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Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast! Founded in 2013 with just 20 members, the Award Travel 101 Facebook group teaches members how to travel the world using points and miles. Today, a community of over 100,000+ people from around the world share, teach and learn how to travel anywhere on any budget. Where are you going with Award Travel?
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- 2 weeks ago41 min
More Southwest Changes
In Episode 195 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, Cameron Laufer and Angie Sparks discuss several industry updates, personal points-and-miles wins, and travel plans. The news includes Rove adding JetBlue as a 1:1 transfer partner with a 20% transfer bonus through November 14, United moving to a fully revenue-based elite qualification system in 2027, and Chase increasing the annual fee on the legacy IHG card to $99. Angie shares her upcoming trip to Sydney, booked using 63,000 American Airlines ...
- 3 weeks ago46 min
Award Search Tools We Love
In Episode 194 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, Cameron Laufer and Angie Sparks discuss recent travel news, points redemptions, and their latest trip updates before diving into award search tools. News highlights include Southwest extending its promotion for Rapid Rewards credit cardholders to earn double Companion Pass-qualifying points on select categories through October, Japan Airlines offering targeted members up to 10,000 bonus miles per segment on eligible transpacific flights, and Ame...
- Oct 9, 202651 min
IHG Credit Card Refresh
Episode 193 of the Award Travel 101 podcast covers a busy week of points-and-miles news before diving deep into the major revamp of the IHG One Rewards credit card lineup. Cameron and Angie discuss October Flying Blue Promo Rewards, several transfer bonuses from Amex, Capital One, Citi, and Rove, the new Air France/KLM card offer, the United Explorer bonus, and Bilt’s upcoming devaluation of transfers to Hyatt. They also share personal updates, including Angie’s successful Brilliant welcome b...
- Oct 2, 202655 min
European Vacation Recap
Episode 192 of the Award Travel 101 podcast features Angie Sparks sharing highlights from her recent 18-day European adventure through Istanbul, Switzerland, and Lake Como. The episode covers current points-and-miles news, including an elevated Southwest business card offer that can help build toward Companion Pass, Citi’s move to lifetime language on some Strata cards, and Bilt adding Amtrak as its 25th transfer partner. Angie and Cameron also discuss their current credit-card spending goals...
- Sep 25, 202636 min
Citi to Japan Airlines Transfer Bonus Sweet Spots
Episode 191 covers several timely points-and-miles updates, along with practical travel tips and trip-planning updates from Cameron and Mike. The hosts discuss strategies for staying healthy while flying, including wiping down seats, using hand sanitizer and masks, staying hydrated with electrolytes, and taking vitamins or supplements. In the news, they cover upcoming changes to the Chase Sapphire Reserve Business card, Qatar Airways easing restrictions on its friends-and-family booking lists...
- Sep 18, 202656 min
Travel Tips From a Nomad
Episode 190 features Erin Kilpatrick sharing how she has built a fully nomadic lifestyle around points, miles, and travel. After selling her home, car, and belongings and moving to Ecuador in 2023, Erin has spent the past several years living one to three months at a time in different countries. Award travel is a major part of making that lifestyle possible, covering roughly 80% of her flights and 30% of her lodging, while she also maximizes credit-card offers, shopping portals, credits, and ...
- Sep 11, 202644 min
Meet the Mods- Bridgette
Episode 189 features Cameron Laufer and moderator Bridgette Birk discussing the changing value of points and miles, along with the latest news in the loyalty space. The highlight post asks what travelers are using Avios for now that AA award rates have increased significantly since 2021. Members shared several strong uses, including Qatar Qsuites, JAL business class through British Airways, Iberia business class, Qatar for AA domestic flights, Finnair for longer routes, and LATAM in South Ame...
- Sep 4, 202648 min
Where to Go With 100K Capital One Miles
Episode 188 focuses on creative ways to maximize 100,000 Capital One miles, along with several noteworthy points-and-miles updates. The episode’s highlight was member Courtney’s impressive ChatGPT-built, mobile-friendly travel dashboard that tracks more than 1.5 million points and miles, credit cards, annual fees, statement credits, free-night certificates, elite statuses, 5/24 status, redemptions, upcoming applications, trips, and important deadlines. In the news, Citi launched a 125,000-mil...
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Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast! Founded in 2013 with just 20 members, the Award Travel 101 Facebook group teaches members how to travel the world using points and miles. Today, a community of over 100,000+ people from around the world share, teach and learn how to travel anywhere on any budget. Where are you going with Award Travel?
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