Award Travel 101

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September 26, 2019Meet the AT 101 Moderators: Julie Breeze
With over 62,000 members, there's a lot of posts, comments and questions to sort out. That's why we're so luck to have awesome moderators to help make sure Award Travel 101 is the best it can be! Now's your chance to get to know our moderators a bit better - beside just chatting with them in the group. Today, Jeff chats with Julie Breeze, a moderator who was one of the first few dozen Award Travel 101 group members! Tune in to hear how she got bit by the award travel bug in addition to some exciting stories - one even involving her spending the night in a jail cell...not for the reason you'd think!

Links

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-breeze-1b8488/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/MommaTraveler
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
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37 min
September 19, 2019Oktoberfest & Booking Awards for Big Events with Spencer Howard
If you've been using points and miles for award flights, you might have learned it's hard enough to find a great redemption, let alone when there's a big cultural event happening where you want to go. An event such as Oktoberfest! Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points is back on the Award Travel 101 podcast this week to chat with Jeff about their upcoming group trip to Germany. Spencer's newsletter is a great resource for not only finding award sweet spots, but options for when you want to book multiple seats.

Links
https://straighttothepoints.co/
https://www.instagram.com/straighttothepoints/
https://twitter.com/spencerformiles
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
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39 min
September 12, 2019Event Planning, Building Community & Traveling The World with Brandon Neth
Coming to you from FinCon, Jeff is joined this week by Brandon Neth of Finance Buzz. He shares his story of how he and his wife travel the world on points and miles and how he ended up joining FinanceBuzz. As a community manager for their Facebook group, FinanceBuzz Elite, he and Jeff chat about what it's like to put on events and moderate group chats for a living.

Links

FinanceBuzz Elite - Travel and Points https://www.facebook.com/groups/financebuzzelite/
FinCon Expo - https://finconexpo.com/
CardCon Expo - https://cardconexpo.com/
FlyerTalk - https://www.flyertalk.com//
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-neth-36a89b15a/
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
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36 min
September 05, 2019How to Master Award Travel By Attending Events
This week Jeff is joined by Lee Huffman from Bald Thoughts and the We Travel There podcast. They chat about the benefits of attending an award travel/frequent flyer event such as the Chicago Seminars or CardCon. Find other folks to "geek" out with and in the mean time, you never know what you might learn! Tune in to get an exclusive scoop on an upcoming Award Travel 101 event too!

Links

BaldThoughts
https://twitter.com/BaldThoughts
https://www.instagram.com/baldthoughts/
WeTravelThere
https://twitter.com/WeTravelThere
https://www.instagram.com/wetravelthere/
Chicago Seminars
CardCon
FinCon
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
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33 min
August 29, 2019Stand-up Comedy, K-POP and World Travel with Ray Noriega
There's usually two kinds of award travelers. Those who earn points and miles through credit card spend and others who do so from being road warriors. It's easy to think the grass is greener - those always on the road dream of a week at home and vice versa. Well, then there's Ray Noriega, a friend of Jeff's, a US Soccer fan, comedian, tv personality and now IT road warrior. Tune in for some hilarious stories from the road, adventures he's had traveling to over 120 countries and how someone goes from being a stand up comedian straight out of high school to hosting a K-pop talk show!

Link

Ray Noriega on Instagram

NowBoarding: The Official BoardingArea Podcast

Tune in every Tuesday to NowBoarding for a recap of the week’s latest news, deals and top posts on BoardingArea!
Recent episodes include:
Last-Minute Summer Award Deals & United Stalks Customers
Your Flight Canceled? And, We Look At Moxy Hotels!
Protect Your Privacy: Don’t Get Hacked By The Chinese Government
10 Hour Amtrak Delays & Shady OTAs
Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge & What is Juice Jacking?
Saving Plenty With Cash Back Offers & New AA International Routes!
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
44 min
August 22, 201910 Things You Don't Know About Jeff
How much do you know about Award Travel 101's newest community manager? If you enjoyed learning about Jeff and his wife Chrissy on last week's episode - there's more where that came from! This week Jeff shares 10 unique and interesting facts about him and how he got into this world of points and miles.

