The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel

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Post of the week

Jennifer Jacobs - A tale of caution - vacation club/time-share presentations

News

• AwardWallet’s Roundup of Airline and Hotel Program Sweet Spots
• One Credit Card Issuer Just Increased Its Global Entry Benefit. Will Others Follow?
• Credit Card Welcome Offers of 100,000 Points (or More!)

What bonuses did we get?

• Jackie
  • Enhanced United Business card welcome offer
• JT
  • Spending toward World of Hyatt card Free Night Award and elite night credits
  • Wyndham Business Card - how will this be maximized (hint: Angie and I discussed this last week)
• Joe
  • Referral from Amex Business Gold - why is that so important (14X Dining)?
    • Tip for Double dipping this referral in Award Travel 201 (must be a member - $90 per year & includes AwardWallet Plus)
  • Received 2nd Hyatt Cat 1-4 certificate and swapped out a two night stay at a Category 4 peak night pricing (from this card) to get 36,000 points back

Highlight Feature: The Most Powerful Tool in Award Travel

How does one weed out the noise to find what's most useful for your Award Travel strategies?  In-person events will provide opportunities for attendees to speak with and listen to experts in the field which help fine-tune their strategies. We encourage you to attend, engage, explore, learn, and ask questions.

In the podcast, I mentioned that early on, I didn't know how to complete a minimum spend. Here are some tips that might help you avoid that same situation. Had I attended an event back then, I would have understood my options.

To learn more:

• 14th Annual Chicago Seminars
• Taco 'Bout a Fiesta

Tip of the week

Make the most out of schedule changes. Hear how all three of us have used these recently to improve our schedules and/or save in the process.

Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community

For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.

1. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community
2. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
3. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com.

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