(Disclaimer: Click 'more' to see ad disclosure) Hey there, points people! Today, I'm chatting with Allison, the founder of Award Travel Vacations and a lead points advisor at Freedom Travel Systems. In this episode we discuss the best and worst tools for award searches, the best approach a complete beginner should take, tools for selecting the best seat on a plane, tips when working with a more complex booking, and so much more! If you are looking for a card that is often the most popular card within points and miles to jump start earning points towards your next flight, consider the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you’re not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! ➤ Check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card HERE ➤ Waitlist for The Points Accelerator Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:52 - Get to know Allison 03:27 - How to find a flight with points for beginners 05:40 - Allison's favorite award search tools 08:09 - Seats.aero explained 10:41 - How to handle complications and positioning flights 14:01 - How to get your deal with checking bags on different airlines 15:33 - Positioning flights same day or day after? 19:05 - How to handle booking hotels with moving pieces 21:48 - Monitoring hotel deal tips 23:39 - Allison's least favorite tools 27:10 - Using wikipedia to your advantage 28:07 - Utilizing flight connections 29:24 - Lay flats are not created equal 36:39 - Best Chrome extensions for travel 37:00 - Exceptions to the points tool rules 43:41 - Allison's top tip 45:00 - Outro == ➤ You can find Allison Here ➤ You can find Julia through her ⁠⁠Free Course⁠⁠ (includes hotel upgrade email template) | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Credit Card Links⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ ➤ Sign up for the newsletter for exclusive access to free coaching calls! ➤ Ask me a question or request a free award search tutorial HERE! Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.