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Joe is off cruising the Mediterranean so Mike and Angie are on this week. We talk about some news such as AA rolling back their unpopular changes to how loyalty points would be earned. Finally we ponder quirks in the award travel world that makes us grumpy from restrictive bank rules to the CPP Police. Reminder that we’re helping Award Travel 201 Members Get an Official Hyatt Globalist (Challenge) - you must be a member to access this deal.Where to Find Us For questions, you can join us...

Joe talks with Gunnar Olson of Thrifty Traveler on how award travel has helped enrich his travels with his Player 2), and they've created fond memories flying some incredible products, by way of his work at Thrifty Traveler.Joe and Gunnar also discuss how the past 6 months have probably been more brutal than what we’ve seen in any other past period with award price hikes and no-notice changes from many of our favorite programs such as United, Turkish, Virgin Atlantic and World of Hyatt.Also l...

This week Joe and Angie discuss lots of news such as the rebranded Citi Strata Premier, Virgin Red Cruise deal, some SLH properties rejoining World of Hyatt via Mr & Mrs Smith and more.Then then as the summer of travel heats up they discuss the their tips for getting ready for a trip. Something hopefully everyone we be doing soon and often this summer.Where to Find Us For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced...

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In this episode, we discuss the cards we're putting to work from our wallets. 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:Singapore First Class Suites for 59KRound-trip Caribbean for 17KBusiness class to Europe for 45KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the weekAward Travel wi...

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:OW Business Class to New Zealand for 50KRT to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for 40KRT Premium Economy to Europe for 56KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the weekCharlie Hagadorn a feature in the paid version of seats.aero one of the award sear...