Award Travel 101
The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel
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 “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include:
- Business Class to Switzerland for 60K
- Japan for 55K R/T
- Business Class to Europe starting at 45K
You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium
Post of the week
Jennifer Jacobs - A tale of caution - vacation club/time-share presentations
News
- AwardWallet’s Roundup of Airline and Hotel Program Sweet Spots
- One Credit Card Issuer Just Increased Its Global Entry Benefit. Will Others Follow?
- Credit Card Welcome Offers of 100,000 Points (or More!)
What bonuses did we get?
- Jackie
- Enhanced United Business card welcome offer
- JT
- Spending toward World of Hyatt card Free Night Award and elite night credits
- Wyndham Business Card - how will this be maximized (hint: Angie and I discussed this last week)
- Joe
- Referral from Amex Business Gold - why is that so important (14X Dining)?
- Tip for Double dipping this referral in Award Travel 201 (must be a member - $90 per year & includes AwardWallet Plus)
- Received 2nd Hyatt Cat 1-4 certificate and swapped out a two night stay at a Category 4 peak night pricing (from this card) to get 36,000 points back
- Referral from Amex Business Gold - why is that so important (14X Dining)?
Highlight Feature: The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel
How does one weed out the noise to find what's most useful for your Award Travel strategies? In-person events will provide opportunities for attendees to speak with and listen to experts in the field which help fine-tune their strategies. We encourage you to attend, engage, explore, learn, and ask questions.
In the podcast, I mentioned that early on, I didn't know how to complete a minimum spend. Here are some tips that might help you avoid that same situation. Had I attended an event back then, I would have understood my options.
To learn more:
Tip of the week
Make the most out of schedule changes. Hear how all three of us have used these recently to improve our schedules and/or save in the process.
Send us a text message to share your thoughts about this episode.
Where to Find Us
For questions, you can join us in the free 110,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.
- To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at 101@award.travel
- Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.
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 “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include:
- Business Class to Switzerland for 60K
- Japan for 55K R/T
- Business Class to Europe starting at 45K
You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium
Post of the week
Jennifer Jacobs - A tale of caution - vacation club/time-share presentations
News
- AwardWallet’s Roundup of Airline and Hotel Program Sweet Spots
- One Credit Card Issuer Just Increased Its Global Entry Benefit. Will Others Follow?
- Credit Card Welcome Offers of 100,000 Points (or More!)
What bonuses did we get?
- Jackie
- Enhanced United Business card welcome offer
- JT
- Spending toward World of Hyatt card Free Night Award and elite night credits
- Wyndham Business Card - how will this be maximized (hint: Angie and I discussed this last week)
- Joe
- Referral from Amex Business Gold - why is that so important (14X Dining)?
- Tip for Double dipping this referral in Award Travel 201 (must be a member - $90 per year & includes AwardWallet Plus)
- Received 2nd Hyatt Cat 1-4 certificate and swapped out a two night stay at a Category 4 peak night pricing (from this card) to get 36,000 points back
- Referral from Amex Business Gold - why is that so important (14X Dining)?
Highlight Feature: The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel
How does one weed out the noise to find what's most useful for your Award Travel strategies? In-person events will provide opportunities for attendees to speak with and listen to experts in the field which help fine-tune their strategies. We encourage you to attend, engage, explore, learn, and ask questions.
In the podcast, I mentioned that early on, I didn't know how to complete a minimum spend. Here are some tips that might help you avoid that same situation. Had I attended an event back then, I would have understood my options.
To learn more:
Tip of the week
Make the most out of schedule changes. Hear how all three of us have used these recently to improve our schedules and/or save in the process.
Send us a text message to share your thoughts about this episode.
Where to Find Us
For questions, you can join us in the free 110,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.
- To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at 101@award.travel
- Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.