‘This or That’: Loyalty to One Travel Brand or Diversify?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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So you’re deep in the points game (or want to be). Are you better off focusing your points earning and spending efforts on one brand, or diversifying your points? This episode, Sean talks with travel Nerd Elina Geller about which is better and why. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.1	Welcome to the NerdWallet Smart Money podcast, where you send us your money questions,
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0:43.1	I'm Sean Piles.
0:44.4	The past couple of weeks in our this or that travel series, we've talked about when to spend
0:49.0	points and how to earn them with a travel credit card.
0:51.7	But one important question remains.
0:55.3	Should you stay loyal to one hotel or airline or diversify your points game? Travel writer Alina Geller is here today to
1:01.2	help you figure out your points strategy. Alina, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me.
1:06.6	Before we get into this conversation, a quick disclaimer that we're going to talk about a few
1:10.2	credit cards in this episode that are nerd wallet partners, but that does not affect how we talk
1:14.9	about them. Okay, well, Alina, first off, where do your loyalties lie? Are there any travel
1:20.0	brands that you're especially loyal to? Yes, I'm loyal to United because I have United
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