Using points and miles to travel for less is what we’re all about … but even two brilliant, handsome podcasters like us (yes, that’s sarcasm) need some help to earn more of them, get organized, and redeem those awards for better travel. So this week, we open up our toolboxes and run through the tools we use to travel better - including a few tools we created for our listeners to use for free! Come to get smarter about points and miles, stay to hear the rollercoaster that is Gunnar’s self-esteem during this episode.

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00:00 - The most annoying person at the party: The person who just got back from vacation

01:54 - Recapping Kyle’s trip to England and Scotland (that we previewed in Ep. 12)

09:25 - Something Hot: The Amex Platinum Lululemon credit & how to use it on gift cards

12:20 - Something Hotter: The Park Hyatt Tokyo was wide-open using Hyatt points!

15:00 - Something Cold: Who is the Amex Platinum for Business Card for?

17:45 - A word from our sponsor: Get max value from your points with Thrifty Traveler Premium 

18:50 - The Extra Mile: Our tools of the trade for next-level award travel

19:15 - The tools we use to earn points and miles (Cardpilot, Rakuten, & more)

30:00 - The tools we use to organize our cards, points and miles (Card benefit spreadsheets, Travel Freely, & more)

38:00 - How we spend our points and miles wisely (Award alerts, award search tools, the guide to transfer bonuses, & more)

45:30 - Listener Observation: How to beat AA’s solo passenger tax

48:00 - On the Spot: What would Gunnar change about himself … travel-wise

Produced by Nick Serati and Gunnar Olson
Edited by David Strutt (Find him @davidstrutt on Fiverr!)
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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