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
For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.

1. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community
2. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
3. You can also email us at [e-mail].
4. 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.

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Chapters

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)