Getting the best deal on an award ticket is rarely done by going to one airline's website and searching round trip. Greg & Nick discuss the artistry that goes into building a masterpiece of a booking.
1:28 Giant Mailbag
5:57 What crazy thing did Radisson do this week?
10:17 Mattress Running the Numbers: Should you product change to the IHG Premier? https://frequentmiler.com/its-time-for-a-new-ihg-credit-card-strategy/
26:58 Main Event: Award Booking Artistry 31:47 Mixing and Matching Airlines on a single trip
33:38 Look at other International Gateways
36:30 Look at using partner miles
39:11 Throw-away return tickets
43:42 Skiplagging https://frequentmiler.com/skiplagging/
47:25 Nested Trips
51:27 Alaska stopover rules https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-companion-fare-guide/
53:41 United Excursionist Perk https://frequentmiler.com/maximizing-and-understanding-united-excursionist-perks/
56:37 Leveraging off-peak pricing
1:00:00 Upgrades
1:03:48 Post Roast
1:09:47 Question of the Week: What's up with the American Airlines eShopping portal? https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-earn-american-airlines-loyalty-points-without-flying-cheat-sheet-to-play-the-elite-status-game/
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