On September 7th, Greg appeared on The Frommer’s Travel Show podcast with Pauline Frommer to discuss a few quick strategies for free travel.
You can catch the whole episode here, or read a quick summary of the discussion below.
(02:00) – Do you need a certain mindset or skillset to handle miles and points properly?
(03:22) – You have to be the kind of person who pays your credit card bills on time.
(04:35) – What are the most basic things someone needs to know about how to earn points and miles.
(07:22) – What is Rakuten, and how is it useful for miles and points?
(09:11) – When you earn enough points for a free Marriott night, for example, is there anything you need to do to use those points?
(10:00) – In general, hotel points are not worth as much as airline miles.
(10:59) – How do you know how much your points are worth?
(12:28) – Are there certain hotels or airlines that tend to give better value for their points than others?
(14:31) – Do points and miles sometimes dictate your travel to some extent?
(16:20) – Will there be changes in the points and miles space because of JetBlue and United’s changed relationship?
(18:40) – What do you think about airport lounges? How valuable are they really, or are they getting worse?
(23:07) – If you’re a brand-new beginner who’s just getting started, use our Beginner’s Guide here.
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Voyascape is working. I now listen to her show. But what surprised me the most was learning that she was not a points expert and intimidated by the whole game despite her extensive travels. I would have otherwise with name like Fodors she would be a points expert.
Travel !== Points & Miles.
“hotel points are not worth as much as hotel points”
Truer words were never written.
Corrected!
Saw the Frommer’s podcast show notes. “ Greg Davis Kean the president of Frequent Miler …. “
Made me chuckle a little bit.
Sounds like the Voyascape tie-up is yielding benefits!