86. ANA’s Around the World Ticket: The Best-Kept Secret in Points and Miles with Devan Sullivan of The Pointsisters
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Devan Sullivan is the younger of the two Pointsisters. They help their clients check off their travel bucket lists, flying in style and comfort to far-flung destinations like Australia, South Africa, Japan and more. Devan herself has taken two Around the World ANA trips in 2024 alone, including a seven-week delayed honeymoon and a four-week adventure, ending with a Taylor Swift concert.
In this episode, Devan breaks down everything you need to know to book your own ANA Around the World ticket. She explains the complex routing rules, how to find award space, the best ways to get the most value, and common pitfalls to avoid. Even if you're a points and miles veteran, I guarantee you'll learn something new from Devan's deep knowledge of this unique award. And if you're new to points and miles, this episode will open your eyes to what's possible.
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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. |
| 0:24.7 | Hello everyone and welcome back to the Point Me to First Class Podcast. I have an |
| 0:35.6 | incredible guest joining me today. She's one half of the sibling award |
| 0:40.3 | expert duo known as the Point's sisters, Devon Sullivan. |
| 0:44.4 | Devon has been traveling the world on points and miles since the age of 15 and has been to |
| 0:48.6 | over 70 countries. She lives in San Diego with her husband and along with her sister Kelsey she |
| 0:54.4 | specializes in booking A&A around the world award tickets per self and others. |
| 0:59.8 | I don't think there's literally anyone in the world probably including people who work in and for A&A who knows more about these awards than Devon and Kelsey. |
| 1:10.0 | So I'm so excited that she's here today to dive into this topic with all of us. |
| 1:15.0 | This year alone, Devon has been on two around the world trips herself, |
| 1:18.9 | including a seven-week extremely delayed honeymoon and a four week adventure around the globe but she |
| 1:24.4 | and her sister Kelsey have helped booked over 40 other A&A around the world awards |
| 1:29.7 | for their clients and friends and today she is here to break it all down for us. |
| 1:35.2 | Everything we need to know about this unique award opportunity. |
| 1:38.2 | We're gonna talk about what makes A&A |
| 1:40.4 | around the world awards such an incredible value, the ins and outs of constructing an A&A Around the World Awards, such an incredible value, |
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