79. Hotel Award Travel Fundamentals with Ben Komenkul
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Komenkul, who knows everything there is to know about leveraging points for hotel stays. Ben is a seasoned expert in the world of Points and Miles, with over a decade of experience mastering the art of travel rewards. As the founder of Ben’s Big Deal, he combines his deep understanding of financial services, gained over a 30-year career, with his passion for travel.
Tune in this week to elevate your hotel awards game to the next level. Ben shares his insights on the key differences between using points for flights versus hotels, and reveals the true value of various hotel point currencies. He also provides practical tips on choosing the right hotel brand for your travel needs and style. Ben even shares his secret to getting great treatment from hotels, even without top-tier status.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, |
| 0:06.1 | entrepreneurs, and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average |
| 0:09.5 | expenses to travel the world. |
| 0:11.5 | I'm your host, Stephen G Gimble and I believe that your |
| 0:13.4 | 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, |
| 0:21.6 | travel better, and travel often. Let's get started. points and |
| 0:25.0 | you can travel more, travel better and travel often. Let's get started. |
| 0:27.0 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the podcast. Today I am joined by Ben Komenkol who is a |
| 0:35.8 | seasoned expert in the world of points and miles with over a decade of experience |
| 0:40.1 | mastering the art of travel rewards. For the past 15 years, Ben has also been a dedicated business travel, |
| 0:46.0 | navigating the globe and refining his strategies for maximizing loyalty programs. |
| 0:50.0 | His journey into Pointe and Miles began as he realized the immense value these programs could offer, |
| 0:55.5 | not just for frequent flyers, but for anyone looking to enhance their travel experiences. |
| 1:00.4 | And on today's episodes, we are covering some fundamentals of hotel award travel, including |
| 1:06.5 | how using points for hotel stays differs from using points to book flights, what a hotel point is worth, and how that should factor into your travel |
| 1:15.4 | strategy, as well as the key to getting great treatment from hotels, even if you don't |
| 1:20.4 | hold status. |
| 1:21.9 | We cover a little bit of everything for those ready to enter the |
| 1:24.5 | world of hotel award stays. Please enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:28.2 | Welcome to the podcast, Ben, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 1:33.0 | I am very excited to be here and thank you for inviting me, |
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