Thrifty Travel with Gunnar Olson

Award Travel 101

Joe talks with Gunnar Olson of Thrifty Traveler on how award travel has helped enrich his travels with his Player 2), and they've created fond memories flying some incredible products, by way of his work at Thrifty Traveler.

Joe and Gunnar also discuss how the past 6 months have probably been more brutal than what we’ve seen in any other past period with award price hikes and no-notice changes from many of our favorite programs such as United, Turkish, Virgin Atlantic and World of Hyatt.

Also listen in for Gunnar's tip of the week; the old adage, "Book early, book often!"

Where to Find Us

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Chapter

1. Thrifty Travel with Gunnar Olson (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Gunnar Olson (00:02:27)

3. Gunnar's Background and Thrifty Traveler (00:04:03)

4. How Gunnar earns points (00:09:52)

5. Booking Premium Economy (00:15:26)

6. Cards Gunnar Carries (00:20:45)

7. Delta Hub Captive at MSP (00:25:21)

8. Deals and how Thrifty Traveler helps (00:29:48)

9. Will Joe make it on the Lufthansa A380? (00:32:50)

10. Where is Award Travel headed? (00:33:57)

11. Tip of the Week (00:41:28)

12. Where you can find us (00:44:22)