Points and miles aren’t worth anything if you can’t use them. If you want to fly lie-flat business class (most of us, right?), it can be excruciating to find flights you can actually book with points. But some stand out as being much easier to book - if not downright easy. Gunnar and Kyle shine the spotlight on the airlines and routes where it’s easiest to score that business class seat using miles. Plus, they chat about rising surcharges on award tickets and look at why Gunnar is adding a new credit card to his wallet ASAP … from an airline he rarely flies.
00:00 - Finding something out: The best bits from our interview with Jason
02:15 - Kyle issues a correction to his bougiest travel take: SkyMiles + Champagne
04:00 - Something Hot: This American Airlines 80K-mile card sign-up bonus
09:00 - Something Cold: The Taxes & Fees are Too Damn High – which airlines are worst? (Ahem: Emirates…)
15:12 - A word from our sponsor: Us … and how you can find business class availability with Thrifty Traveler Premium
16:40 - The Extra Mile: All of the easiest business class seats to book with points and miles
20:30 - Why Finnair might be the best of them all (and one of the fanciest) and with easy-to-earn Avios
23:20 - The other easiest-to-book options when flying lie-flat to Europe
34:40 - The key to book Qatar Airways QSuites
40:30 - Listener Question: How to pair award tickets with cash bookings on a group trip
44:45 - On the Spot: Gunnar’s dream additions to the “easiest-to-book biz class” list
Produced by Gunnar Olson & Erica Kamrowski
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
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