94. Expert Analysis: 2024 Points and Miles Winners, Losers, and Key Trends with Kevin Zanes
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Zanes, The Points Analyst, is here to share his expert take on the highlights and lowlights, the winners and losers, and the key developments that defined award travel in 2024. Together, we'll be unpacking the most significant events and digging into what these changes mean for points enthusiasts moving forward.
From major devaluations that stung to exciting new partnerships that opened up opportunities, this episode covers all the need-to-know news in the points and miles space. We share our predictions for 2025, our wish lists for the future of award travel, and our ratings for the overall state of the points and miles game.
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| 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. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm your host, Devin Gimble, and I believe that your expenses are your greatest untapped asset, if you know how to leverage them. |
| 0:18.3 | Ready to dive into the world of credit card points and miles so you can |
| 0:21.1 | travel more, travel better, and travel often. Let's get started. |
| 0:30.2 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Point of First Last podcast. I hope you are ready, |
| 0:34.8 | because today we have a jam-packed episode ready for you as we bid farewell to |
| 0:39.6 | 24 with a year-in-review analysis of the biggest news, changes, and trends in rewards, credit cards, |
| 0:46.4 | and award travel of the last 12 months. I'm thrilled to be joined by a very special guest for this |
| 0:51.9 | year-in-review conversation today, none other than Kevin Zanes, |
| 0:55.6 | the points analyst. Together, Kevin and I will be diving into the year's biggest headlines in award |
| 1:00.6 | travel, both the highlights that made us cheer and the low lights that left us shaking our heads. |
| 1:06.6 | We'll be crowning our top winners and losers in the points game and digging into the trends |
| 1:10.8 | that defined award travel in 2024 and what changes are sure to impact how points are earned |
| 1:16.6 | and used moving into 2025. |
| 1:18.6 | From the most disappointing program changes to the most exciting points announcements, |
| 1:23.1 | this episode will have a little bit of everything. |
| 1:26.0 | So whether you're a seasoned award traveler or just |
| 1:28.6 | dipping your toes into the points pool, you'll walk away with insights to help you make the most |
| 1:33.0 | of your points in the year ahead. So grab a coffee or your favorite non-caffeinated beverage of |
| 1:37.9 | choice, make yourself comfortable and get ready to wrap up the best and worst of 2024 in |
| 1:42.9 | points and miles. And join me as I welcome Kevin back to |
| 1:46.1 | the podcast. Kevin, thank you so much for joining me today for this 2024 recap episode. |
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