221. Brian Kelly: The Points Guy breaks down how to win at travel! From mastering miles to maximizing the potential of points, the expert tips YOU need to know before your next trip.
Trading Secrets
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🗓️ 10 February 2025
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Summary
This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, author, travel expert, and founder of The Points Guy, Brian Kelly!
Brian started The Points Guy as a humble blog while working as an IT recruiter for Morgan Stanley, where he shared his thoughts and insights on maximizing credit card rewards and frequent flyer miles. Over the years, The Points Guy has grown into the leading voice in loyalty programs. Brian has transformed The Points Guy into a powerhouse travel and lifestyle media platform, now reaching millions of people around the world each month.
In this episode, Brian shares the inspiration behind his new book, How to Win at Travel, and dives into a wide range of travel tips and strategies. He discusses why travel is becoming more expensive, what common mistakes people make when planning their trips, and how to navigate the complexities of booking and using frequent flyer miles. Brian also explores the role of travel advisors, how they make their money, and why it's important to know when and how to book travel insurance. Additionally, he explains how starting your journey abroad can save you money, why kindness matters when dealing with airline agents, and practical advice for what to do if you get bumped from your flight. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or just starting out, this episode offers valuable insights for making the most of your travels.
Brian reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
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Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guests: Brian Kelly + ThePointsGuy.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Trading Secrets. Today we are joined by entrepreneur, |
| 0:18.7 | author, travel expert, and founder of The Points Guy, Brian Kelly. |
| 0:23.7 | Brian started the Points Guy as a humble blog while working as an IT recruiter for Morgan Stanley, |
| 0:29.2 | where he would share his thoughts and insights on maximizing credit card rewards and frequent flyer miles. |
| 0:35.0 | Over the years, the Points Guy has grown into the leading voice in loyalty programs, |
| 0:39.7 | points miles, credit cards, and travel. |
| 0:42.3 | Brian has grown the points guy to be a powerhouse travel and lifestyle media platform |
| 0:46.9 | that's reaching millions and millions and millions of people around the world monthly. |
| 0:52.5 | If you want Brian's entire full story, we got into it on |
| 0:56.4 | Trading Secret not too long ago. So check out that episode. But you are now labeled Forbes number |
| 1:01.8 | one travel influencer among other rewards and accolades. And Brian, you now have a new book |
| 1:06.4 | coming out titled How to Win at Travel, which will be out February 4th. By the way, we're buying |
| 1:12.5 | five copies right now. So go give us your biggest takeaway from this episode. Put your |
| 1:16.4 | Instagram handle on the review. We have five copies to give away. But Brian, thank you for being |
| 1:20.4 | on training secrets. Thanks for having me. Welcome back. It's good to be back and in studio. |
| 1:24.5 | I think the last time, I think we did virtual. We did virtual. Yeah, yeah. It's much better to be in |
| 1:28.8 | person. You are a handsome man and you are a tall man. I know, thanks for giving me the sofa so I can |
| 1:33.4 | How tall are you? Six, seven, but true story, I actually think I've got, most people get shorter with age. |
| 1:38.8 | Yeah. Last several years, I got into stretching. Yeah. In Chelsea, there's a place called stretch space. Okay. |
| 1:45.0 | So for an hour or week, usually, I get professionally stretched, like on a heated table. |
| 1:49.0 | They therogon you, they stretch you. |
| 1:51.0 | And I swear my posture's gotten better. |
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