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These Are a Few of Our Favorite Grumps
Season 3 Episode 71
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 …
2 years, 1 month ago
Thrifty Travel with Gunnar Olson
Season 3 Episode 70
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 memori…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer of Travel (Pt. 1 - Preparing for Travel)
Season 3 Episode 69
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 o…
2 years, 1 month ago
Chicago is a Points/Miles Kind of Town
Season 3 Episode 68
The 14th annual Chicago Seminars has a long and storied history. In Episode 64: The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel, we had two of the event's org…
2 years, 1 month ago
Workhorse Cards (In Our Wallet Right Now)
Season 3 Episode 67
Award Travel 101 Community members probably know which cards to start with - Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Sapphire Reserve, Ultimate Rewards' ea…
2 years, 2 months ago
Nice to Meetcha
Season 3 Episode 66
We just returned from our meetup in San Antonio for Fiesta. There were over 150 Award Travel 101 and members from the Award Travel 201 communities in…
2 years, 2 months ago
Largest Hotel Chains - Which One's Right for You?
Season 3 Episode 65
We came across an interesting diagram ranking the top 20 hotel programs throughout the world. Do you know which is largest? (Hint: it's not US-based…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel
Season 3 Episode 64
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 attende…
2 years, 2 months ago
When to Hold 'em and When to Fold 'em
Season 3 Episode 63
Thanks to a recommendation from a member, we decided to review when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
Is there long-term value?Are the benefits enough…2 years, 2 months ago
How You Doing?
Season 3 Episode 62
One Quarter into 2024 Joe and Angie discuss their trips and progress towards their point and status goals. Well since we know Angie is a status slack…
2 years, 3 months ago