Eli Facenda and Tommy Lonergan are the founders of Freedom Travel Systems. A company that helps people maximize their travel and use of credit cards. Tommy was formally an executive chef who currently travels the world. Eli is a former college baseball player from Austin.  They both help people maximize their travel experience, and teach people how to use credit cards in the most optimal way.
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0:00 Intro 1:26 Waste management 2:38 Getting into travel hacking 3:55 Justin Ross Lee 4:31 Becoming an executive chef 7:18 Flying for the Air Force 8:52 *Travel hacking methods 11:21 *Business vs personal cards 14:49 The main cards for travel hacking 18:37 *What the average person does wrong 24:09 Business vs personal points 27:14 Tax implications 28:16 Redeeming 20 million travel points 30:00 *How many cards are needed to maximize points 34:35 How is credit affected? 39:12 Business vs personal credit 42:04 Reasons why cards wouldn’t be approved 45:05 Annual card fees 45:58 *Book last-minute flights 50:08 Comparing different airlines 54:41 *The multiples for flying First Class 57:57 *The best hotels 1:01:57 How to store all the cards 1:03:43 The most indestructible card 1:04:20 The Amex Black Card 1:05:04 Flying other people out 1:07:23 Traveling during COVID 1:10:40 Being open and flexible saves you money 1:12:36 Don’t travel hack if you’re in debt 1:14:32 Who gets the First Class upgrade? 1:16:36 Traveling with children 1:18:10 *Hacks for long flights 1:23:13 Networking at airport lounges 1:25:15 TSA pre-clearing 1:27:00 Service animals 1:29:38 Customer service 1:32:09 Cards for advertising 1:34:46 Contact info 1:36:40 Social media
