The Thrifty Traveler Podcast
by Thrifty Traveler
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Inside the Airlines & the Future of Points, with Zach Griff
Oct 15, 2026
54m 29s
A New Tool to Save on Flights, Pricey Airports, Hyatt’s Continued Slide & More
Oct 8, 2026
53m 29s
Which Airline Miles Are Actually Worth Using in 2026?
Oct 1, 2026
56m 03s
How to Save on Your Holiday Flights (& When to Book)
Sep 24, 2026
42m 58s
Starter Kit Vol. 5, Tips for Traveling Better & Cheaper
Sep 22, 2026
49m 10s
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- 🇺🇸United States · Places & TravelHOME#8724K to 3.8M
- 🇨🇴CO · Places & Travel#85.4K to 29K
- 🇹🇭TH · Places & Travel#75.0K to 27K
- 🇮🇸Iceland · Places & Travel#7839 to 4.4K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 | Inside the Airlines & the Future of Points, with Zach Griff | What aren’t the airlines saying out loud? How will tech and AI shape our travels? And what’s the future of award travel look like? Those questions are big enough for the guys to bring in another expert to tackle them: Zach Griff, a longtime travel writer, airline and loyalty insider, and the author of the From the Tray Table newsletter. Together, Gunnar, Kyle & Zach analyze the changing loyalty landscape; Zach takes you all inside splashy airline events, and he gives his best travel tips - including his favorite tech and his favorite (and least favorite) travel destinations. | 54m 29s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | A New Tool to Save on Flights, Pricey Airports, Hyatt’s Continued Slide & More | This week, the guys break down all the travel news that’s fit to podcast … and there’s a lot of it. That includes a brand-new (and free) tool to save on flights when fares drop, new big card bonus offers, 11 (!) transfer bonuses, and a deep dive on what the heck has happened with World of Hyatt? Plus, they go through the airports with the highest airfare, Alaska’s big splash, and we wade into what Gunnar is calling the “Starlink scuttlebutt.” | 53m 29s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | Which Airline Miles Are Actually Worth Using in 2026? | So much changes so fast in the world of points and miles, it’s easy to lose track. So in this episode of the Thrifty Traveler Podcast, the guys go through (almost) every single airline loyalty program and decide: Are they trending up or are they down? But they need some help, so flight deal analyst Katie Rollins joins to break things down … and also shares a legendary travel mishap. The gang also sorts through some hotel points programs and helps a listener deal with their PreCheck-less travel companions. | 56m 03s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | How to Save on Your Holiday Flights (& When to Book) | Heading home for the holidays can be expensive, especially this year… but it doesn’t have to be. We’re in the heart of holiday flight booking season, so Gunnar and Kyle give all their best tips for saving on flights on those high-demand holiday season flights. The guys go through when to book your trips (spoiler alert: sooooon), where to target for the best deal, and when to turn to your points and miles to get home for the holidays. Plus, the guys gush about Japan Airlines again, welcome the return of cheap flights to Europe, and revisit Kyle’s Hilton vs. Hyatt take. | 42m 58s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  Starter Kit Vol. 5, Tips for Traveling Better & Cheaper | You’ve earned the points, you’ve booked the trip … but how do you make your travels more enjoyable? On this (perhaps not final?) episode of Starter Kit, the guys walk through the little things you can do to improve your entire trip, from the planning process to booking lodging, rental cars, and trains to making your airport experience easier - and even how to beat jet lag and find activities to do abroad. And in the name of keeping things thrifty, they spill the beans on the best way to cover these extra expenses with points and miles. | 49m 10s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Are You Making These Mistakes with Your Points & Miles? | Earning and redeeming points can be full of trip hazards … and Gunnar’s tripped on almost all of them. So