Tools of the Trade: How We Earn, Organize & Redeem Points Smarter
Using points and miles to travel for less is what we’re all about … but even two brilliant, handsome podcasters like us (yes, that’s sarcasm) need some help to earn more of them, get organized, and redeem those awards for better travel. So this week, we open up our toolboxes and run through the tools we use to travel better - including a few tools we created for our listeners to use for free! Come to get smarter about points and miles, stay to hear the rollercoaster that is Gunnar’s self-esteem during this episode.
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast · Kyle Potter, Gunnar Olson
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Show Notes
Using points and miles to travel for less is what we’re all about … but even two brilliant, handsome podcasters like us (yes, that’s sarcasm) need some help to earn more of them, get organized, and redeem those awards for better travel. So this week, we open up our toolboxes and run through the tools we use to travel better - including a few tools we created for our listeners to use for free! Come to get smarter about points and miles, stay to hear the rollercoaster that is Gunnar’s self-esteem during this episode.
00:00 - The most annoying person at the party: The person who just got back from vacation
01:54 - Recapping Kyle’s trip to England and Scotland (that we previewed in Ep. 12)
09:25 - Something Hot: The Amex Platinum Lululemon credit & how to use it on gift cards
12:20 - Something Hotter: The Park Hyatt Tokyo was wide-open using Hyatt points!
15:00 - Something Cold: Who is the Amex Platinum for Business Card for?
17:45 - A word from our sponsor: Get max value from your points with Thrifty Traveler Premium
18:50 - The Extra Mile: Our tools of the trade for next-level award travel
19:15 - The tools we use to earn points and miles (Cardpilot, Rakuten, & more)
30:00 - The tools we use to organize our cards, points and miles (Card benefit spreadsheets, Travel Freely, & more)
38:00 - How we spend our points and miles wisely (Award alerts, award search tools, the guide to transfer bonuses, & more)
45:30 - Listener Observation: How to beat AA’s solo passenger tax
48:00 - On the Spot: What would Gunnar change about himself … travel-wise
Produced by Nick Serati and Gunnar Olson
Edited by David Strutt (Find him @davidstrutt on Fiverr!)
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
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