Saverocity Observation Deck - Miles, Points, and Travel Podcast show

Saverocity Observation Deck - Miles, Points, and Travel Podcast

Summary: Eclectic musings on miles, points, and travel from members of the Saverocity network

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 Episode 71 – Three Thoughts on 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:18

A short episode to wrap up the year, with Joe's three thoughts to wrap up 2017. Thanks for a great year and see you in 2018!

 Episode 70 – Keeping your MS organized with Free-quent Flyer and Graz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:23

With Trevor off gathering toys for tots, the Free-quent Flyer and Mike Graziano, two heavy manufactured spenders, join the podcast to discuss how they keep their games organized, big fails, where to visit in Europe, and more! Plus - FTU smack talk. (Not really). Enjoy!

 Episode 69 – Gift card reselling with The Plastic Merchant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:06

Mike Dean, founder of The Plastic Merchant, joins us in time for Q4 shopping to discuss how TPM came to be, tips for gift card reselling, tips for saving money on Q4/holiday purchases, and more!

 Episode 68 – South America travel talk with Dia Adams, the Deal Mommy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:59

Dia Adams, aka the Deal Mommy, joins us to talk South America, Camp Mom, mom blogs, the new AMEX Hilton card, and more!

 Episode 67 – Spencer Howard talks Asia travel & redemption routes, credit cards, and more! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:05

We enter a Cortezless world by inviting Spencer Howard, miles aficionado, on to discuss trips to Korea, the Demilitarized Zone, overlooked redemptions, and recent credit card sign ups. We also talk about the hoops he jumped through to successfully take advantage of the Garuda 90% off promo. Please drop us a review in iTunes if you enjoy the show!

 Episode 66 – Oktoberfest, 2/3/4, and RAT | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:48

Trevor and the Joes talk Oktoberfest, Bank of America's new "2/3/4" rule (h/t DoC), AMEX's RAT, and a podcast announcement.

 Episode 65 – Travel, Facebook Groups, and more with Richard Kerr from Award Travel 101 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:56

THE Richard Kerr from Award Travel 101 joins Trevor and Joe Cheung to discuss living in Asia, the beauty of Asian low cost carriers, how to manage those unwieldy Facebook groups, advice for Facebook entrepreneurs, where to go when you retire, and more! Recorded LIVE and in person, woohoo.

 Episode 64 – New co-branded airline credit cards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:54

With Joe Cheung pulled into emergency puppy sitting duty, Joe Cortez and Trevor discuss the pros and cons of the new co-branded Delta and United cards, whether the cards will be of any use to miles and points hackers. Also, more than you could ever want about pajamas. Enjoy!

 Episode 63 – Jetblue Mint, reselling updates, and you! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:06

Trevor and Joe Cheung get together to recount Trevor's Jetblue Mint experience, discuss how to deal with kids on planes who can't control themselves, and chat about their summer trips. After the break, Trevor updates us all on what's going on in the reselling world and we answer the age old question: "SNES Classic resellers - jerks or true Americans?" Enjoy and thanks for listening!

 Episode 62 – Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories returns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:40

Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories returns to talk current earning and burning strategies, reselling, miles and points strategies for teenagers, and more. Plus, the answer to the age old question: reselling or MS more fun?

 Episode 61 – Favorite and recommended credit cards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:02:21

The gang's all here as we reset the table and talk about our favorite credit cards in a variety of categories, including best cards for newcomers, MS, cashback, and more. Note: we have no affiliate links, all opinions are our own.

 Episode 60 – Ed from Pizza in Motion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:58

The Joes take most of the episode off, so Trevor interviews Ed Pizzarello from Pizza in Motion, the Freddies, and a litany of other places. Trevor and Ed discuss Ed's extensive travels, airline status, the Freddies, the differences between Flyertalk and Inside Flyer, and much more!

 Episode 59 – Skytrax World Airline Awards and You | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:13:19

With Joe Cheung off celebrating his anniversary, the inmates were once again given the keys to the asylum. Unfortunately, they left Joe Cortez and Trevor in charge of the podcast. In this episode, the two talk all about the recent Skytrax World Airline Awards, and their biggest takeaways from the announcements. Did Etihad really deserve best first class? What about the best economy class? And… shawarma? All will be revealed in Episode 59, and hopefully order will be restored by Episode 60!

 Episode 58 – Discussing hosted media previews and bias with Leslie Harvey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15:04

Trevor AND Joe Cortez (yay!) are off gallavanting, so I called up Leslie Harvey from Trips with Tykes to discuss hosted media previews and bias in blogging/media coverage. Both of us have experience in this area as it results to Disney, but we also discuss how it may or may not creep into the miles and points space. Speaking of media previews, Leslie just checked out Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout in Disneyland and I visited Pandora the World of Avatar at Disney World, so we end the podcast with some Disney discussion! Recorded 16 Jun, 2017.

 Episode 57 – A New Game Appears! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:39

We borrow a game from one of Joe Cheung's favorite podcasts. What would we get rid of, keep, or ask for more of in the following areas: travel credit card benefits, transferable point currency partners, and airline security. We had a blast and hope you do too! Recorded 1 Jun, 2017.

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