this week, the guys outline the biggest award travel mistakes they’ve seen (and made) so that you can avoid making the same mistakes on your own travel journey. Plus, the guys break down some positive points news from Qatar Airways, walk through their analysis of where you can score “poor man’s business class,” an help a listener out planning a trip to Europe next year. | 49m 01s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  Starter Kit Vol. 4, The Best Tools to Get Ahead in Travel | Award travel can feel overwhelming and complicated … but not with the right tools and organization. This week on our special Starter Kit series, Kyle and Gunnar walk through all the websites, apps, and tools they use to organize their credit cards, points, miles, and travels. From a credit card benefit tracker to ways to use your pesky monthly dining credit to the best services to maximize your points and miles, it’s all here. | 35m 49s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | No Gatekeeping: The 10 Best Redemptions in Points & Miles | Some deals are just unbelievably good in the world of points and miles … and a select few are too good to last forever. That’s why the guys are shining the light on some of the best deals in all of points and miles - the ones you should book ASAP before they disappear. Whether you’re spending 2,000 miles on a domestic flight, 60,000 miles to fly business class to Japan, or flying lie-flat to London for a fraction of the miles (and fees) that other airlines charge, we analyze the endangered species of points and miles redemptions. Plus, the guys unpack Alaska’s family-friendly update and wonder aloud: Should there be a smoking section inside Southwest’s upcoming lounges? | 56m 27s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | points redemptiontravel tips+3 | — | — | — | pointsmiles+5 | — | 44m 55s | ||
| 9/3/26 | credit card offerspoints and miles+4 | — | Google FlightsUnited+4 | Seattle | Delta credit cardGoogle Flights+6 | — | 57m 31s | ||
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| 9/1/26 | credit cardstravel rewards+3 | — | Thrifty Traveler | — | credit cardstravel rewards+4 | — | 45m 50s | ||
| 8/27/26 | travel walletfantasy draft+3 | — | AmericanUnited+1 | — | travel walletfantasy draft+3 | — | 51m 00s | ||
| 8/25/26 | cheap travelairfare+3 | — | — | — | cheapest flightstravel tips+3 | — | 38m 16s | ||
| 8/21/26 | points and milesaward travel+4 | — | — | — | pointsmiles+5 | — | 1m 58s | ||
| 8/20/26 | business class comparisonair travel+3 | Kyle Thomas | DeltaUnited+3 | London | Delta OneUnited Polaris+5 | — | 55m 30s | ||
| 8/13/26 | airfare pricingtravel news+5 | — | DeltaAlaska Atmos+1 | Seattle | airfare absurditiesDelta flight pricing+6 | — | 51m 06s | ||
| 8/11/26 | travel tipssmaller airports+3 | — | — | FargoNorth Dakota+1 | traveling tipssmaller airports+3 | — | 1h 00m 50s | ||
| 8/6/26 | Japan travelSkyMiles+3 | Kyle | Delta SkyMiles | JapanPark Hyatt Tokyo | JapanSkyMiles+3 | — | 1h 03m 38s | ||
| 7/30/26 | The Current State of Points & Miles Deals in 2026 | The world of all things points and miles is changing rapidly. So to dig into where things are at and what’s ahead, Gunnar and Kyle bring in the man they call “St. Peter” – Thrifty Traveler’s Senior Award Analyst and guru of all things award travel, Peter Thornton – to talk about the state of award availability and spell out the best uses of your points and miles as we enter the second half of 2026. Plus, they recap about some rare business class deals making a comeback, why airlines are throttling award searches … and, for some reason, talk a lot about cycling? | 48m 05s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | How the Pros Use Google Flights | Booking cheap travel starts and ends with Google Flights, which is why Gunnar and Kyle devoted a full episode of the podcast to how to use our favorite website - including some of the advanced features that can help you find the cheapest fares on the planet and help you book flights like a pro. The guys go over the basics before digging into next-level features like Explore, Alerts, and plenty of other details that set Google Flights apart as the best travel tool out there. | 46m 01s | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | airfaresummer flight deals+3 | — | FlightyDelta | — | airfare droppingsummer flight deals+3 | — | 45m 25s | ||
