Our 5-Step Checklist: What We Do After Booking Flights
The Thrifty Traveler Podcast
Intro
Gunnar and Kyle introduce the episode and tease booking wins and the 5-step checklist.
If you want to take your travels to the next level (and who doesn’t?), it’s not about what you do before booking a flight – it’s what you do after that matters most. So Gunnar and Kyle are diving in on this week’s pod, spelling out the five crucial steps they take after booking each and every flight to ensure they get the best deal and set themselves up for success. Plus, the guys got a little “booksy,” discuss a new airline partnership that’s piqued their interest, and help out a traveler planning a trip to Japan.
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00:00 - Gunnar & Kyle’s recent (fancy) lie-flat bookings
02:39 - Roger introduces the show from Komodo, Indonesia!
03:35 - Something Hot: The new American & Aer Lingus partnership
08:00 - Something Hotter: New & improved travel credit card tracking
11:15 - A word from our sponsor: Bilt Rewards
12:30 - The 5 Things We Do After Booking a Flight
12:35 - 1st: Forward your trip to TripIt – an essential travel tool
16:05 - 2nd: Clean-up & manage your booking
19:15 - 3rd: Set up Google Flights price alerts and award tracking
28:10 - 4th: A quick look at major logistics (using the 24-hour rule!)
31:00 - 5th: Asking your wife, requesting PTO and other “life stuff”
37:00 - Listener Question: A mea culpa & how to approach booking a Japan trip
43:40 - On the Spot: Kyle’s Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge gameplan
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
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