(Disclaimer: Click 'more' to see ad disclosure) 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. Today, I'm chatting with Carissa, a veteran who travels the world while talking about points and miles. In this episode we discuss why the Choice hotel program is underrated, the best ways to transfer points for stays at Choice hotels, how living at an all-inclusive hotel could be more affordable than your rent, and so much more! If you’re in the market to earn more point to travel like Carissa, consider the Chase Freedom Flex Card. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out https://geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you’re not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at https://geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! ➤ Check out the Chase Freedom Flex Card ⁠Here⁠:  ➤ Waitlist for The Points Accelerator ⁠Here:⁠ Timestamps:  00:00 - Get to know Carissa 04:15 - When Carissa got into Choice hotels 08:30 - Ideal scenarios for Choice hotels 09:52 - Best use of Citi points 14:40 - Amazing styles of Choice hotels 19:20 - Choice privileges and Citi points 22:11 - Cheaper to live overseas in hotels than in America 25:35 - Avoiding status FOMO 28:12 - Rio problems 29:15 - Does Choice have partners 34:09 - Beginners should avoid this 35:30 - Easy vs hard bookings 36:17 - Useful tools 37:24 - Fantom availability 38:11 - Don’t make this mistake 40:38 - Roame.travel 42:00 - Outro == ➤ You can find Carissa Here: You can find Julia at: ➤ ⁠Free points 101 course⁠ (includes hotel upgrade email template):  ➤ ⁠Instagram⁠ ➤ Credit card ⁠links⁠ ➤ ⁠Patreon⁠  ➤ Sign up for the newsletter and get exclusive access to sign up for free ⁠coaching calls⁠