Workhorse Cards (In Our Wallet Right Now)

 In this episode, we discuss the cards we're putting to work from our wallets. The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include:Singapore First Class Suites for 59KRound-trip Caribbean for 17KBusiness class to Europe for 45KYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the weekAward Travel will be in Seattle for our fall meet. It’s a great way to make friends and learn tips and tricks not shared elsewhere. Dates are 8/16-8/18. Early bird pricing will be through May 31st! Get your ticket today! NewsShould You Get the Chase Sapphire Reserve® or the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card?United Skyrockets Business Class Partner Award Pricing by up to 200%15K Award Flights to EuropeQatar Airways 30% Transfer Bonus From Citi31+ Promos Ending SoonTrip updatesAngieChicago Seminars rebookingMontana - savings on SouthwestAlaska Companion Certificates for HawaiiJoeWyndham Points save the dayFrontier Status books three tickets with bags and seats for $137What bonuses did we get?Angie - anxiously awaiting AA Barclays Silver cardJoe - working on cards with bonus categoriesHighlight Feature: Workhorse Cards (In Our Wallet Right Now)Award Travel 101 Community members probably know which cards to start with - Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Sapphire Reserve, Ultimate Rewards' earning Ink (Preferred, Unlimited, Cash) cards, Amex Gold and Platinum (consumer and business) cards. But what happens when you can't get new cards? Many of us have been in that boat where we can’t open new cards for a while. What's next?AngieChase Ink Plus (not open to new applicants)Chase Freedom FlexCiti PremierAmex GoldCiti Double CashJoeCiti American ExecutiveWorld of Hyatt BusinessCiti PremierInk CashWyndham BusinessAmex Biz GoldTip of the weekLook for value in places others aren't. Saving hundreds of dollars for a hotel, I found one for just 13.5K points in a place others were not looking (and got a suite)!Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Support the AT101 Podcast/Community