Introducing Miles Away

Miles Away

The Points Guy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Miles Away, a new podcast from The Points Guy launching Jan. 2, 2019. Each week, travelers will learn how to make the most of their points and miles to book a luxurious trip to some of the world's most incredible destinations, at a fraction of the price. In this introductory episode, host Zach Honig sits down with Nick Ewen, TPG's senior points and miles editor, to explain how to easily earn and redeem valuable travel rewards, making it clear that you're just a few miles away from an unbeatable vacation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Miles Away.
0:09.6	I am your host Zach Honeg editor at large at the Points Guy and today I kind of want to give you an overview of what to expect from our weekly podcast.
0:18.0	So my first guest is our senior Points and Miles Editor, Nick Ewen.
0:22.6	Welcome.
0:23.6	Thank you, Zach, excited to be here.
0:24.8	Thanks for joining us.
0:25.8	Nick is joining us from Florida where it's a swaltering 84 degrees, 85 degrees?
0:30.6	Yeah, it doesn't really feel like the holidays in December when it's 80-something
0:33.2	degrees out, but you know, we suffer through that so we can enjoy when it actually turns into
0:37.8	Florida winter. So let's start off by talking about
0:43.4	you know, you know, you know, racking up the the travel rewards. Well credit cards I think are the A number one of course the usual caveats I always say
0:50.1	make sure you pay your balance in full. Do not spend beyond your means.
0:53.0	There are so many other ways to earn points and miles as well.
0:56.0	When you shop online, you should never go directly to a retailer's website.
1:00.0	Always start at an online shopping portal.
1:02.0	You can go to a website like
1:03.7	cashback monitor.com and you can see various different sites that will give you
1:07.8	either bonus cash back, bonus airline miles, bonus credit card points for going
1:12.4	through one of these online shopping
1:13.9	portals. There are dining rewards networks where you have thousands of
1:18.4	restaurants all across the country that will give you extra points or miles just
1:22.2	by linking up a credit card.
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