How Many Points Did We Earn in 2023

Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT101” for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide. Recent finds include:Business Class to Ireland for 50,000 pointsAruba in Mint (lie-flat) for 35,000 pointsBusiness Class to Spain for 34,000 milesYou can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the weekEither Tom Coumaris - disappearing in-room coffee makers. How do you get your morning brew?NewsUpdates on the 737-Max9 - is it safe?Top 10 Card offers of 2024DONT MISS OUT ON THE 90,000 ENHANCED INK OFFERS BEFORE THEY EXPIRE - 7AM on 1/18/2024Now Live - Hyatt Milestone Rewards Offer Expanded Choices This YearThe Best Business Class Award Sweet Spots for Flights to EuropeTrip updatesAngie - Focusing more on earning right now while preparing for a moveJoe -Decided against NZ. Trying to figure out a winter get-away.What bonuses did we get?Angie - Working on Minimum Spend Requirement on Ink Cash. Considering a Venture X Business.Joe - Barclays Wyndham Business card arrived - why did I get this card?Highlight feature: 2023 Trip RecapsAngie: 12 new cards (6 and 6) 8 biz, 4 personalSUB (Sign Up Bonuses/Welcome Offers) = 1,435K pointsReferrals = 390KOne checking account bonus for P1 (Player one - her husband)Points used = 1,200K with net increase of 575K points.Doesn’t include normal spend. Loads of Southwest flights and used several Free Night AwardJoe: 14 new cards (10 P1 & 4 P2), 43 totalSUBs = 1,476K + HH FNAReferrals = 500K100K from spend100K from shopping portals$8K in annual fees - $1,500 positive in perks vs annual feesWhere to Find Us 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. Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website. Support the AT101 Podcast/CommunityThanks to our Sponsor Thrifty TravelerThe 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. Find them at:ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium