Meghan Coyle

Probably their next flight. But for real, everyone, don't hold everyone else up at the airport and make sure you've got a Real ID compliant license or a passport or one of the other alternatives. We've got a list that you can find in today's episode description.

Probably their next flight. But for real, everyone, don't hold everyone else up at the airport and make sure you've got a Real ID compliant license or a passport or one of the other alternatives. We've got a list that you can find in today's episode description.

Okay, on with the show. I know some of our listeners have probably been hearing our episodes about transferring points and redeeming them, and they've got to be thinking, geez, this is way too much work.

Okay, on with the show. I know some of our listeners have probably been hearing our episodes about transferring points and redeeming them, and they've got to be thinking, geez, this is way too much work.

Okay, on with the show. I know some of our listeners have probably been hearing our episodes about transferring points and redeeming them, and they've got to be thinking, geez, this is way too much work.

Yeah. Well, one of the strategies that can make this easier for booking flights is using award search tools. You basically use them like you would use any other travel search tool like Google Flights or Expedia. You put in your dates, where you want to go, and it'll tell you how much those flights cost to book in points instead of in cash. Comparison shopping for award flights. This is the way.

Yeah. Well, one of the strategies that can make this easier for booking flights is using award search tools. You basically use them like you would use any other travel search tool like Google Flights or Expedia. You put in your dates, where you want to go, and it'll tell you how much those flights cost to book in points instead of in cash. Comparison shopping for award flights. This is the way.

Yeah. Well, one of the strategies that can make this easier for booking flights is using award search tools. You basically use them like you would use any other travel search tool like Google Flights or Expedia. You put in your dates, where you want to go, and it'll tell you how much those flights cost to book in points instead of in cash. Comparison shopping for award flights. This is the way.

Exactly. I invited another one of NerdWallet's travel experts to cover this. Craig Joseph is a writer on our team, and he uses these tools all the time. In fact, he wrote an article about it for NerdWallet.

Exactly. I invited another one of NerdWallet's travel experts to cover this. Craig Joseph is a writer on our team, and he uses these tools all the time. In fact, he wrote an article about it for NerdWallet.

Exactly. I invited another one of NerdWallet's travel experts to cover this. Craig Joseph is a writer on our team, and he uses these tools all the time. In fact, he wrote an article about it for NerdWallet.

Craig, welcome to Smart Travel.

Craig, welcome to Smart Travel.

Craig, welcome to Smart Travel.

I'm so excited to have you join us. You've redeemed literally millions of points for travel. So what would you say your travel style is?

I'm so excited to have you join us. You've redeemed literally millions of points for travel. So what would you say your travel style is?

I'm so excited to have you join us. You've redeemed literally millions of points for travel. So what would you say your travel style is?

Oh my gosh, me too. I'm always wondering how much everyone else around me paid for their flight. And I'm like, it's my little secret that I didn't pay anything.

Oh my gosh, me too. I'm always wondering how much everyone else around me paid for their flight. And I'm like, it's my little secret that I didn't pay anything.

Oh my gosh, me too. I'm always wondering how much everyone else around me paid for their flight. And I'm like, it's my little secret that I didn't pay anything.