| 7/9/26 | flight dealstravel+3 | Kyle | Taco Bell | AsiaDEN | flight dealshotel deals+3 | — | 46m 14s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Hawaii travelairline news+3 | — | SouthwestHilton | — | HawaiiSouthwest miles+5 | — | 43m 33s | ||
| 6/25/26 | travelflight deals+3 | — | — | Midwestern city | travelflight deals+3 | — | 43m 23s | ||
| 6/23/26 | live recordingtravel stories+3 | — | Parkway Theater | Minneapolis | travelMinneapolis+3 | — | 56m 00s | ||
| 6/18/26 | credit card bonusesbank offers+3 | — | Chase Sapphire PreferredCLEAR+1 | — | credit card offerswelcome bonuses+3 | — | 39m 43s | ||
| 6/11/26 | airline alliancestravel tips+3 | — | SkyTeamStar Alliance+1 | — | airline alliancesSkyTeam+5 | Cozy EarthTHRIFTY | 1h 04m 02s | ||
| 6/10/26 | credit cardstravel rewards+3 | — | Sapphire Preferred CardChase | — | ChaseSapphire Preferred Card+3 | — | 26m 38s | ||
| 6/4/26 | travelhotels+5 | Gunnar | HiltonBilt 2.0+1 | ItalyRome+1 | 5-star hotelsItaly travel+3 | — | 1h 04m 29s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Hyatt changestravel rewards+3 | Gunnar | Hyatt | — | Hyatttravel rewards+3 | Bellroy10% off | 54m 33s | ||
| 5/26/26 | travel mistakesembarrassing stories+3 | — | — | — | travel mistakesembarrassing travel+3 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 5/21/26 | cheap flightstravel tips+3 | — | Hyatt | — | cheap flightstravel+5 | Cozy EarthTHRIFTY | 49m 30s | ||
| 5/14/26 | airfaretravel tips+4 | — | — | Thailand | airfareThailand+3 | — | 51m 37s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Delta Onepoints and miles+3 | Kyle Thomas | DeltaSpirit | — | Delta Onepoints+5 | — | 1h 02m 26s | ||
| 4/30/26 | travel rewardspoints and miles+4 | Nick Serati | ChaseBilt+3 | — | ChaseBilt+5 | — | 59m 26s | ||
| 4/28/26 | travel geartravel tips+3 | — | headphonespillow+7 | — | travel gearessentials+3 | — | 42m 44s | ||
| 4/23/26 | points and milestravel strategies+3 | — | — | — | pointsmiles+5 | — | 54m 42s | ||
| 4/16/26 | baggage feesairlines+3 | — | Delta OneUnited+1 | — | baggage feesDelta One+5 | — | 50m 06s | ||
| 4/9/26 | travel mistakespersonal experiences+3 | — | Avianca | — | travel mistakesAvianca+3 | — | 45m 05s | ||
| 4/2/26 | travel newsbaggage fees+4 | — | TSAJetBlue+4 | — | baggage feesTSA+5 | — | 41m 12s | ||
| 3/26/26 | flight pricestravel review+4 | — | Hawaiian Airlines | HawaiiMinneapolis | flight pricesTSA checkpoints+4 | SailyTHRIFTY | 55m 12s | ||
| 3/19/26 | business class travelearning points+3 | — | Thrifty Traveler | AustraliaHawaii+1 | business classAustralia+3 | SailyTHRIFTY | 51m 29s | ||
| 3/12/26 | mileage programstravel tips+3 | — | SkyMilesRapid Rewards | — | mileage programsSkyMiles+3 | — | 1h 01m 21s | ||
| 3/5/26 | travel newsairlines+3 | — | CLEARUnited+2 | — | SouthwestUnited+3 | — | 49m 56s | ||
| 3/3/26 | business class flightstravel experiences+3 | Jon Shallbetter | Thrifty TravelerDomino’s | QatarIcelandair+1 | business classairline reviews+3 | — | 56m 32s | ||
| 2/26/26 | hotel loyalty programsHyatt changes+3 | — | HyattSouthwest Airlines+1 | — | Hyatthotel points+5 | — | 43m 29s | ||
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Chart history for The Thrifty Traveler Podcast
Peaked at #7 in IS, top 10 in 4 of 13 tracked markets, currently #7 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| TH | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| United States | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| CO | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| PE | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| TH | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| Sweden | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| PH | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| HK | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| SG | — | #98 | #98 | — |
| Denmark | — | #117 | #117 | — |
| Ireland | — | #146 | #146 | — |
| Spain | — | #186 | #186 | — |
Chart Positions
13 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
13 placements across 12 markets.