Redeeming Points and Miles for Max Value (and What Not To Do!) with Nick Reyes

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#176: Chris and Nick share the strategies you need to know to easily get the most value out of your points and miles. They discuss the best and worst redemption options, transferring points, optimal ways to structure a trip, finding availability, tips for hotel and airline programs and more.

Nick Reyes is the Senior Author at Frequent Miler and co-host of the Frequent Miler On The Air podcast. He is an avid traveler who's been to 60+ countries and loves collecting points and miles.

Link to Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/nick-reyes-redeeming-points-and-miles

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Resources Mentioned

Nick Reyes: Website | LinkedIn | X

Frequent Miler On The Air Podcast

• How to find impossible hotel awards
• The best transferable points program is…
• Points for family travel

All the Hacks:

• Episode #166: Best Tools for Booking Flights with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler
• Episode #91: Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth with Bill Perkins
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The Points Guy Article: Comparison of flights across travel portals

Award Booking Services:

• point.me Concierge
• 10xTravel
• AwardCat

Full Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(02:12) Why Nick Loves The Points and Miles Game (vs. Cash Back)

(04:26) The Worst Ways To Redeem Points and Miles

(08:12) Booking Travel via Credit Card Portals

(11:51) How To Maximize Transfer Partner Redemptions

(20:54) Is It Really Worth Investing Time To Learn The Points Game?

(23:56) The Basics of Transferring Points

(27:38) How Major Airline Alliances Work

(31:29) Understanding Airline Ticket Pricing

(32:55) 3 Things You Need In Abundance To Travel More

(39:41) The Impact of Travel Award Availability

(46:25) Optimizing Transfer Bonuses

(48:08) How To Position Your Flight and Structure Your Trip

(56:18) Redeeming Points and Miles For Different Airline Cabin Classes

(1:00:59) How To Travel With Kids Using Points and Miles

(1:06:32) Can Families Actually Use Awards to Fly Business Class?

(1:14:03) Seat Hack For Traveling With Kids

(1:16:53) Nick's Advice To Make Best Use of Points and Miles

(1:24:56) Are Hotel Points Actually Worth It?

(1:28:23) Award Booking Services

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