Next Meetup Announcement & Let's Go Crazy with AT in the TC

 Mike joins Joe to discuss his newest cards, news, and their most recent trip to educate members on how to ramp up their Award Travel game. Plus is there a Fiesta in-store?

Post of the week This comes from our Daniel Mark Adsit who shared how he put an entire 27-day trip to South America utilizing rewards. Check it out and let us know in the comments what your longest rewards trip was. NewsTime sensitive stuff that ended the day before this episode released, but that's why you should be following along in the Award Travel 101 communityChase to British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus 30%Is my AA account being hackedWhat bonuses did we get?Mike -Hilton Business. 130k + FNA. Immediately redeemed it for Niagara Falls.Ink Business Preferred. 50% through min spend. Also got two referral bonuses for a total of 80kJoe - almost done with Chase Ink Preferred Minimum Spend RequirementHighlight feature: MSP Meetup Recap We brought almost 100 Award Travel community members to Minneapolis for "Let's Go Crazy with AT in the TC," to party like it's 1999.Arrival - flight disruptions caused some havocTram - how was itReception at Graze Rooftop - this is where the rubber hits the roadElite Breakfast - Was one better than the other?Presentations - presentations kicked off Free time - Prince Museum, Fair, Socials - what did each of us do?Brits Pub - Party Like It’s 1999After party (Loud dance club) - how Joe helped a member use a tool he'd just learned about from JT's presentationHell’s Kitchen - did we do the unthinkable and skip free Elite breakfast?Airport lounge hopping First Class Home (Free WiFi!) - Joe booked economy with just 8.5K Virgin points, so how did he get First Class?Next meetup in SAT - Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! Limited amount of tickets left (and an even smaller amount of discounted tickets using code: SAT20 to save 20%).Tip of the week Our Tip of the Week comes from Mike, who's been updating the Award Travel 101 website. For some of the tools we've produced to answer common questions of group members, checkout:Transfer Partner Matrix - simple view of which card points transfer to which travel partnersCard Earning Charts - quick view of potential earningsCents Per Point Calculator - how to value point returnsTransfer Bonus Calculator - helps determiWhere To Find the Award Travel 101 Community

For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at [email protected]. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024. If you want a waitlisted ticket, see this post in AT101. Support the AT101 Podcast/Community