We're 25 episodes into The Thrifty Traveler Podcast and counting, and now we need your help … in the form of your questions!
That's right: We're planning a good, ol' fashioned mailbag episode in the weeks to come dedicated to one thing and one thing only: answering your questions! From tips and tricks, what's in our wallets, our favorite (and least favorite) spots, to personal preferences and hot takes, no question is off limits.
If you want your question answered on the show, it's simple:
- Leave a comment here or
- Drop us a line at podcast (at) thrifty traveler dot com
That's it! Submit your questions now and stay tuned – we're planning to go through all of them in the next week or two on the show!
We kicked off the podcast in March and it's been an absolute blast. A few of my personal favorite episodes include:
- Our interviews with our founder Jared, flight deal guru Jon, and product manager Tracey for a look behind the curtain at all things Thrifty Traveler
- The only slightly blasphemous “10 Commandments of Points & Miles” episode
- The time when Gunnar & I recapped our safari trips, featuring me in a funny hat
- Our hilarious episode with TV & radio host Jason Matheson (including gems like “spiders the size of fourth graders” and “I'm a Delta philanderer”)
Make sure you're subscribed on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts for the next episode. And if you haven't already, drop us a rating and review to let us know what you think of the show!
Bottom Line
Leave your comments below (or shoot us an email) with your questions for our upcoming mailbag episode of The Thrifty Traveler Podcast now!
Do you expect to continue seeing increases in US airlines presence in SE Asia (thinking United’s updates from earlier in 2025)? Selfishly hoping there gets to be a point of oversaturation and a stretch of slightly cheaper flights to places like Thailand and Vietnam comes out of it.
Thailand will be a trip likely in the next 3-4 years for me, given current offerings which airlines should I be targeting for transferrable points both in terms of cheapest flight (economy offerings) and best value (quality of experience/business classes)?
Here’s my question…and I think it’s a pretty stupid one, but I don’t think I’m the only person who doesn’t know.
During the recent Chase Preferred 100,000 point promotion, I applied for, received and was awarded the 100,000 points after meeting the spending threshold. Shortly after receiving the card, I added my wife as an additional cardholder.
Had she applied herself for a card, separate from me, would she have also been awarded the 100,000 points, assuming she met the spending threshold? (That wouldn’t have been a problem as we undertook a major home renovation and incurred several large bills.)
Secondly, can she now apply for her own card to be the primary cardholder? Or, since I added her to my account, did I screw up and miss the opportunity for her to become eligible for a current or future points bonus as a primary cardholder?
Love the podcast. Keep up the great work.
With the ability to filter basic economy fares from Google flights, will TT allow us to filter out BE email alerts as well?
Yes, I want to second that question!