No Tourists Allowed - An Insider's Guide to Travel

Are you sitting on a pile of airline miles but feel like you can never use them effectively? In this episode, we uncover the dirty secrets of airline loyalty programs with Julian Kheel, CEO of Points Path. Julian exposes the ways airlines have...

Show Notes

Are you sitting on a pile of airline miles but feel like you can never use them effectively? In this episode, we uncover the dirty secrets of airline loyalty programs with Julian Kheel, CEO of Points Path. Julian exposes the ways airlines have devalued your miles over time and shares unconventional strategies for beating them at their own game. If you're ready to stop being a sucker and start traveling smarter, this is a must-listen episode.

Highlights:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:27) Julian Kheel, CEO of Points Path, introduced

(3:04) Hyatt has the best hotel loyalty program

(5:12) Mal de debarquement syndrome from cruising

(9:21) Points Path solves when to use miles

(11:06) Points Path provides live airline point prices

(16:00) Points plus cash usually a bad deal

(18:15) Lose 6-12% points value during holidays

(22:32) Users find great international business class deals

(24:29) Newsletter covers top 5 weekly travel deals

(27:21) DOT pressuring airlines on miles transparency

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What is No Tourists Allowed - An Insider's Guide to Travel?

Two recognized travel industry executives with a combined 71 years on the inside of travel and technology, give up their secrets to the thing everyone wants to do - travel better, pay less and see more of the world.

Join us each week - along with recognized industry executives and travel celebrities - as we bring you intel on the hottest new resorts and cruise liners, the latest travel apps and tech tools, and the hacks and maneuvers that help travelers beat the crowds and find those hidden vacation values.