Oh P2- What Did You Do?
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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 73KBusiness Class for $2,627 round-trip to IndiaBusiness Class to Istanbul and beyond for 45KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium Post of the Week Zee Stacy received a 1099 from Chase and was quite concerned. Is this normal? News Delta card changes - are the changes all bad?Marriott promo - promo runs February 13 - April 29Trip Updates AngieBoys trip?Montana?Canada or San Diego?Slovenia and CroatiaMikeNew Orleans - used World of Hyatt points and AAdvantage milesPancake Run canceledAustralia!Work travel - Capital One Vs Centurion Lounge.What bonuses did we get? AngieWyndham Rewards Business Earner - Denied Capital One Venture X Business and P2 got Amex popup (meaning no welcome offer) on Amex Business GoldCould the Bank of America Alaska card do the trick? If not I’ll use my 0% APR cards and my Amex Hilton Business to earn a FNC for my upcoming large spendMikeAmex Business Checking - Capital One Venture X - Chase Ink Cash - always a perennial favorite in the Award Travel 101 communityNext card… Bonvoy Brilliant?Highlight feature: Getting Player Two (P2) Into Award Travel What is a P2? Do you have to be married?Keep it simple! Mike started card labeling for P2 and she still struggled, so now strategy is KISS (Chase Freedom Unlimited and Chase Ink Unlimited)Keep P2 in the loopSet a dollar thresholdTeach shopping portalsSuggestions from our P2’s: “tell me which card to use”Tip of the week Marry a P1 (kidding). Shopping portal strategy for valentines day presents.  Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at [email protected]. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024, and we’ve opened up a few more tickets for members! To learn more visit Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! on Eventbrite Support the AT101 Podcast/Community
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