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
Unique and Aspirational Flights
Joe and Mike talk this week about their recent trips plus aspirational flights they have taken or wish to take in the near future including:
- Alaska Pancake Run CLE-PIT-SEA-CLE. In Jan 2024 (Editors note: sadly this flight was cancelled due to the Boeing 737-9 door plug fiasco.
- Upper deck of 747. Lufthansa & BA
- Aspirational
- Longest- Singapore JFK-SIN (Taking #9 SYD-IAH in the spring)
- Shortest- Loganair Island Hopper Orkney Islands of Scotland. Westray-Papa Westray (1.7 miles)
- United Island Hopper (former Continental Microneasia) 7 Stops HNL to GUM
- Alaska Milk Run- SEA to ANC with several options for stops in between.
Former (defunct)
- BA001 Concorde, stopped flying 2003
- Other BA001 A318 (stopped in July 2020)
- Kai Tak (Hong Kong) Closed in 1998
Links to topics discussed
- Year-end Strategies for Top Hotel Elite Status
- Best Miles and Points for flights to Hawaii
- Air Canada Aeroplan Sues seats.aero
- Hyatt Sweet Spots
- Mike's trip for Beer, BBQ, Buc-EEs
- Driverless Car in Austin
- How Joe saved 47K miles United miles
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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