Meghan Coyle

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.

Totally. I also love that you took Japan Airlines. That was also my first business class flight on points. So we've got a lot in common there. So how much would you say you think you've saved on travel using points and miles?

Totally. I also love that you took Japan Airlines. That was also my first business class flight on points. So we've got a lot in common there. So how much would you say you think you've saved on travel using points and miles?

Totally. I also love that you took Japan Airlines. That was also my first business class flight on points. So we've got a lot in common there. So how much would you say you think you've saved on travel using points and miles?

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh.