Brian Kelly, HOW TO WIN AT TRAVEL
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Totally Booked: LIVE! In this special episode of the podcast (in-person at the Whitby Hotel with a live audience!), Zibby chats with Brian Kelly, better known as The Points Guy, about HOW TO WIN AT TRAVEL. Brian shares his journey from tech-savvy teen booking family vacations to building a travel empire that helps millions maximize their points and miles. Whether you're a frequent flyer or a credit card newbie, Brian’s insights—from choosing the right cards to turning miles into five-star travel—are packed with practical tips, fascinating anecdotes, and the infectious thrill of gaming the system.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens. |
| 0:44.5 | Brian Kelly is the author of How to Win at Travel. |
| 0:47.8 | He is the founder of The Points Guy, the leading voice in loyalty programs, points, miles, credit cards, and travel. |
| 0:54.1 | He has grown TPG, the points guy, to be a powerhouse travel and lifestyle media platform |
| 0:59.1 | that reaches over 10 million unique monthly visitors around the world. |
| 1:03.1 | Kelly has found a distinctive way to reach his audience and inspire millions to live their best lives |
| 1:07.6 | through his supercharged personality, deep industry knowledge, and extensive worldwide travel. He has been recognized with awards and accolades, like Forbes's |
| 1:15.7 | number one travel influencer, travel and leisure's most notable people in travel, Adweig's |
| 1:20.5 | Young Influentials list, and as an out-100 recipient. He recently did an event at Zivvi's bookshop |
| 1:26.2 | and was so kind because he donated all the book profits from the event to help the L.A. Fire Department after the fires. So thank you so much to Brian for being so generous and giving credit to those firefighters who deserve it for all of their bravery. And we are so happy you came and visited us at the store. |
| 1:46.5 | Welcome back to Totally Booked with Zippy. |
| 1:48.6 | I am so excited to be here with Brian Kelly today, the points guy, to talk about how to win at travel. |
| 1:56.3 | So exciting. |
| 1:57.6 | Congratulations. |
| 1:58.3 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:59.5 | Oh, my gosh. |
| 2:00.2 | I have so many questions. I travel all the time, |
| 2:03.0 | and this is on my mind constantly in every way, shape, or form. But first, how did you become |
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