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Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast! Founded in 2013 with just 20 members, the Award Travel 101 Facebook group teaches members how to travel the world using points and miles. Today, a community of over 100,000+ people from around the world share, teach and learn how to travel anywhere on any budget. Where are you going with Award Travel?
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- 4 days ago1h 0m
Where to Go With 100K Ultimate Rewards
Episode 176 of the Award Travel 101 podcast kicked off with a fun discussion inspired by a member’s post asking which region of Europe or Northern Africa listeners would choose for an all-expenses-paid two-week vacation. The conversation highlighted how differently travelers prioritize destinations, with Angie favoring the expensive countries of Scotland, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, while Cameron debated between the broader sightseeing opportunities in Southern Europe and the appeal of Swit...
- 1 weeks ago39 min
1-Day, 4 City Bar Crawl (Chicago Seminars Too!)
In this episode, Mike is joined by former moderator Jackie and her P2 Brent to discuss one of the most creative uses of points and miles you'll hear about — the Mother's Ruin Challenge, a single-day bar crawl across four cities (New York, Chicago, Nashville, and Charleston) all completed to earn free drinks for life. Jackie and Brent break down the logistics, the planning, and how points and miles made the whole thing possible — turning what would have been an outrageously expensive last-minu...
- 2 weeks ago53 min
Hyatt Award Chart Change Reaction
Episode 174 of the Award Travel 101 podcast focused heavily on Hyatt’s newly announced award chart changes and how travelers can adapt to them. Cameron Laufer and Mike Zaccheo explained that Hyatt is replacing its traditional fixed categories with a more dynamic five-tier structure across eight hotel categories, resulting in noticeable increases for many properties. Standard award rates are rising roughly 17–38%, while some peak pricing jumps could reach as high as 67%. Although a handful of ...
- 3 weeks ago1h 2m
Workhorse Credit Cards
In Episode 173 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, Angie Sparks and Cameron Laufer covered a wide range of points and miles strategies, starting with two standout community posts. Angie highlighted an important discussion about insuring a complex trip booked across multiple credit cards to maximize welcome bonuses. The group recommended considering a standalone policy through companies like Allianz and using tools such as Squaremouth to compare coverage, while also putting the most expensive tri...
- May 15, 202644 min
You Asked, We Answer
In Episode 172 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, Angie Sparks and Cameron Laufer opened with a discussion inspired by member Leena’s safari planning post, where the community shared advice on destinations, timing, and operators for an unforgettable milestone birthday trip. The conversation reinforced how award travel can make extraordinary journeys — from Bali girls trips to Indian weddings and African safaris — suddenly attainable. The hosts also covered several major news items in the travel...
- May 8, 202652 min
Best Hilton Redemptions With Transfer Bonus
Episode 171 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, hosted by Angie Sparks and Cameron Laufer, opens with a practical community highlight: a traveler facing a broken in-flight entertainment system on a United Premium Plus flight. The discussion reinforces that while compensation isn’t guaranteed, notifying a flight attendant can often result in goodwill gestures like bonus points. The hosts then run through a packed news segment, including Chase transfer bonuses to Flying Blue and Marriott, an eleva...
- May 1, 202652 min
Quick Trip Wins
Episode 170 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, hosted by Cameron Laufer and Joseph Petrovic, blends timely travel news with a deeper discussion on the value of short, points-powered trips. The episode opens with a highlight on luxury hotel redemptions, including Cameron’s standout stay at Park Hyatt Niseko during ski season for just 45K points per night. In the news, they cover a range of updates: a Flying Blue promotion offering bonus miles on paid economy flights to Europe, a new IHG–ANA part...
- Apr 24, 202635 min
Phoenix Meetup Recap
Episode 169 of the Award Travel 101 podcast recaps the community’s spring meetup in Phoenix, with hosts Mike Zaccheo and Laura Kofoid reflecting on the experience and easing back into everyday life afterward. The episode opens with a member highlight that reinforces a key points-and-miles lesson: always ask. After a mechanical delay caused a return to JFK, member Cindy successfully requested and received 10,000 American Airlines miles as goodwill compensation—turning an inconvenience into a s...
About Award Travel 101
Welcome to the Award Travel 101 Podcast! Founded in 2013 with just 20 members, the Award Travel 101 Facebook group teaches members how to travel the world using points and miles. Today, a community of over 100,000+ people from around the world share, teach and learn how to travel anywhere on any budget. Where are you going with Award Travel?
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