104. Expert Answers to Your Top Award Travel Questions: Listener Q&A

Point Me To First Class

Devon Gimbel MD

Finances, Education, How To, Travel, Credit, Expenses, Card, Cards, Society & Culture, Professionals, Tips, Personal, Places & Travel, Business, Points, Rewards

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out in the world of award travel, this episode is packed with actionable advice and real-world examples. I break down complex topics like transferable points currencies, positioning flights, and maximizing leftover gift card balances in a way that's easy to understand and apply to your own travel goals.

So grab a pen and paper (or just hit that bookmark button) because you won't want to miss a single nugget of wisdom in this value-packed episode. By the end, you'll have a clear roadmap for earning and redeeming points like a pro, plus some insider secrets for booking those elusive award flights.

Get full show notes and transcript: https://points.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/top-award-travel-questions-listener-q-a

Want to shape the show? Take the Point Me To First Class listener survey and share what you love and want more of!

Eager to learn the secrets of award travel so that you can turn your expenses into unforgettable experiences? Join the Points Made Easy course waitlist here: https://pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average expenses to travel the world.
0:11.0	I'm your host, Devin Gimble, and I believe that your expenses are your greatest untapped asset, if you know how to leverage them.
0:17.8	Ready to dive into the world of credit card points and miles so you can travel more, travel better, and travel often. Let's get started.
0:29.9	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Point Me to First Class podcast. Today's episode is
0:34.8	going to be a listener Q&A episode. You've sent me questions and I've got some answers.
0:40.7	These Q&A episodes are a bit of a departure from my usual podcast episodes in that instead of doing a deep dive on one specific topic,
0:49.2	I like to give you my just off the top of my head answers to a variety of credit card and award travel questions.
0:55.7	And when I recently did an analysis looking at the stats from my first 100 podcast episodes,
1:01.3	the listener Q&A episodes were some of the most popular and most downloaded.
1:05.6	So I'm going to include at least a few of these throughout the year moving forward.
1:10.0	Now, if you have questions
1:11.2	that you would love to be considered for inclusion in a future listener Q&A episode, please send
1:16.9	them to me. I love hearing about what points and miles questions you have. And I know that if
1:21.8	you're wondering about something, chances are many other podcast listeners are too. So anytime you have a points question, please email
1:29.5	them to me at podcast at point me to first class.com. I keep a running list of questions that are
1:35.2	sent to me and then pull from those for these Q&A episodes. Today's questions are a little bit
1:40.3	of everything from specific credit card questions to more broad travel planning
1:44.7	questions. And I hope you enjoy the mix of listener questions and take away some tips or
1:50.2	insights to help you on your points journey. So let's dive in. This first question is about a specific
1:57.2	credit card. And podcast listener asked, can I downgrade my United Quest card before the
2:03.9	first annual fee comes up or would I sacrifice the welcome bonus? I think this is such a great
2:10.8	question. This is sort of a foundational kind of points and miles topic. So it doesn't matter if you
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -31 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Devon Gimbel MD, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Devon Gimbel MD and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.