NowBoarding: The Official BoardingArea Podcast

Tune in every Tuesday to NowBoarding for a recap of the week’s latest news, deals and top posts on BoardingArea!
Recent episodes include:
Last-Minute Summer Award Deals & United Stalks Customers
Your Flight Canceled? And, We Look At Moxy Hotels!
Protect Your Privacy: Don’t Get Hacked By The Chinese Government
10 Hour Amtrak Delays & Shady OTAs
Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge & What is Juice Jacking?
Saving Plenty With Cash Back Offers & New AA International Routes!
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
25 min
August 15, 2019Getting to Know Jeff’s Better Half + Ultimate Africa Trip
Jeff is back from his Ultimate Africa Trip! Joining him on his first episode piloting the Award Travel 101 podcast is his wife, Chrissy. Or as Jeff says, his "Better Half". They share a the story of how they met and the life changing moment on 9/11 that lead her to become a teacher. Tune in to learn more about how they plan travel with a perfect mix of fun, adventure and education as they recap their most recent family trip to South Africa. When you think of doing all the things, this family group of 8 did it! Swimming with sharks, dune surfing, safari, wine and more!

NowBoarding: The Official BoardingArea Podcast

Tune in every Tuesday to NowBoarding for a recap of the week’s latest news, deals and top posts on BoardingArea!
Recent episodes include:
Last-Minute Summer Award Deals & United Stalks Customers
Your Flight Canceled? And, We Look At Moxy Hotels!
Protect Your Privacy: Don’t Get Hacked By The Chinese Government
10 Hour Amtrak Delays & Shady OTAs
Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge & What is Juice Jacking?
Saving Plenty With Cash Back Offers & New AA International Routes!
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
40 min
August 08, 2019Delay Compensation And Protect Your Miles From Being Hacked
Guest Host Ed Pizzarello from Miles to Go is filling in for Jeff while he's on vacation with the family. This week we tackle a on of questions submitted with the Award Travel 101 Facebook Group. Topics include dealing with flight delays, lost luggage and how far in advance to book award travel.

Links
Miles to Go: EC 261 - Passenger Rights in the EU
What Is EU261 Compensation For A Delayed Or Cancelled Flight?
Filing an EU Flight Delay Claim Was Easier Than I Thought
God Save The Points

Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
17 min
August 02, 2019We're Deal Hunting This Week!
We're going deal hunting this week and who better to lead the way than Jen Yellin from Deals We Like! She joins guest host Ed Pizza this week to chat about maximizing bonus miles on back to school shopping, Amex offers and a recent promotion on purchasing Hyatt points.

Today's Guest

Deals We Like was started in January 2011 by Jennifer Yellin. The blog became part of the well known travel network BoardingArea in June 2011 and became a featured blog just a month later. Almost every post is written by Jen with the occasional guest blogger. In just four years, Deals We Like is now read by over 65,000 people a month across 150 different countries.

Links

New Promotion: 40% Bonus on Purchasing Hyatt Points... A Great Way to Save Money!
Earn 8,000 Bonus Miles for Your Back to School Shopping
Many New Amex Offers to Save Money!
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
28 min
July 25, 2019We Answer Your Questions & Bailing On Citi
Guest Host Ed Pizzarello fromMiles to Go is filling in for Jeff while he's on vacation with the family. This week we tackle a on of questions submitted with the Award Travel 101 Facebook Group. Touching on elite status, flight bookings, point transfers and the like. Speaking of transfers, Gary Leff from View from the Wing joins us for a special discussion on how to best transfer any Citi ThankYou Rewards points. If you are planning on closing accounts due to their recent cut to card benefits you can't miss Gary's expert tips and advice!

Today's Guest

Gary Leff

Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com and emcee of the Freddie Awards. Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty.
Where to Find Us
The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
Reserve tickets to our April 2027 Meetup in Nashville now. award.travel/bna2027
Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions!

Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!
Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.
17 min

About Award Travel 101

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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…