over 150 Award Travel 101 and members from the Award Travel 201 communities in attendance.
Speakers:

• Justin Vacula (Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast) blew everybody’s minds with creative ways to hit minimum spend and earn status (Podcast Episode 43)
• Toni Perkins-Southam (Forbes Advisor) shared deals over the years as well as the one most important aspects of the Award Travel (Podcast Episode 51)
• Logan Robinson (Aligned Incentives) discussed how to simplify meeting minimum spends
• Ryan Smith (AwardWallet) shared some under-the-radar card perks and benefits (Podcast Episode 48)
• Several of the Chicago Seminars' organizers were there to share updates AND a nice discount for attendees (Podcast Episode 64)

Tip of the week
Angie's story to check what cards are saved in your Uber/Lyft wallets.

• Chase Sapphire Reserve
• Chase Freedom Flex

Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community
For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.

1. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community
2. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
3. You can also email us at [e-mail].
4. Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.

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