So, how much are you spending on elite status these days? And does it matter if your travels are paid for by an expense account? With the announcement last week by United that they are…
Lots of “new” going on in this episode, which I suppose is a good thing. After all, if we were talking about old stuff it probably wouldn’t be quite as interesting. Much of the discussion…
Does it actually count as breaking news if it happened 2 days ago and we’re just reporting it now? What if it probably isn’t all that important of a story anyways? What say ye, listeners?…
Is it a birthday or an anniversary? I’m not so sure what the proper term is but either way the PointsHoarder podcast is celebrating one year of random banter and the occasionally useful discussion of…
Welcome to episode 25 of the PointsHoarder podcast, where we will – once again – take you on a journey of random musings intermixed with vaguely useful information in the world of points and travel….
Two big bits of news in this weeks episode, though that doesn’t stop us from talking about a bunch of other things, too. Perhaps the most significant event was the landing of a Lion Air…
Partners are a key factor in maximizing value of points. This week’s episode talks about, among other things, two significant bits of partner news. First up, Alaska Airlines is finally offering one-way awards on partners;…
Welcome to episode 22.5 of the PointsHoarder podcast. Why the half number? Mostly because I rounded up from where it probably belongs. One of the problems with a show about travel put on by folks…
Welcome to episode 22 of the PointsHoarder podcast. Some of our listeners were asking our opinions of the recent hotel program devaluations and if that is changing our approach to holding our points versus burning…
Surprise!! Wait, what was that? Everyone already knew that American Airlines and US Airways were going to merge? Well if that isn’t the most anti-climatic “big” story of the year then I don’t know what…
