How the TPG mobile app will change your travel strategy

Talking Points

The Points Guy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This week, Talking Points shines the spotlight on one of the biggest things coming out of TPG in 2020 - something will undoubtedly help anyone who needs help with their travel strategy. Senior product manager Drew Macomber chats with Brian Kelly about what you can expect from our much-anticipated mobile app. A true points-and-miles enthusiast himself, Macomber and his team of developers are implementing tools to help you take your points further. His five years as a nomad will help inform your travel strategy, so you never miss a lucrative redemption again.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Talking Points. I'm your host Brian Kelly, The Points Guy, and we've got an interesting
0:07.8	one for you today. We've got TPG's senior product manager Drew McComer, and he's going to share all the cool ways the
0:15.2	TPG app is going to help you organize your points of miles and take some
0:19.8	amazing trips. Yes, it's coming. I know we've been talking about it for a while, but we've been working on it to make sure it's extra amazing. So your patience will pay off. Plus, Drew is probably one of the most OG points people in the world.
0:35.2	He started the site Travel is free and is now a part of the Points Guy team.
0:40.8	We're gonna get into his humble beginnings with, get this,
0:44.8	caching in coins for points and why his bank actually thought he was a scammer.
0:50.8	So get ready for the details on the TVG app. It's coming y'all in 2020. That's all coming up right after this.
1:01.0	Today I'm coming to you from Austin, Texas, which happens to be the second largest TPG office.
1:07.0	We've got a team of 15 engineers and product people working on the TPG app.
1:14.5	And one of our newest hires here in Austin
1:17.1	is a legend in the Points world.
1:20.3	He is the founder of Travel is Free.com, which has been called the goat of all Miles and
1:28.0	Points blogs.
1:29.0	I'm really excited to announce that he is now a part of TPG and he's going to be leading development of tools and we're going to learn all about that today. So Drew McComer, thank you so much for joining us today.
1:41.0	Yeah, man, thank you. So Drew, you're foremost expert in
1:44.5	points and miles. I mean you know these programs in and out. Someone listening like
1:48.0	what are some of the tools you've created? What are some of the other apps that you use?
1:53.0	I think a lot of times people are like,
1:54.0	where do I begin becoming an expert?
1:56.0	What's your advice for that?
1:57.5	Well, I'd say first of all, just start earning,
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