Saverocity Observation Deck - Miles, Points, And Travel Podcast

We celebrate 50 episodes chatting about Singapore devaluation, AMEX platinum "enhancements", what to do with all these cheap Europe fares, and reflection on two years of podcast fun. Thanks to all our loyal listeners over the years! Here's to 50 more. Recorded 2 Mar, 2017.

Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories is back and we're talking family travel fails & conflicts, various trips we've been on, how your kids can break your heart, and more! Recorded 20 Feb, 2017.

Thanks to the Hilton Honors news, we discuss whether eliminating award charts is really all that bad. Then we discuss whether politics has any place in the blogosphere. If you are sick of hearing about that kind of stuff feel free to tune out at 31:43. Recorded 2 Feb, 2017.

We speak to Len Testa, founder of Touring Plans, a travel hacker of another sort. We talk about how Len turned his graduate thesis into a study of lines (and how to avoid them) at Walt Disney World before moving into practical tips for saving money on trips to the parks. Food for thought, even if you aren't a Disney fan. Recorded 26 Jan, 2017.

We dive into Trevor's experience in the Polaris lounge before discussing American's new basic economy fares and where our loyalties lie this year, airline wise. Then, 2017 specific predictions for air travel and credit cards! Most epic podcast ending ever spoiled by lack of music rights...just hum Toto to yourself in the background. Recorded 19 Jan, 2017.

The Joes kick off 2017 with special guest Jonathan Khoo (@jonk). We review his 270,000+ miles in the air in 2016, how he saves money on travel decisions, his thoughts on status and status lost, social media, and more! Recorded 8 Jan, 2017. (Explicit)

We're back for our second annual Festivus episode. Join the Joes and Trevor as they take an eclectic look back at the year that was 2016 in miles and points. Recorded 21 Dec, 2016.

Part II of our interview with Matt from Saverocity, we discuss the future of Saverocity, how travel changes you, and a little Disney. We mostly just talk philosophy.

With Trevor and Joe Cortez off doing Trevor and Joe Cortez things, we sit down with Matt in Part I of a two part interview. We touch on his evergreen Vegas gig before examining his rise and fall as a reselling resalesman before closing out with some philosophical debate about miles and points earnings in the current climate. Recorded 5 Dec, 2016.

The gang's all we here as we catch up on Trevor's latest weekend in Asia and the new World of Hyatt Program. From logos to future plans, we cover it all. Plus, shocking revelations about Joe Cortez's past! Recorded 3 Nov, 2016.

Noah from Money Metagame stops by to settle an old argument with Trevor. In the process, we touch on how to evaluate the value of our trips, opportunity costs, whether travel hackers are actually "winning", and a little bit about F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early). Recorded 20 Oct, 2016.

The Observation Deck is back to talk about AA's regular irregular operations, AMEX "enhancements", and how to use 75K Virgin America miles! Recorded 6 Oct, 2016.

With Trevor and Joe Cortez preoccupied, Free-quent Flyer returns to talk moving and MS, whether the hobby really is dying, the currencies he invests in (and what he is currently hoarding!), and some thoughts on Eastern Europe and everyone's new favorite credit card! Recorded 9 Sept, 2016.

Have you heard? There's a new credit card in town, the Chase Sapphire Reserve! We discuss the hype, our experiences, our thoughts on the card, and what's been ignored due to the frenzy. Shawn from milestomemories drops by to give our opinions some credibility as well. Recorded 25 Aug, 2016.

We come in hot off of summer vacation to talk about Delta's IRROPS, United stopover changes, and some Olympic sportsball! Gang's back together, kids! Recorded 10 Aug, 2016.

With Trevor and Joe Cortez on vacation, Shawn Coomer from milestomemories and Richard Kerr the Points Jock of the Travel Hacking 101 Facebook group join to discuss fatherhood and the multitude of ways it affects point earnings, travel, our wives, and much more. A fascinating talk for dads and non-dads alike. Kids are great. :P Recorded 30 July, 2016.

We take advantage of the summer to do a more relaxed podcast, meaning we get to be even less serious than usual! Did you play "Would you rather?" in elementary school? Play along as we discuss our thoughts on first vs. coach, where we'd travel, our preferred methods of earning points, and what to do on a Tuuuuesday. Recorded 30 Jun, 2016.

We chat TSA - why the long lines, can anything be done about them, and how Trevor and Joe Cortez would fix it! We end with a little bit on AA going revenue based. Thanks for listening! Recorded 23 June, 2016.

We're talking Vegaaaaas with Shawn Coomer from milestomemories. When to go, how to save money, and some insider tips from the Las Vegas resident! Recorded 2 Jun, 2016.

Wherein Matt joins the program to discuss all things Vegas, FTU, FTU Advanced, future DOs, ideas for DOs, what we'd like to do at DOs, and hairDOs. Also, Matt's opinion on Ben from One Mile at a Time, REVEALED. Recorded 9 May, 2016.