Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 44: The Lingo

Welcome back to the Award Travel 101 Podcast — from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. Angie is back with Joe to discuss news, their newest cards, trip updates, and to share some of the lingo used in the community.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 43: Building Your Point Balances with Justin Vacula

Welcome back to the Award Travel 101 Podcast — from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. With this week's guest (Justin Vacula), we are departing from the normal format. 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.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 41: Let’s Get Thrifty

Welcome back to the Award Travel 101 Podcast — from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. For this episode, we part ways (temporarily) with the traditional format to bring you a special guest. 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.

Our Award Travel 101 Community Now Has Over 100,000 Members!

The Award Travel 101 by AwardWallet Facebook community is celebrating reaching 100,000 members! We are taking this opportunity to look back on our history -- and to offer some exciting giveaways. Here's what you need to know about this exciting threshold, how you can join the community if you haven't already, and what you need to know about signing up for the giveaways.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 35: I Quit Work…To Travel

Welcome back to the Award Travel 101 Podcast — from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. Angie and Joe are off traveling this week, so Mike takes over the podcast with community member Erin Kilpatrick to talk about her “mid-life renaissance” this year, which would not have been possible without award travel.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 28: Pancakes and Points

Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast, from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. In this episode, Mike Zaccheo jumps on the pod with Eric Holly, a fellow Award Travel community moderator who lives on the west coast, is a retired firefighter, a fan of Alaska Airlines, and — most importantly — a pancake machine aficionado.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 27: Best Card for Trip Insurance

Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast, from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. Our goal for this podcast and our community is to help you learn how to maximize your travel rewards, no matter your destination or budget. In this episode, we discuss some of the new bonus transfer opportunities along with cards that have travel protections and which one we prefer.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 26: Andaz Mayakoba Trip & Traveling With Kids on the Spectrum

Welcome back to another episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast, from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. In this episode, I chat with my wife Jessica about our recent trip to the Andaz Mayakoba in Mexico and how we navigated various obstacles and opportunities, from traveling with a child on the spectrum to scoring upgrades on both our flights and hotel.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 25: What Are Points Worth

Welcome back to another episode of the Award Travel 101 Podcast, from the original Facebook community created for miles and points enthusiasts. In this episode, we discuss loyalty program changes, dig into what different award points and miles are worth, recap of this week's news and offers, and which card offers we are taking advantage of.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 24: LIVE From a Lounge

The Award Travel 101 podcast is back with Award Travel 101 community moderator Mike Zaccheo LIVE from the Polaris Lounge. Plus, is American Airlines Executive Platinum elite status worth chasing? Or is Platinum Pro the new sweet spot? And since Mike is calling in live from a lounge, we discuss all of the ways to access airline lounges.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 20: Mistakes We’ve Made

The Award Travel 101 podcast is back with new lounges, great new offer from Bask Bank, and how to avoid some of the issues we've made. Plus reports from AT101 members who visited recently renovated lounges, exciting new transfer bonuses and card offers, and a tip about changing your companion on the Southwest Companion Pass.