If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube!  BIG ask this week! We're conducting another fundraiser for an incredible organization, Give Kids The World. These are the "behind the scenes" folks who help Make-A-Wish vacations happen for critically ill children. Give Kids The World provides free housing, meals, medical staff, theme park tickets and so much more to make these wishes come true. Even if you only can spare $5, we'd love to have you support the fundraiser. AND, if we can raise $1,000 to my link, I'm matching it with $1,000 of my own money. Here's my fundraising link! If you want to support the team page, where Richard, Summer and Julian are raising, that's here: 'Any donation is a big help! Ed has a dilemma in deciding whether he should pick Diamond status or 119,000 SkyMiles in exchange for his Rollover MQMs. You can vote in our poll on Twitter And, Richard has made his decision on flying Delta. Hear how it's working out for him. Lastly, we're celebrating Ed's first visit to Waffle House. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

Delve into the latest changes in Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan, with insights on earning elite status and maximizing miles through credit cards. Discover the addition of new Bilt Rewards transfer partners, including TAP Portugal and Accor Hotels, which open exciting travel possibilities. Enjoy humorous stories of a wallet mishap at the Austin Airport and the camaraderie among travelers trying to help. Also, hear tips on balancing travel with family commitments and enhancing your travel experience with innovative programs.

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube!  Gary Leff of View From The Wing joins us for an announcement that the Freddie Awards are back. Richard and I quiz Gary on who he thinks were the best loyalty programs last year and offer our own opinions. Finally, we finish up commiserating with Richard about the painful decision he needs to make about choosing his primary airline in 2025. Our video took a left-hand turn at the very end of the show. Apologies for the snafu! If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube!  Richard and Ed are digging into a report that "friend of the show" Points Path and The Points Guy teamed up on to determine whether you should use your miles for holiday travel. Lots of great data here, some of which may surprise you! We're also looking at some of the best properties that you can still use a Category 1-4 certificate for a World of Hyatt free night stay. Lastly, we're talking about Waffle House again, much to Richard's delight. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube!  We're starting this week's episode with some bad news about Southwest Airlines. Amid rumors and internal announcements that the airline would make some cuts, they announced pretty massive service cuts to service from Atlanta. These airports will soon no longer see service from Southwest out of Atlanta: Cleveland Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers, Florida Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina Jackson, Mississippi Jacksonville, Florida Louisville, Kentucky Memphis Miami Milwaukee Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Richmond, Virginia Sarasota, Florida We interrupt this somber news day to talk about our friend Michael Trager's event ZorkFest. Not only is ZorkFest a great event to learn about travel AND how to play the Vegas status game, it's also where Richard and Ed first connected (no matter how much Richard says otherwise). If you want to register, we have two discount codes you can use: Code "pizzalate88" gets you $50 off a ZorkFest ticket Use code "wish" to have Trager donate $88 to Make a Wish Nevada on your behalf. And, we end the show on a sad note, talking about how Southwest's new assigned seating will work. It's about the worst of the possible scenarios we contemplated a few weeks ago. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube!  Richard notches his first flight out of Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport, one of the truly unique airports in the world. The airport sits on an island next to downtown. It can be reached by a very short ferry boat ride or a quick walk via underground tunnel. He also breaks down his first foray into medical tourism, including all the details on how to travel to Canada and get a prescription filled. Now that Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have solidified their merger, there are a number of questions that go along with the details. We're breaking down all of them, including whether your Alaska and Hawaiian miles are safe from a "devaluation" (cue Jeremiah's noise machine). https://w If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube! Richard and Ed take a moment to reflect on 9/11.   Then, they dive into the latest incident on an airfield, where an A350 sheared the tail off of a regional jet at Atlanta airport.   After that, Ed is breaking down how much all of the flights and hotels cost for his family vacation to Japan.   He's also recapping their visit to Fantasy Springs, the newest part of Tokyo Disney to open to the public.   Lastly, Richard tells a story about the happiest time he lost a suitcase on a flight. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube! Richard and Ed are discussing the new Westin Bora Bora.  Ed has trivia questions for Richard to guess in regards to how many points and how big the resort fee is. They're also answering questions from the Slack community, including one about what you should do if there's a strike at a hotel where you have an upcoming stay. They also answer producer Jeremiah's question about how to make sure his wife has a great time while in port in Curacao (likely while Jeremiah is home eating baloney sandwiches and taking care of the kids). If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube! Richard and Ed are covering a bunch of travel news on today's show. There are multiple airline status match offers in the market right now. Should you be taking advantage of the Vietnam Airlines or AirFrance/KLM offers? A new AMEX offer for MGM Resorts in Vegas will save some dough on your next vacation. Hyatt and American Airlines are teaming up for two valuable status match opportunities. Hyatt completes their acquisition of Standard Hotels, which will add more luxury hotels to the World of Hyatt program. Southwest has some valuable offers to accelerate your quest for A-List status. Bilt Rewards rolls out earning at Walgreens and maximizing your FSA/HSA acounts. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube! Southwest and Spirit Airlines have both made some pretty significant changes over the past few weeks. Richard and Ed are breaking down these changes, offering their opinions, and telling you all the things you need to know going forward. Is assigned seating on Southwest a good thing? Is "Go Big" worth it on Spirit? Should you buy a package the next time you fly Spirit? We're answering all those questions. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community.  Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. Monthly access Annual access Personal consultation plus annual access We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we host video chats multiple times per month. See More: https://milestogo.boardingarea.com/ Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milestogopodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@milestogopodcast Ed Pizza: https://www.instagram.com/pizzainmotion/ Richard Kerr: https://www.instagram.com/kerrpoints/