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I'm Brian Kelly travel expert and founder of the points guy and I'm here today to answer your questions from Twitter this is travel support [Music] from at 52hz BTS we've got a K-pop fan which is better United Delta or American Airlines we call them the big three I already know spirit is ass and doesn't operate globally of those three Airlines best Delta if you just want to look at on-time arrival Delta's got the best operation and in my opinion that is the best airline the one that will get you to where you're going on time because time is money but when it comes to frequent flyer program I think United has the best loyalty program they are part of the Star Alliance which is the largest network of Airlines so you can redeem on Partners like Swiss or Lufthansa or Singapore Airlines so in general I love having United miles but I like flying Delta the next one up is from mock down blues and why are so many flights being canceled lately this is due in large part to Staffing in this summer in 2023 we're going to be at pre-pandemic levels however Staffing across airports and at Air Traffic Control Towers is only at 80 percent and this is creating a huge issue the whole system needs to be fundamentally rewired and brought to the 21st century using technology and less dependent on humans from at Queen of Yo Daddy what's the best site for plane tickets I love Google flights and why I like Google flights is because you can actually visualize by calendar date fair pricing and that's how you save money when looking for plane tickets it also has what I love it's called an explore map feature so say you want to go on vacation somewhere warm you can pull up the explore map and it'll show you fair prices around the world and I love to encourage people search out the cheapest deals and plan your trip around it save your cold Hard Cash buy the cheap flight to a cool destination you might have never been to so that you can spend more money at the destination from jeg.com why do travel agents still exist it's kind of funny travel agents are booming because travel is as complex as ever especially for people booking expensive trips honeymoons safaris cruises but using a travel agent you often get the same prices you're going to get online but you're going to get a whole lot more service and throughout the pandemic we all experience this you couldn't get through to Airlines you couldn't get a refund so when you book your trip through a travel agent you don't have to worry about calling the airline you call up your agent who's getting a commission on it all and say hey my flight was canceled I need you to get a refund and rebook me on a different carrier and they do it all for you they have secret lines to the airlines they can actually change flights themselves through their ticketing system Kyle goes Global what's your guys travel plans would love recommendations on lesser-known European gems if you have the flexibility the Azores the Azores are just five hours from New York they fly non-stop they call it if Hawaii and Ireland had a baby it would be the Azores and the food is super cheap when you get there because they grow it all on the island also Madeira island which is a Portuguese island off the coast of Africa gorgeous super affordable and once again only six hours from the US non-stop this is a great question everyone should listen to at blackbridge when traveling abroad should you pay with local currency and the answer is yes so this is a scam that is so pervasive everywhere you go now when you're using a Us credit card it'll say oh do you want to pay in your currency don't worry well we won't charge you any fees always select local currency and let your bank do the transaction because when you choose pay in your currency they will always charge you a horrible exchange rate and they're basically stealing from you from diamoni help clear or TSA pre-check both because clear gets you to the front of the TSA pre-check line the number one thing I can't live without is global entry pre-check's about 85 Global Entry is one hundred dollars So it's 15 more now global entry is what gets you across the U.S border in 60 seconds you also get pre-check and here's a tip with global entry a lot of people say well there's no appointments available once you get approved well there's an app called appointment scanner and for thirty dollars it's a tool that will scan every second for open appointments and within a day you will have an appointment at your airport at a time that's within the next couple weeks next up from luxury trash what is the best travel points credit card drum roll please so I'm gonna give you three answers because you can't compare all credit cards to each other because that would be like saying what's better a Hyundai or a Bentley I love the Bell card because it's no annual fee you earn double points on travel triple on dining and get this you earn one point per dollar on rent it is the only credit card that lets you pay rent which for so many of us is our biggest monthly expense with no fees plus those points transfer to Partners like American United Hyatt they are the most valuable points currency out there in my humble opinion for the 95 Car segment I would say Chase Sapphire preferred as an all-around solid car that comes with a big sign up bonus points are one thing but perks are another right so if you want to go to lounges and get really good customer service you can't go wrong with the AmEx Platinum