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?
Award Travel 101
What's in Our Wallet
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Angie and Joe talk about the cards that they carry on a regular basis and how they leverage each of them to maximize their earnings.
Link to news discussed
- American Express makes some changes that most Award Travel 101 members won't be pleased with. What's your take?
- Finnair announces changes to their rewards program and follow the steps of Qatar in switching to Avios. Does this excite you?
- Angie - tried to apply for the Charles Schwab American Express Platinum - what caused this plan to fail?
- Joe - Chase Ink Business Preferred arrived - knocking out his Minimum Spending Requirement easier than expected
Where to Find Us
- The Award Travel 101 Facebook Community.
- To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at 101@award.travel
- Buy your Award Travel 101 Merch here
- Reserve tickets to our Spring 2026 Meetup in Phoenix now. award.travel/phx2026
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