Michael Puldy is the author of The Millennial’s Guide to Business Travel: Lessons from the Next Generation of Road Warriors.  He has an incredibly impressive resume of travel including visiting all 50 states, 50 countries, has flown 3 million air miles, and is a member of the Circumnavigators Club. Michael knows his stuff when it comes to frequent flier miles and credit card rewards points.  He has achieved status as a 1K Elite Member on United flying over 1.3 million miles, 700K on Delta, & 500K on American.  He is a Diamond VIP at Hilton, achieved Platinum status at Hyatt, and Gold at Marriott and Sheraton.  Michael isn’t just a travel hacker, he is winning at the gamification of travel legitimately! 

What you’ll find interesting in today’s Millennial Travel Podcast episode is that Michael is not actually a millennial traveler himself but wanted to write this book for the next generation.

In this episode of The Millennial Travel Podcast I ask Michael: 

• Why he decided to write a book on travel for millennials.
• What traveling in the 60s and 70s was like.
• How people can optimize their travels
• What the best type of luggage is for business travelers
• Is TSA precheck and Global Entry worth it? 
• What is the best way to avoid delays and build contingency plans when traveling? 
• The important difference between Uber Black and Uber X and why it matters. 
• Tips for working out on the road.
• Why Michael brings his own tea bags and other health tips while traveling.
• How to avoid crappy food in airports and hotels.
• How to add on leisure travel when you are traveling for business.
• Michael’s experience living in Singapore as an expat. 

 

In The Millennial Travel Podcast rapid fire section I ask Michael: 

• If he could base himself anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?
• • Singapore
• Favorite airport in the world.  
• • Denver
• An app he can’t travel without
• • Local eats, rental car apps, weather apps, and hotel apps
  • • Weather.com
• Media he’d recommend traveling with
• • His 150GB library on Apple Music
  • Emerson Lake & Palmer
• One piece of travel gear he couldn’t travel without
• • Tumi briefcase 

 

Resources: 

• The Millennial’s Guide to Business Travel: Lessons from the Next Generation of Road Warriors by Michael Puldy
• NextGenTraveler.com
• Puldy.com Michael’s homepage with travel photos and stories
• Michael on Instagram

 

You can find all the links and past show notes on millennialtravelpodcast.com

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