98. 2024 Year in Review: Points Redeeming Rundown with Dr. Sujatha Murali (Part 2)
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I'm joined again by Dr. Sujatha Murali for part two of our 2024 points recap. Last week, we dove into how many points we earned in 2024 and the strategies we used. This week, the fun continues as we reveal exactly how we redeemed those points. Sujatha and I share our most memorable award trips, our highest value redemptions, and the trips we already have planned for 2025 using points.
Get ready for an inside look at how we plan our award travel, the programs we rely on most, and our best tips for maximizing your own points redemptions. Whether you're looking for practical advice or just some vicarious travel thrills, this episode has you covered.
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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 | Welcome back to the podcast, everyone. Today, we are picking up where we left off last week in our |
| 0:35.5 | 2024 points recap where Su where Sujop and I are |
| 0:38.7 | opening our points wallets and travel plans and comparing how we used points last year and talk |
| 0:44.1 | about what credit cards, points currencies, and loyalty programs were the most valuable to us. |
| 0:49.1 | Now, if you miss last week's episode, be sure to go back and check that out. That is where we |
| 0:53.7 | broke down exactly |
| 0:54.7 | what points we earned in 2024, including how many points we earned and how we did it. |
| 1:00.8 | This week, we're diving into the even more fun part. Now that you know how many points we earned |
| 1:05.6 | last year today, you're going to hear how we use those points, including what travel we booked, |
| 1:09.2 | our favorite award booking programs, |
| 1:11.3 | and the trips we have already planned for 2025, but haven't taken yet. |
| 1:16.2 | One thing that I want to say up front is that how Sujadha and I individually and independently |
| 1:20.8 | use our points are just two out of a billion examples of how points can be used. |
| 1:25.4 | So please don't think that we are suggesting that anyone else |
| 1:27.9 | should have the same travel goals as us or use points in an identical way. More than anything, |
| 1:32.8 | please use today's episode as inspiration or just plain entertainment as we talk about our most |
| 1:37.9 | memorable points travels over the last year, our highest value redemptions, and the points |
| 1:43.1 | travel we have already booked for 2025. So thank you all |
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