The Truth About Airline Status: Totally Overrated? with Clint from The Points Guy

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Geobreeze Travel

Julia Menez

352 episodes

16 hours ago

A show for anyone looking to level up their award travel lifestyle! Points strategy coach and speaker, Julia Menez, interviews award travelers from all walks of life about their points and miles stories and secrets. You won't find these by simply Googling "best points and miles blog." The Geobreeze Travel podcast features interviews with a diverse population of award travelers, including voices that are normally underrepresented in larger points and miles blogs and media (e.g. women and people of color). Because everyone should get to talk about traveling for next to no cost.

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The Truth About Airline Status: Totally Overrated? with Clint from The Points Guy | Ep 242

Geobreeze Travel

38 minutes 43 seconds

1 week ago

The Truth About Airline Status: Totally Overrated? with Clint from The Points Guy | Ep 242

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Clint

01:50 Is Travel Status Overrated?

02:05 Clint's Journey into Points and Miles

03:21 Aspirational Flights and Hotel Stays

04:45 The Reality of Travel Status and Upgrades

07:32 International Upgrades: Tips and Tricks

14:04 Airline Loyalty Programs: Trends and Predictions

19:05 Emotional Farewell to Delta Diamond Status

19:51 The Math Behind Hotel Status: Is It Worth It?

21:40 Hyatt: The Exception to the Rule

24:57 The Value of Easy Status with Credit Cards

34:35 The Reality of Invite-Only Statuses

36:41 Final Thoughts on Pursuing Status

You can find Julia at:

➤ Free course: https://julia-s-school-9209.thinkific.com/courses/your-first-points-redemption

➤ Website: https://geobreezetravel.com/

➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geobreezetravel/

➤ Credit card links: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/cards

➤ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geobreezetravel

You can find Clint at:

➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clintpage1/

You can find The Points Guy at:

➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepointsguy/

➤ Website: https://thepointsguy.com/

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