We’re in the heart of the summer travel season, so Gunnar and Kyle put together a Travel Survival Guide to help you grease the wheels of your next trip. The guys dig into the best ways to avoid delays and cancellations (including sharing their own worst delays), plus tell you all the apps, tools, and knowledge you should bring with you on your trip to make it go smoothly this summer or fall. The guys also talk about TSA’s new (and drastically improved) shoe policy and the insane thing CLEAR wants to charge you for now. Stick around for Gunnar’s bougiest travel take. Watch us on YouTube!00:00 - Finding something out: What’s your worst flight delay?04:30 - Something Hot: TSA reverses course on shoes-off policy in all security lanes08:25 - Something Cold: CLEAR wants to charge you for what, now?11:55 - A word from our sponsor (us, & how you can sign up for our free flight deal alerts and book roundtrip flights to Ireland under $299!)13:25 - The Extra Mile: All the best travel tips and tricks to avoid delays & cancellations and be a better traveler this summer17:00 - Using Google Flight Price Alerts and rebooking your flights for a voucher19:30 - You need to be using Aerolopa when you pick (or upgrade) your seats21:40 - Why Kyle and Gunnar use TripIt to organize their reservations28:20 - Gunnar gushes about his favorite app for dealing with disruptions: Flighty32:10 - PreCheck saves you from 98% of things you hate about going through the airport35:30 - Window or aisle?41:30 - The travel debit card that every member of our team has: Charles Schwab46:40 - Listener Question: Carry-on or checked bag with a 2-hour layover in Paris50:45 - On the Spot: Gunnar’s snobbiest travel takeProduced by Gunnar Olson & Erica KamrowskiEdited by David StruttShow music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot Support the show by leaving us a rating and a review wherever you get your podcasts! Have a question you want answered on-air or an idea for the show? Let us know at [email protected] 20% off your first year of cheap flights and points and miles deals with Thrifty Traveler Premium - use promo code TTPOD to save even more!See what we’re all about at https://thriftytraveler.com - or subscribe to our free weekly points and miles newsletter, The Extra Mile!Follow us on…InstagramYouTubeFacebookBluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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