Alex joins the podcast to talk about his time working for an airline during college, how he does Europe nonrev trips, how he got discovered as an inflight evaluator and why he would be willing to fly ULCCs anywhere as long as its free!

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We continue the interview from last week to talk about how important career questions like whether its important to stay at work late or if you need a masters degree in this industry. We find out the travel credit cards in his wallet and where he would go if he started his own airline.

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Daniel Shurz joins us to discuss his years of airline experience at United, Air Canada and Frontier. He discusses the year he flew 200K miles as a nonrev, flying a 747 with 159 first and business class seats, why he had jumpseat privileges and the unique way a bankrupt airline got him on the flight.

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Our coworker Alyssa joins the podcast to talk about her recent Europe trip and the drama that got her an upgrade. She tells us about a trick she uses for free Air BNBs and more!

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Learn what you need to know to go from a beginner to an nonrev expert. We discuss how standby lists work, booking platforms, understanding demand, ZED benefits and more. We finish the episode with a couple of trip examples we planned for you! Make sure to take notes on this one.

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Matt and Milli have some fun reading A.I.T.A (Am I the 🫏?) posts from online! Stories include: messy friends trips, Disney debacles and nonrev fraud! 

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Matt and Milli talk about free and low cost ways to have fun at your destinations! Matt discusses his visit to the Windy City.

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Matt and Milli talk about the ultimate compliment to airline benefits: ultra-discounted hotel rooms! They talk about IHG, Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott benefits along with Matt’s recent trip to New Orleans using Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts.

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Time to talk hotel discounts to help you save when you are on the road. We get in deep on discounts for both hotel chains and independent hotels. We also discount some great rates airline crew can get on places near the airport!

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Matt and Milli are back to talk points and miles and how you can maximize them as a nonrev. We discuss transferring points, how to know if you are making a good redemption and when to non-rev or use points and miles.

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