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 pointsAruba in Mint (lie-flat) for 35,000 pointsBusiness Class to Spain for 34,000 milesYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium Post of the week Either Tom Coumaris - disappearing in-room coffee makers. How do you...

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 pointsBusiness class to Switzerland for 50,000 pointsRound-trip to Punta Cana for 16,000 milesYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post of the...

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 $1,620R/T Emirates Business class to Milan for 108KO/W Business class to Australia/New Zealand for 63KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. The Award Travel 101 Community needs your help If you have an interest in...

 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 straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details. Recent finds...

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 first year. Recent finds include: Business Class to London for 49,000 milesBusiness Class to Seoul for 61,000 pointsRound-trip to Mexico for...

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 milesR/T to Japan starting at 35K pointsR/T Business class to S. America for 41K pointsYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post of the week Duane Rice posted about his “low roller” trip. This is a perfect example of many...

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 40KBusiness class to New Zealand for 63KBusiness class to India and Middle East for 68KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post/s of the week Chelsea Elizabeth News Southwest bookable through Chase travel...

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 promo code “THANKS” for HALF off your first year of alerts. Head to Thrifty Traveler Premium alerts for more details. Recent finds include: United’s...

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: Business Class to Italy for 58KUnited Polaris to Australia for 75KR/T to Europe under $500You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium Post of...

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 and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include: JetBlue Mint to Europe starting at 30KBusiness class to Australia starting at 120K...

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 30KRound-trip to Europe in Economy for 27KBusiness Class to New Zealand for 49KBusiness Class to Tokyo for 60KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post of the week Kevin Wilson - another reminder of...

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 39KFirst Class to Australia for 109KJetBlue Mint for for under $2K R/T to EuropeYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post of the week Angie Sparks - another reminder as to why I love having a cache of...

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 58KBusiness class to Tokyo for 60KPremium Economy to Europe for 36K R/TYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium. Post of the week Elizabeth Holmes Hanes posted about needing to up her hotel redemptions. Was she blinded by...

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 tryVirgin 30% Transfer bonus (Chase) - Through 11/15Amex introducing “family” rules across Delta cards and new Gold card restrictionsAmex refresh of biz gold cardHyatt...

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 include: First class to Hawaii for 31,000 milesBusiness class to London for 61,000 milesFlash Sale for 19,000 miles (Round-Trip) to MexicoYou can...

 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 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide.  Again, you can find them at...

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 out their Google Flights guide.  Again, you can find them at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium Post of the Week Justin Walter had a post about EU261. We...

 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 firsthand experience about whether the cost was worthwhile. News The newest (and second) Capital One Lounge FINALLY opensLimited time increased...

 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, AwardWallet Plus is included in your subscription (which means you get access to next-level strategies for just $5 per month). If this interests you,...

 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 comments what your longest rewards trip was. News Time sensitive stuff that ended the day before this episode released, but that's why you should be...

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 means you get access to next level strategies for just $5 per month). If this interests you, register here. Post of the Week Comes from our Award...

 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 Preferred and closing cards right now. Joe - FINALLY an approval for the Chase Ink Business Preferred with reduced spend for 100K Ultimate Rewards...

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 bonusesAlso Lots of Amex Offers out there - Mike will be taking advantage of the and $20 off $100 at LEGO. Wish I had the $75 off $300 at Hyatt CentricTRIP UPDATES Eric-Family trip to San...

News & Enhanced Offers New month, new offers. Follow the Award Travel 101 Facebook community where we discuss these topics and more: BiltSouthwest PromotionHilton HonorsLifeMilesMarriott BonvoyBask BankTrip Updates Angie - Update to previous podcast commentJoe - Short-notice tripCar rentalGrand CypressThe returnWhat Bonuses Did We Get? Angie - still working on a the minimum spending requirement to Earn 100K Ultimate Rewards Joe - applied for the Ink Preferred. Received 7-10 day...

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 - significantTips for Finding Partner Award Availability - what is it, why do I careShould the Ink Preferred be your preferred travel card - it still has a reduced 100K Bonus offer with reduced spendTRIP...