The Daily Drop Podcast
Daily Drop is a newsletter that teaches you how to earn and redeem miles and points in under 5 minutes a day (witty commentary, gifs and memes included 😉). Join Mike and Megan for The Daily Drop Podcast to extend the conversation that earns you free(ish) travel. Expanding some of your favorite miles and points topics, answering your questions... and we promise to not skip on the witty commentary.
The Daily Drop Podcast
Credit card show down: Southwest Edition
Join Mike and Megan as we dive in head first to the best travel hacking content. In this episode we…
- Get into a fight about Scotland
- Tell you our long time favorite travel hacking tool
- Credit card show down - Southwest edition
- Answer a listener's question about booking in portals
- And more…
Episode Resources:
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Episode Time Stamps:
1:11 - Fighting words about Scotland
8:17 - Favorite travel hacking tool - HUCA
15:49 - Southwest offers
17:27 - A few caveats
19:26 - Plus vs. Premier vs. Priority
20:18 - Foreign Transaction Fees
26:26 - Earning Categories
24:48 - Bonus anniversary points
31:36 - A few other perks
37:44 - The verdict
39:11 - Listener question: would you recommend using a credit card travel portal to maximize earning points?