Joe Petrovic Latest Posts

In episode 8 of the relaunched Award Travel 101 Podcast, Joe brings fellow Award Travel 101 moderator Jackie Wisniewski on to answer a question from the community about stacking offers to purchase gift cards, how to re-earn AAdvantage elite status you might be losing soon, what Hyatt properties to book before the category changes, and review the best card offers currently available.

In episode 7 of the relaunched Award Travel 101 Podcast, Joe shares a reader win using points and miles to fly to an Antarctica cruise, reviews the incredible card offers currently available, and welcomes AwardWallet Editor-In-Chief JT Genter to discuss travel news and discuss how he uses points and miles to travel the world full-time since June 2017.

In episode 6 of the relaunched Award Travel 101 Podcast, Angie and Joe advise a listener deciding about paying more for a better booking experience, review the big news of the week, and do a deep dive into the perks of tracking your points/miles and trips through AwardWallet.

In episode 5 of the relaunched Award Travel 101 Podcast, Angie and Joe advise a listener about how to book long-haul business class for the first time, dig into incredible credit card and redemption options, and discuss how to decide whether you should keep a credit card — or kick it to the curb.

In episode 4 of the relaunched Award Travel 101 Podcast, Angie and Joe advise a reader about how to value a points redemption, discuss the best credit card offers available now, and walk beginners through eight steps for going from zero to hero in points and miles.

The Award Travel 101 podcast returns! After three years off, Angie and Joe are bringing back the beloved weekly show. Here are the show notes for episode 3, plus how to listen if you aren't already.

The Companion Pass allows you to fly with one other person for free (plus taxes and fees). To help you plot your strategy, we’ve summarized the ways you can accelerate your progress towards earning the Companion Pass.

AwardWallet's Award Travel 101 group seems to have uncovered a unique way to unlock United business class award space: the TAP Miles&Go program. Here's how you can maximize this to fly to Hawaii for much cheaper than booking through United's MileagePlus program.

Free Night Awards, Suite Night Awards, and the pursuit of more points. If you want to maximize your earning opportunities in 2022, you may not even have to make significant changes to your current plans. It may be as simple as a few minor adjustments.

Frontier Airlines is running an exceptional, limited-time offer to match your elite status from one of 30 different loyalty programs! Frontier elite status might not have been on your radar, but it comes with surprisingly valuable benefits, including free bags, free seat selection, airfare discounts, and even free flight cancellation. And with an invitation to match from 30 other loyalty programs, this is one of the most accessible status-match offers we’ve ever seen.