Award Travel 101
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 of over 100,000+ people from around the world share, teach and learn how to travel anywhere on any budget. Where are you going with Award Travel?
Episodes
Justin fell into travel rewards programs accidentally as he was working his way through various casino programs. Listen as he and Joe discuss some of the dead deals of the past to learn more about what you can look for in the future.
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. For Black Friday (11/24/2023) ONLY Use promo code “THANKS” for HALF off your first year of alerts. Head to Thrifty Traveler Pr...
Angie's back to catch up on all of the news and to discuss how we can better manage all of our award programs.
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- Business Class to Italy for 58K
- United Polaris to Australia for 75K
- R/T to Europe ...
Award Travel 101 Podcast partner and founder of Thrifty Traveler Premium, Jared Kamrowski, joins Joe to discuss how Award Travel fundamentally changed his life and experiences.
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- JetBlue Mint to Eur...
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- Business Class to Europe and North Africa for 30K
- Round-trip to Europe in Economy for 27K
- Business Class to New Zealand for 49K
- Business Class to Tokyo for 60K
You can find these at ThriftyTrave...
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- Delta One Business Class to Europe for 39K
- First Class to Australia for 109K
- JetBlue Mint for for under $2K R/T to Europe
You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium.
Post of the...
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- Business class to Rome for 58K
- Business class to Tokyo for 60K
- Premium Economy to Europe for 36K R/T
You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium.
Post of the week
Angie's back, and she and Joe jump on the pod to discuss the state of Amex, their newest bonuses, trip updates, and under appreciated award currencies.
Post of the week
Pam Turla Rule - transferred points only to find phantom award space
News
- Price of CardPointers went up, but it hasn't reflected in our link yet, so worth a try
- Virgin 30% Transfer bonus (Chase) - Through 11/15
- Amex introducing “family” rules acros...
Sophie and Joe discuss news, their newest cards, trip updates, and how Sophie has transitioned into the travel business.
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:
- First class to Hawaii for 31,000 miles
- Business class to London f...
Angie and Joe are off traveling this week, so Mike takes over the podcast with community member Erin Kilpatrick to discuss her “mid-life renaissance” this year which would not have been possible without award travel.
Thrifty Traveler Premium
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code "AT101" for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more deta...
What happens when you're too loyal to a program - are they loyal back? Angie and Joe discuss developments this week, bonuses they've earned, and prepping for travel.
Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code "AT101" for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Again, you can find them...
Angie and Joe jump on the pod to discuss news, their newest card/s, trip updates, and to share the key to unlocking so many more miles/points - BUSINESS CARDS.
Post of the Week
Anthony Cave - had a very specific question about an upgrade option for a flight for his birthday trip. It highlights the benefits of community with people weighing in with firsthand experience about whether the cost was worthwhile.
News
Angie is back with Joe to discuss card offers, news, trip updates, and the answer to whether having so many cards will ruin your credit.
Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 32 Show Notes
The Award Travel 101 Community and Podcast are brought to you by AwardWallet. If you register for our next-level Award Travel 201 Community for $89.99 annually, AwardWallet Plus is included in your subscription (which means you get access to...
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.
News
The Award Travel 101 Community and Podcast are brought to you by AwardWallet. Check out all of the features in AwardWallet Plus which can help you better track your progress and prevent loss or expiration. If you register for our next-level Award Travel 201 Community for $89.99 annually, AwardWallet Plus is included in your subscription (which means you get access to next level strategies for just $5 per month). If this interests y...
Angie and Joe are back to discuss their most recent card bonuses, some of their favorite card perks, and how Joe managed to combine multiple card offers/discounts plus earn rewards totaling thousands of dollars!
Post of the Week
Shawn Andrew
NEWS
Lahina, Maui (Hawaii) #Masterthread
WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?
Angie - Update on Chase Ink Business Preferred and closing cards right now.
Joe - FINALLY an approval for the Chase I...
POST OF THE WEEK
Since Eric is a prominent part of our affiliated Travel Grumps 101 we thought we would look there for a particularly noteworthy post.
Amber Moore (Pilot leaving the wrong airport Overhead page)
NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS
- New Transfer Bonuses - Last week Joe and Angie talked about transfer bonuses
- Also Lots of Amex Offers out there - Mike will be taking advantage of the and $20 off $100 at LEGO. Wish I had the $75 of...
News & Enhanced Offers
New month, new offers. Follow the Award Travel 101 Facebook community where we discuss these topics and more:
Trip Updates
- Angie - Update to previous podcast comment
- Joe -
What Bonuses Did We Get?
Angie - still working on a the minimum spending requirement to Earn 10...
In this episode, I chat with Special Education Intervention Specialist (and my wife/P2), Jessica Petrovic, about our recent trip to the Andaz Mayakoba in Mexico and how we navigated various obstacles.
NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS
- Tips for Managing Credit Score - Know what goes into it - significant
- Tips for Finding Partner Award Availability - what is it, why do I care
- Should the Ink Preferred be your preferred travel card ...
POST OF THE WEEK (from the group)
Daniel Mark Adsit - recently did an around-the-world itinerary with 8 stopovers in 7 countries. Checkout his post on how he accomplished this incredible journey.
NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS
- Changes to Citi AA Exec card - increased Annual Fee PLUS fee for Authorized Users
- Another change to AAdvantage - Rocketmiles and Book AAdvantage Hotels (BAAH) reduced earning potential AND now one and the same
- Hya...
Shoutout to Thrifty Traveler Premium for partnering with this episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast
Wouldn't it be amazing to get alerts when lie-flat business class space opens up? Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that.
Use the promo code ‘AT101’ for $10 off your first year at thriftytraveler.com/premium
POST OF THE WEEK
Susie Buckwald - NYT Article on packing efficiently. Are you #teamcheck or #teamcarry?
NEWS &am...
Popular Podcasts
"McCartney: A Life in Lyrics" offers listeners the opportunity to sit in on conversations between Paul McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon dissecting the people, experiences, and art that inspired McCartney’s songwriting. These conversations were held during the past several years as the two collaborated on the best selling book, “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present.” Over two seasons and 24 episodes of “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics”, you’ll hear a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music. Each episode focuses on one song from McCartney’s iconic catalog – spanning early Beatles through his solo work. Season 1 premieres on October 4th. “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industries. Cover Portrait © 1967 Paul McCartney / Photographer: Linda McCartney
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories.