Greg’s benchmark trip is done and that means it’s time for the 100K Vacay team challenge to begin! In this episode, you’ll get a chance to listen to the kick off live stream that aired on October 1st at 9pm Eastern Time and reviewed all the things that went well (and could have gone better) with Greg’s 100K Vacay benchmark trip to Malta.
100K Vacay Livestream Kick Off
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(01:14) – Here’s the timeline of the challenge, (starting with the October 1st live kick off).
(03:14) – What is 100K Vacay?
(03:54) – What’s the deal with Greg’s benchmark trip? Why isn’t he being judged?
(06:26) – Greg’s benchmark trip – what was it and how did he do?
(28:20) – Greg’s final totals for his trip and why he scored himself a B+
You can read Greg’s trip journal here.
(35:43) – How do our competitors feel? What are they confident about and what are they less confident about?
(53:08) – How do Nick and Stephen feel about the fact that Tim’s already hit the ground running?
(1:00:35) – Redemption on VS in Europe is distance-based, not considering layovers (something you advocated). Is it worth the extra time to save some miles due to layovers in AMS or CDG?
(1:03:01) – How did you end up in Business Class on Air Serbia? I never even heard of it before.
(1:04:29) – How was the breakfast at the Hyatt Centric Malta? Did they have local food?
(1:04:27) – Did any of your trips take advantage of mileage transfer bonuses?
(1:05:32) – How was the breakfast at the Hyatt Centric Malta? Was there local food?
(1:06:25) – Was there anything you would do differently?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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Bummer Tim had to cut the trip short. Hope everything is ok.