If you want to take your travels to the next level (and who doesn’t?), it’s not about what you do before booking a flight – it’s what you do after that matters most.
So Gunnar and Kyle are diving in on this week’s pod, spelling out the five crucial steps they take after booking each and every flight to ensure they get the best deal and set themselves up for success. Plus, the guys got a little “booksy,” discuss a new airline partnership that’s piqued their interest, and help out a traveler planning a trip to Japan.
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Show Notes
- 00:00 – Gunnar & Kyle’s recent (fancy) lie-flat bookings
- 02:39 – Roger kicks off the show from Komodo, Indonesia!
- 03:35 – Something Hot: The new American & Aer Lingus partnership
- 08:00 – Something Hotter: New & improved travel credit card tracking
- 11:15 – A word from our sponsor: Bilt Rewards
- 12:30 – The Extra Mile: 5 things we do after booking every flight
- 12:35 – 1st: Forward your trip to TripIt – an essential travel tool
- 16:05 – 2nd: Clean-up & manage your booking
- 19:15 – 3rd: Set up Google Flights price alerts and award tracking
- 28:10 – 4th: A quick look at major logistics (using the 24-hour rule!)
- 31:00 – 5th: Asking your wife, requesting PTO and other “life stuff”
- 37:00 – Listener Question: A mea culpa & how to approach booking a Japan trip
- 43:40 – On the Spot: Kyle’s Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge gameplan
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