you get 200 in Airline credits Uber credits but in order to get your value back from the that Hefty annual fee you need to make sure you're actually using those perks if you're once or twice a year flyer probably not worth it to get a platinum card we've got Kayla JDR dear Twitter I have a serious question is flying Spirit Frontier really that bad signed a Frugal I'm not a Frugal I like to splurge and I'll still fly Spirit when it makes sense for short flights LA to Vegas it does not make sense to spend 200 extra to fly United Airlines or American it's not that much different and when you look at the on-time arrival of Frontier it's better than a lot of the bigger Airlines so there's nothing wrong with flying those Airlines now I will say when things go bad on those low-cost carriers buckle up understand that like when things go wrong you've got to be able to rebook yourself you know request the refund the low-cost carriers are not really going to take care of you from at culture trekking what are your favorite gadgets to take with you when traveling I think it's very important when you're traveling to be able to control your environment so I I pop on my noise canceling headphones right away on a flight I love Apple airpods Max I was a Bose qc35 guy for years lots of other cheaper alternatives out there but I never leave home without them from Miss xoxoh when planning a trip how many days weeks ahead of time do most of y'all cop a flight depends when I'm paying for a flight in general internationally you want to book three plus months out see the airlines they know the closer to a flight the more desperate generally people are and those people who book last minute are often business Travelers who will spend whatever it takes domestic usually four to six weeks is the sweet spot but these days Airlines price dynamically so you can still get a fair sale a couple weeks out when booking frequent flyer mile tickets you generally want to book 10 or 11 months in advance when possible or last minute why books so far using Miles because 10 or 11 months out are when Airlines open up their schedule and most Airlines release seats on everything single flight so if you can book far in advance you can be the first to snag those frequent flyer mile tickets at the lowest level from at Easy Tax return we're the most and least affordable places to visit during the holidays now this depends what holiday you're talking about but I'll say from an American perspective summer holidays we're seeing Europe is through the roof right so what I recommend is go to Europe over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays where the weather's much more temperate and airfares are literally half as much if not less and in general where do you find cheap holidays I recommend look where the US dollar is really strong so even if you want to go to Europe in the summer Greece is so expensive look at Turkey Bodrum is a hot spot and much not cheap cheap but much cheaper than Greece for example even Croatia Croatia is incredible and it's much cheaper than going to Mykonos or Ibiza and South Africa it's one of my favorite places to visit the US dollar goes so far it's a little expensive to get there and it's far away but once you're there things are so affordable um chileo when making a purchase for travel do you make the decision to buy based on the rewards points you get so yes and no right always get the most amount of points possible so obviously you get points for using a credit card that earns points but there's also online shopping portals and so many people don't know about these and the basics of this are you can put your frequent flyer number in your browser and then when you shop through that airliner hotel's shopping portal they give you extra miles if you buy anything online always click through a shopping portal you're going to get a separate tranche of miles plus the miles from your credit card cash smarter ever been to Italy on the cheap so Italy especially in the summer it's going to be Peak pricing coppery Amalfi Coast it's hard to find real budget accommodations but there's so many other more beautiful places in Italy anyway that are less crowded I personally love Puglia Puglia is where Italians go on vacation and there are lots of really reasonable vacation rentals and equally as great food just a whole lot less touristy at Sana Madden and is travel insurance worth it or a scam so travel insurance can be a lifesaver what is a scam is travel protection that's what most Airlines and hotels offer you when you're checking out and they say hey want to add protection to your trip it's generally very expensive and much less comprehensive than travel insurance what I say with travel insurance is the devil's in the details so always understand what your policy covers ensuremytrip.com is the Clearinghouse it's kind of like the place to go to compare policies it's always better to compare multiple policies and get through a third party than booking it directly with the airline hotel or vacation rentals all right from Adventures any tips on recovering from jet lag because I'm all kinds of messed up first off choose the right flight time I go to Europe quite a bit from the East Coast think about it's a six hour flight leaving at 5 PM you're landing at midnight do you ever sleep from six to midnight at home like your body's not ready to sleep so I always recommend to taking that 11 pm flight exhaust yourself during the day so the minute you get on that plane you are able