How to Travel for FREE with Points and Miles (Beginner's Guide)

Away Together w/ Nik and Allie June 7, 2024
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How to Travel for FREE with Points and Miles. Welcome to Travel Rewards for Beginners. In this guide, we unlock the secrets of Credit Card Travel Rewards 101. Click ‘show more’ to see ad disclosure. 💳 My Favorite Starter Card: https://awaytogether.com/chase/chase-sapphire-preferred-card/ Learn how my wife and I amassed over 1.7 million points and miles to travel six months through Europe and Asia without draining our life savings. From how to earn points and miles, to ways you could redeem them, this is your ultimate guide to flying first class and staying in 5-star hotels without breaking the bank. Helpful links: 🗺️Flight Connections: https://www.flightconnections.com/ ✉️Sign up for Daily Drop: https://www.dailydrop.com/?via=away-together 📝Free Points Redemption Calculator: https://bit.ly/redemptioncalc 9️⃣9 Reasons you need the Chase Sapphire Preferred: http://www.dailydrop.com/pages/red-alert-9-reasons-you-need-the-chase-sapphire-preferred-r-card?via=away-together ⏰ Timecodes ⏰ 0:00 How to Travel Free with Points and Miles 01:25 Disclaimer 02:00 How do Credit Scores Work? 03:55 Travel Rewards for Beginners 04:35 The 4 Major Types of Points and Miles 4:24 Capital One Venture X Overview 6:46 How to Earn Points and Miles 7:00 Method #1: Credit Card Welcome Bonuses 7:20 What is a Minimum Spending Requirement? 7:55 How to Meet a Minimum Spending Requirement 8:17 Method #2: Spending 9:15 Method #3: Credit Card Travel Portal 9:42 Method #4: Credit Card Shopping Portal 10:17 Creative Strategies to Maximize Travel Rewards 10:35 Creative Strategy #1: Large Purchases 11:11 Creative Strategy #2: Add an Authorized User 11:46 Creative Strategy #3: Pay for Work Travel 12:20 Ways to Use Points and Miles 12:41 Epic Travel Hacking Example 13:30 Get Clear on Your Goal 14:15 PART 2: REDEEMING TRAVEL REWARDS 15:35 Points Redemption Strategies 16:24 How to Use Airline Miles 17:06 Taxes and Fees 17:39 How to Use Points for Hotels 18:17 Pay with Points and Cash 18:30 Hotel Free Night Award 18:56 Multi Night Discounts 19:11 Credit Card Travel Portals 20:24 Travel Credit Card Transfer Partners 20:50 How to Transfer Points to Travel Partners 21:27 Airline Alliances 22:31 Travel Card Points Valuation 23:19 The Points Guy Values 23:55 How to Calculate Points Redemption Value 24:48 Points Redemption Calculator 26:24 Case Study: Austrian Airlines Business Class 27:05 United Airlines Reservations 27:37 Avianca Airlines Reservations 28:00 Points Sweet Spots 28:28 Austrian Airlines Business Class Flight Review 28:58 Flight Connections 29:49 Daily Drop 30:15 PART 3: SIGNING UP FOR CREDIT CARDS 30:37 7 Tips to Choosing the Best Travel Credit Card 31:17 Consideration #1: Your Credit Score 32:11 Consideration #2: Chase 5/24 Rule 33:00 Consideration #3: The Points Currency 34:40 Consideration #4: Credit Card Welcome Bonus 35:20 Consideration #5: Minimum Spending Requirement 36:30 Consideration #6: Credit Card Annual Fee 38:37 Consideration #7: Who is this Card For? 38:48 Two Player Mode 40:14 Business Credit Cards 40:41 Which Travel Credit Card is Best? 41:20 Chase Sapphire Preferred Limited Time Offer 42:30 Unique Considerations Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this website are from companies which Daily Drop will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Daily Drop is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit card companies, or all available credit card offers. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. All information about these cards has been collected independently by Away Together.

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