Ep. 2: Points and Miles: Zero to Hero, The Basics You Need to Know to get Started, and Beyond

The episode delves into the fundamentals of points and miles, which is essentially a way to save money on travel. Our strategies involve taking advantage of various rules, promotions, and perks that airlines, hotels, and other programs offer to book travel. While some people may think this only involves points and miles credit cards, there are many different ways to go about it, including knowing different ways to save money. This episode specifically focuses on how to earn credit card points and miles, dispelling misconceptions that you need to spend a lot of money or churn cards to earn points and miles. It is also important to have a high credit score. Overall, the episode provides an introduction to travel hacking and offers resources for listeners to learn more about how to save money on travel.

Even if you are not a beginner, this episode touches on more advanced ways to take maximize of credit card transfer partners, distance-based award charts, alliances and partner airlines.

In this episode, Angel and Mackenzie touch on:

• How different airlines have different "shoving" requirements for personal items and carry-ons
• Cobranded cards vs. Flexible Points Cards
• Points and Miles Myths
• How to transfer credit card points instead of using the travel portal for cheaper flights
• Airline Alliances and Transfer Partner
• When it is (and isn't) advantageous to use a partner airline
• Distance-based award charts vs. Dynamic Award Charts
• How you don't need to spend a lot of money to earn a lot of points
• How you can get all of this information in our FREE Beginner's Guide

We are excited to bring you this new podcast every Monday!

Introducing Bougie in a Backpack Podcast! Angel from The Pennywise Traveler (@pennywisetraveler) and Mackenzie from Travel Hacks Mack (@travelhacksmack) are your new best travel friends you didn't know you needed, teaching you ways to save and while still traveling and thriving. From sipping champagne in first class for $5.60 plus points, to stacking to save money and earn extra points and miles on your next facial, they're hear to teach you tips and tricks you can implement into your everyday life. You will find them getting upgrades, flying first/business class, and also flying Spirit Airlines!

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This beginner guide covers:

• Checklist to get you started travel hacking responsibly
• Rules you need to know for all of the major Credit Cards for Travel Hacking
• All of the credit card transfer partners
• All of the airline alliances and partners

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