Make the most of your award (and reward) travel.

While we haven&#39;t been making much headway on airline and hotel loyalty programs in the last year, what we do have are lots and lots of credit cards points, accrued from a year and a half of takeout, groceries, and gas bills—among plenty of other purchases (namely loungewear). But how should we spend those stockpiles now that travel is starting to reenter our lives? This week, we tasked Jessica Puckett, Traveler&#39;s senior editor for transportation and travel news, and Jasmin Baron, an associate editor covering credit cards at Insider, with helping us find solutions.
The short answer? “There really isn&#39;t a right or wrong way to spend your points and your miles,” Jasmin says in the episode. But we&#39;ve got plenty of ideas of where to start, from cashing in on free hotel stays during road trips to, yes, booking that overwater bungalow in the Maldives.
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How to Spend All Those Points You’ve Accumulated on Travel

We’ve all heard seen the viral stories: A scrappy traveler scores a round-the-world trip flying first class, all without a single dollar of cold, hard cash. On this week’s episode of Travel Genius, hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood give you the five-point plan that’ll help you master the points and miles game just like those fabled globetrotters. Then, Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz shares his best tips for looking TV-ready after a long flight, and uncovering a city’s best restaurants and coffee shops. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Points And Miles Game

This week, Talking Points shines the spotlight on one of the biggest things coming out of TPG in 2020 - something will undoubtedly help anyone who needs help with their travel strategy. Senior product manager Drew Macomber chats with Brian Kelly about what you can expect from our much-anticipated mobile app. A true points-and-miles enthusiast himself, Macomber and his team of developers are implementing tools to help you take your points further. His five years as a nomad will help inform your travel strategy, so you never miss a lucrative redemption again. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

How the TPG mobile app will change your travel strategy

If you listened to Travelogue a few weeks ago, we gave you all the intel on how to get airline miles and now, we&#39;ve got a crash course in how to spend them. Sure, credit card companies often promote redeeming for cash as the simplest way to turn your spending into free money, but you can do more—a lot more. Trading in those points for an amazing trip requires only a little knowledge and flexibility. You&#39;ve just got to know when and where to look. Looking for more info? Listen up.
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How to Spend Your Credit Card Points

Taking the points and miles conversation to the next level, Alyssa sat down with CNN Underscored&#39;s Senior Finance Editor Julian Kheel to help listeners strategically guide their personal credit journey and identify some top-notch, tailored credit card options. Now that we&#39;ve covered the basics of credit cards and points and miles, it&#39;s a great time to graduate into the earning phase.
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Picking a Card That Will Get You Where You Want to Go (With Julian Kheel)

If you&#39;ve listened to this episode with Refinery29&#39;s Lindsey Stanberry, then you may have realized that your Women Who Travel hosts aren&#39;t great with money, miles, or points. One thing we have learned, however, is that it&#39;s never too late to hit the road of self improvement, which is why we decided assemble a crack team of experts to answer all of our questions about getting into the points game. This week, we’re joined by Sarah Silbert, senior editor for credit cards at The Points Guy; Lindsay Silberman, a New York-based travel influencer who did that thing we all wish we could do—quit her job to travel the world; and Tiffany Funk, points expert at One Mile at a Time. 
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Daunted by Points and Miles? We're Here to Help

Dreaming of a business class flight for your honeymoon? What about staying at a 5-star hotel? After paying for a wedding, those seem like unlikely goals...but not if you use miles and points! We started travel hacking while wedding planning and ended up scoring business class flights to Southeast Asia round-trip for only $60 each! Now we&#39;re giving you all our secrets to learn how to travel hack your honeymoon too.

Ultimate Guide to Travel Hacking Your Honeymoon While Wedding Planning

In this episode, Andrew answers questions about airplane sewage and finding the best seat. He then chats with Alyssa Cerchiai about the world of points and miles.<li>Where does airplane sewage go? You may have heard stories of frozen toilet waste landing in people’s yards but do we really jettison human waste into the sky? We take a look at what actually happens to airplane sewage once it’s flushed down the toilet.</li><li>What is the best seat on a plane? The answer depends on what your priorities are. If you really don’t like turbulence for example, a seat over the wings or towards the front of the plane will likely give you a smoother ride. Find out what you need to know about selecting a seat on your next flight.</li><li>Using points and miles is a great way to reduce the cost of your next trip. However, earning reward travel can seem like a daunting task if you aren’t a frequent flyer or big spender. For this episode’s main segment, writer and podcast host Alyssa Cerchiai is here to cover the basics of the world of points and miles and talk about how to get started. </li>If you want to hear more from Alyssa or learn more about the world of points and miles, check out her podcast, <a href="https://www.shemadepoints.com/">She Made Points</a>. You can also find her on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shemadepoints/">&#64;shemadepoints</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alycerchiai/">&#64;alycerchiai</a>, on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/shemadepoints/">&#64;shemadepoints</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/alycerchiai">&#64;alycerchaiai</a>, and on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shemadepoints">She Made Points Facebook Page</a>. For a breakdown of the flight redemption example from this episode, click <a href="https://flyingsmarter.com/episode-4-flight-redemption-example">here</a>.Enjoying the podcast? Follow us on social media!   Connect with Flying Smarter: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/flyingsmarter">Flying Smarter Podcast</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flyingsmarter/">&#64;flyingsmarter</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/flying_smarter">&#64;flying_smarter</a> Website: <a href="http://www.flyingsmarter.com">www.flyingsmarter.com</a>

4 - Getting Started with Points and Miles with Alyssa Cerchiai

In this second episode featuring Brandon Neth of FinanceBuzz.com, we talk loyalty programs and how they fit into the miles and points game. From airlines to car rentals, hotels to meals, we&#39;ll find out how to maximize those points and stack them to get optimal benefits. It&#39;s a week where you&#39;ll learn to squeeze out value from every credit card and loyalty program opportunity.

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