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00:00 - The cheapest flights Kyle has ever booked

03:20 - Something Hot: Why (& how) you should transfer your Amex points to Alaska…right now!

07:30 - Something Cold: Hilton hikes award prices…again

10:40 - Something Extra Cold: Delta’s gross "Basic" rebrand bait & switch

15:20 - A word from our sponsor (us): Sign up for free Thrifty Traveler flight deal alerts today - or use code: TTPOD if you want to upgrade!

17:10 - The Extra Mile: Breaking down a bonanza of cheap flights to Europe under $400 roundtrip!

31:23 - A listener asks: What will happen to my Hawaiian miles?

33:30 - On the Spot: The best beer Gunnar’s ever had

Produced by Gunnar Olson & Nick Serati
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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This week, Kyle gets to fire up the grill and interview his co-host Gunnar his own career in journalism and travel, why he hates “cents per mile,” his trip to Antarctica (?!), and how he feels about his looming future in family travel. Plus, the guys break down one of the best flight deals of the year, the lingering issues at Newark, and their biggest travel pet peeves.

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(00:00) - Our travel pet peeves (including a fired-up rant from Gunnar)

(04:40) - Something Hot: Sizzling Europe fares in the $300s RT

(08:10) - Something Cold: Emirates makes its First Class awards tougher to book…again

(12:50) - A word from our sponsor: Thrifty Traveler Premium flight deal (and hotel!) alerts

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(15:25) - Kyle grills Gunnar on this career in journalism and finding Thrifty Traveler

(22:35) - Gunnar’s “aha!” moment in miles & earning his first flexible points

(27:00) - Why Gunnar hates “cents per mile”

(31:30) - His surreal trip to Antarctica

(40:15) - Listener Question: What the *bleep* is going on at Newark (EWR)?

(43:45) - On the spot: What airport & airline would Kyle avoid?

Produced by Gunnar Olson & Long Tran
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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This week on the show, we get to know co-host Kyle Potter a little better as Gunnar grills him on everything from his failed attempt at becoming an Uber driver that ultimately brought him to Thrifty Traveler, his punk/hardcore touring band days, to covering state politics as a journalist for the Associated Press (Kyle contains multitudes…). Plus, we talk about some sizzling transfer bonuses and help a listener decide if she should transfer points to Emirates speculatively.

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(00:00) - Who won our big airline mileage program draft?!

(02:20) - Something Hot: A trio of transfer bonuses (including a sneaky great one from Qantas)

(08:20) - Something Cold: The best credit card bonus offer we’ve ever seen is almost gone

(10:40) - A word from Thrifty Traveler Premium - use promo code TTPOD to save even more!

(12:25) - The Extra Mile: Going deep with Kyle Potter

(13:15) - How Kyle went from covering politics to getting snubbed as an Uber driver

(25:55) - Quick Hitters: Kyle on his touring punk/hardcore band, his best MSP Airport hack, hist next trip, the worst flight of his life, his dog Mikka, and more.

(34:50) - Listener Question: “Should I speculatively transfer points to Emirates?”

(37:30) - Gunnar On the Spot: 2 truths and a lie about Kyle

Produced by Gunnar Olson & Long Tran
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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