Craig Joseph

That's thousands of nights on the road, hundreds and hundreds of flights. I've been all over the place, and it's kind of neat to track how far this hobby has taken me.

So back in the day, you had to spend quite a bit of time. There weren't tools out there that made the process easier. But today, the process doesn't really have to be that complicated. A lot of people have this misconception that there are all these nitty-gritty and nuanced riddled terms and conditions for

So back in the day, you had to spend quite a bit of time. There weren't tools out there that made the process easier. But today, the process doesn't really have to be that complicated. A lot of people have this misconception that there are all these nitty-gritty and nuanced riddled terms and conditions for

So back in the day, you had to spend quite a bit of time. There weren't tools out there that made the process easier. But today, the process doesn't really have to be that complicated. A lot of people have this misconception that there are all these nitty-gritty and nuanced riddled terms and conditions for

all these different airline and hotel loyalty programs that you need to know in order to book a nice vacation. But when it comes to actually redeeming your points, there are so many award search tools out there now that streamline the steps in the points redemption process that used to be super labor intensive, like finding award availability.

all these different airline and hotel loyalty programs that you need to know in order to book a nice vacation. But when it comes to actually redeeming your points, there are so many award search tools out there now that streamline the steps in the points redemption process that used to be super labor intensive, like finding award availability.

all these different airline and hotel loyalty programs that you need to know in order to book a nice vacation. But when it comes to actually redeeming your points, there are so many award search tools out there now that streamline the steps in the points redemption process that used to be super labor intensive, like finding award availability.

I remember that first business class flight I talked about going to Japan. I spent hours, probably days, combing the American Airlines website, just waiting for availability to pop up and other tools that will do that instantly for you.

I remember that first business class flight I talked about going to Japan. I spent hours, probably days, combing the American Airlines website, just waiting for availability to pop up and other tools that will do that instantly for you.

I remember that first business class flight I talked about going to Japan. I spent hours, probably days, combing the American Airlines website, just waiting for availability to pop up and other tools that will do that instantly for you.

So think of these tools sort of like Kayak or Google Flights for miles and points redemptions. The tools let you select what miles or credit card points you have. And once you input details like your travel dates and departure and arrival airport, they show you all the available options for using your miles.

So think of these tools sort of like Kayak or Google Flights for miles and points redemptions. The tools let you select what miles or credit card points you have. And once you input details like your travel dates and departure and arrival airport, they show you all the available options for using your miles.

So think of these tools sort of like Kayak or Google Flights for miles and points redemptions. The tools let you select what miles or credit card points you have. And once you input details like your travel dates and departure and arrival airport, they show you all the available options for using your miles.

So that long list of airlines that partner with your credit card points, these tools search all those airlines simultaneously and show you where there's availability so you don't have to search them one by one.

So that long list of airlines that partner with your credit card points, these tools search all those airlines simultaneously and show you where there's availability so you don't have to search them one by one.

So that long list of airlines that partner with your credit card points, these tools search all those airlines simultaneously and show you where there's availability so you don't have to search them one by one.

Definitely, there are different tools for different use cases. For the most part, these tools are best for people looking for airline partner award space or that have transferable points from their credit cards and access a wide range of airlines and hotel transfer partners through those credit cards. If you only have rewards with one loyalty program,

Definitely, there are different tools for different use cases. For the most part, these tools are best for people looking for airline partner award space or that have transferable points from their credit cards and access a wide range of airlines and hotel transfer partners through those credit cards. If you only have rewards with one loyalty program,

Definitely, there are different tools for different use cases. For the most part, these tools are best for people looking for airline partner award space or that have transferable points from their credit cards and access a wide range of airlines and hotel transfer partners through those credit cards. If you only have rewards with one loyalty program,

Say a certain airline, United Airlines, for example, you'd probably be better off using the airline website or the hotel website directly to search for that award availability. Otherwise, try out these tools and figure out where your next adventure can take you.