25
Countries Visited
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Favorite Destination
Aisle
Aisle / Window
About Gunnar
Gunnar is a travel reporter, flight deal analyst, and host of The Thrifty Traveler Podcast who joined the team in July 2021. He finds flight deals for our Thrifty Traveler Premium members and writes about flight deal trends and the travel industry.
His insights have been featured on CNN, the Today Show, the Washington Post, FOX 9–Twin Cities, WHDH TV–Boston, the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, and WCCO Radio, among others. Before joining Thrifty Traveler, Gunnar was a journalist for newspapers in Southern Minnesota and at KMSP-TV.
Gunnar has traveled to all seven continents, and his favorite places include Antarctica, Iceland, Glacier National Park, the Masai Mara in Kenya, Chamonix in France, and Lake Tahoe.
Tips? Email Gunnar (at) thriftytraveler (dot) com.
Gunnar's Favorites
ANA “The Room” Business Class to Tokyo for 47,500 Virgin Atlantic miles.
Book early and book flexibly. You never have to be done booking a trip. Just because you’re booked doesn’t mean you can’t still do better – in price and in quality!
Alaska Atmos
Gunnar's Latest Articles
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 87: The (Sometimes Weird) Things We Do to Earn Points & Miles Fast
Cheap Flights Home for the Holidays are Out There … If You Know Where To Look
Starter Kit: Our Podcast Series to Help You Get Started in Points & Miles
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 86: Basic Fares Get Worse, Bilt & Amex Changes & More Travel News
Delta’s Sunsets Text Message Customer Service, Pushing Flyers to AI ‘Concierge’
Done Deal: A Giant Chase Sapphire Lounge Is Coming to Seattle
Alaska Launches Anchorage to Tokyo Flights … on a Single-Aisle 737 MAX 8!
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 85: 12 Biz Class Seats You Can Actually Book with Points
The Rarest Biz Class Award Deals (West Coast to Europe) Are Back in a Big Way
From Economy to Biz Class, Japan Flight Deals are Still Out There
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, Ep. 84: Inside the Airlines & the Future of Points, with Zach Griff