87. Behind the Scenes at PMTFC Conference: Insights, Highlights, and Travel Tips
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever attended a points and miles conference and walked away feeling like your travel hacking game has been taken to the next level? In this episode, I have Dr. Andrea Mabry back on the podcast to help me unpack our experiences of co-hosting the first-ever Point Me to First Class Conference in Chicago.
From expert talks on maximizing airline programs to hands-on workshops and networking opportunities, the three-day event was packed with valuable insights for intermediate to advanced points and miles enthusiasts. There were plenty of key takeaways and a-ha moments from the conference, and we unpack our favorites right here.
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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. |
| 0:24.0 | Let's get started. |
| 0:27.0 | All right Andrea, pop quiz. |
| 0:32.0 | It's a true or false question. All right, Andrea, pop quiz. |
| 0:32.6 | To true or false question, |
| 0:34.7 | Delta Sky Miles are worthless. |
| 0:37.8 | Oh, you got to give me your honest answer quick. You can't think about it. True. Okay. I'm so glad that you answered that honestly and okay full disclosure that was clearly a little bit of a dramatic question. I don't think that Delta Sky Miles or really any |
| 0:55.2 | particular points or miles are entirely worthless, but if you had asked me a month ago, if there was anything in particular that I was excited about using |
| 1:05.6 | Delta Sky Miles for, I would have said no, absolutely not. In general, I favor |
| 1:10.8 | other airline points and miles much more than I do Delta Sky Miles. |
| 1:15.1 | As people who listen to this podcast probably know, |
| 1:17.3 | my local airport, Chicago O'Hare, |
| 1:19.4 | has very few Delta flights. |
| 1:20.8 | And when I travel domestically, |
| 1:22.0 | it tends to be to other airports that also are not |
| 1:24.5 | Delta hubs but my views on Delta Sky miles changed when I learned a very specific |
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