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The Award Travel 101 podcast is back with more Award Travel 101 member wins, transfer bonuses, and another session of “Meet the Mods.” If you want us to air your question, send us an email or reach out to us in the Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
Award Travel 101 Podcast Show Format
We break each show into six sections:
- Question/Win of the Week — asked or shared by members of the community
- News & Enhanced Offers
- What Bonuses Did We Get — which will tell you what credit cards we're working on and why
- Trip Updates
- Highlight Feature
- What You Didn't Know — a feature dedicated to a big or small tip that will help you better maximize the value you receive from your rewards.
How to Listen to the Award Travel 101 Podcast
You can find us anywhere you listen to other fine podcasts including:
Previous Episode Show Notes
- 1 — Meet Award Travel 101 Community Administrators Angie & Joe
- 2 — Booking a Dream (African Safari) Trip
- 3 — Creating Memories Through Big And Small Trips
- 4 — 8 Steps to Better Award Travel
- 5 — Cruise (on Points), Racking and Stacking, and Keep or Kick it to the Curb
- 6 — Transfer Bonuses, Hyatt Bonus Journeys, and Benefits of AwardWallet
- 7 — So Many Program Changes with AwardWallet’s JT Genter
- 8 — Hyatt Changes, AA Domestic First Class Routes, and Meet the Mods (Jackie Wisniewski)
- 9 — Sapphire Lounge Opening, New Bonuses, Meet the Mods (Jerod Morales), and Business Class for Six
- 10 — When to Part with Points and Angie's Safari Trip
- 11 — AvGeeks, Spreadsheets, & Cheatsheets – Meet the Mods (Mike Zaccheo)
Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 12 Show Notes
Post of the Week (from the group)
Christie Berkseth-Rojas: London, Paris, KLM Business Class, Lounges, and incredible experience for her mom, husband, and daughter. Very first points booking! Do you remember your first points booking?
News & Enhanced Offers
- Marriott online point transfer tool — it's always nice to have technology actually make our lives better!
- Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® (read the AA Platinum Select review here): bonus offer is 60,000 bonus miles.
- ANA cuts fuel surcharges by 40% — what this means for travelers
- Wyndham Vacation condos now bookable for just 7,500 Wyndham points
- 25% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Air France/KLM Flying Blue through May 15
- 30% transfer bonus when transferring Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors through April 30
What Bonuses Did We Get?
- Welcome bonus post on The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card (see Hilton Business Card offer here)
- American Express Platinum Card® by Charles Schwab — waiting for those points to post
- Approved for Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card. Applied to get the extra 15 Elite Night Credits, plus hope to product change to The Ritz-Carlton™ Credit Card next year.
- Closing The Platinum Card® from American Express this month, so using up the remaining credits (Saks and Airline Fee Credits) Enrollment is required for select Amex benefits.
- Joe: no new cards from last week, but did a one-and-done day of Ink Business Cash® Credit Card (read Ink Cash review here) arrival. Still working on my wife's minimum spending requirement. Looking to get American Express® Business Gold Card (see Amex Business Gold offer details here) next.
Trip Updates
- Angie — Switzerland trip is dead, but lots of short trips for meetups and “Player 2” meetings. No big trips until Bali in September (but seriously! Who does Africa and Bali in the same year?!)
- Joe — Working on a family trip to the beach, Cleveland Meetup, trip to visit brother, trip with Player 2, and six weeks away from Croatia
Highlight Feature: Status Matching
- Angie — Aeroplan status match
- Joe — matching elite status between casinos
- Get the Spirit Airlines Status Match before it's gone! Notice: The Free Spirit® Status Match offer will end on Sunday, April 23 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
What You Didn't Know
- Shopping portals — which ones do we use and why?
- Stacking offers — what it is, websites to use (cashbackmonitor.com, United Mileage Plus X, Rakuten, Simply Miles).
Where To Find Award Travel 101
For questions, you can join us in the free 92,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.
- If you want to jump into more intermediate and advanced strategies, our Award Travel 201 community ($89.99 annually) is filled with those who want to dig into the weeds, looking for more outsized value.
- To book time with our team to discuss how to better your earning and burning strategies, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com.
- If in-person learning is your style, you can check out our next meetup or register now!
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