to sleep all right at Jimmy Doug list what's the best last minute hotel booking website I love hotels tonight for last minute but don't always assume that that's the best rate often hotels will actually match those rates if you book directly and this matters because when you book a hotel directly you can earn their valuable loyalty points if you have Elite status you can get extra points so this is what I would do you can find the cheap hotel online but call the hotel directly say hey I can book you using one of these third parties but can you match or beat the price and give me extra perks and many times that's a great deal for both parties because the hotel doesn't have to pay 20 or more to that third party they can shower you with the money that they save and you both win rub we HV when traveling how do you deal with anxiety of not speaking the language of the country you're visiting great question I always learn core basic phrases in the language I'm going to it makes a difference people are so willing to help you and apps are amazing make sure you have a phone that has internet National coverage there are apps that will translate in real time but overall if you're friendly and cool you'll be fine next up from sadly satisfying how do these Airline status things work do you fly one Airline and get status for life or what airline status used to be based on how much you flew hence frequent flyer program however Airline status programs these days are frequent buyer programs what do I mean by that Airlines now don't really care how much you fly they care about how much you spend on the airline and on its Partners including on the Airline credit card so this is a good thing for people who spend a lot of money on your credit cards because you can get Airline status easier today than ever before so why would someone want to go jump through all these hoops to get status well in general the airlines treat those frequent flyers with status a whole lot better than everyone else you see in the airport when there's a hundred people lined up waiting to get rebooked those are people without status because when you have Airline status you call a secret number and they'll take care of you in fact when your flight's canceled I often will get text from the airline Mr Kelly you've been rebooked on the next flight out Flavia Mori I need to know what points everyone's using in these Tick Tock videos to get cheap flights to travel the world because WTF have I been doing hear me out the most valuable points in general are not any specific Airline or hotel the most valuable points are what we call In The Biz transferable points currencies so this is Amex membership rewards Chase Ultimate Rewards Capital One Venture and built rewards so you accrue on those credit cards into these programs and then they allow you to transfer to a number of different partners and why this is amazing is that if you accrue only your favorite Airline say you love JetBlue you can really only redeem on JetBlue and a couple other partners and it's pegged to the price of the tickets if you want some ten thousand dollar first class ticket like you're seeing all these tick tockers do you're going to want to have transferable credit card points just like investing with stock you want to hedge your bets and get a currency that is super flexible and valuable and will meet the needs wherever you want to go next up from Victoria Pinder trains planes or automobiles what's the best way to travel through Europe absolutely trains if the trains go to where you're going and let's be honest trains are a lot better for the environment especially for short hops in fact some countries are even Banning short flights and making people take trains which I'm not necessarily against x-u-i-k-uun says about the brace for a 20-hour flight Journey tips for long flights anyone so I'm guessing she's going New York to Singapore which is the world's longest flight I have a lot of friends in the industry who travel quite a bit and they will tell you make sure that you get up and walk if you're sitting in economy sitting upright make sure you have compression socks make sure you drink tons of water I always bring an eye mask with me earplugs I put earplugs and my noise canceling headphone I always bring protein bars and snacks with me some Airlines run really hot a lot of the Asian airlines Crank that heat baby and you can be roasting and here's a tip so many of us if you're roasting on a flight you can actually ask a flight attendant they have a panel and they can change it around the zone of your seat while leaving the rest of the cabin as is so never hurts to ask from James L Neiman thinking about starting to plan a family vacation on a cruise anyone out there who's been on one or knows how to get a good deal sometimes going to a cruise specialist a travel agent that specializes in cruises can get you not only the best deal but a ton of extra perks on board and if you're a member of Costco Costco cruises can be a great way to save money before you pulling the trigger though just make sure your comparison shop make sure you evaluate not just the cost but also the perks that you're getting all right that's it for travel support today I hope you learned something and even though travel can be a little bit difficult these days I encourage all of you to get out there and have safe travels

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Length: 15min 8sec (908 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 24 2023