JT Genter

📅20 Mar 2026 🎫Austrian Airlines OS725 🗺️Vienna (VIE) to Belgrade (BEG) 🛋️Austrian Airlines Senator Lounge (Star Gold via Turkish) ✈️Embraer E195LR (OE-LWA) 💺29" 🖥️none 🔌none 💰6,000 United miles + $51.80 taxes/fees 💳Ink Preferred 📶none ☕cup of water and a chocolate

📅6 Mar 2026 🎫Ryanair FR34 🗺️Manchester (MAN) to Bratislava (BTS) 🛋️Escape Lounge (Priority Pass via Ritz-Carlton Card) ✈️Boeing 737 MAX (EI-ILF) 💺28" 🖥️none 🔌none 💰$91.63 including bags and seats 💳Alaska Summit Card 📶none ☕buy onboard menus

2026 FLIGHT LOG 🎫American Airlines AA782 🗺️Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX) 🛋️none (check-in line took too long) ✈️Boeing 737-800 (N804NN) 💺38" 🖥️none 🔌universal outlet + USB-A 💰12,500 AAdvantage miles + $5.60 💳Ink Preferred 📶$19/hr, $25/flight ☕PDB, hot breakfast

@dontbuybluth Lol exactly 😅

American and United:

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@champtgram Lol the screen glare is always awful.

anyone who has travelled a lot knows that even though pics like this look cool, trying to half-work on your laptop in places like this absolutely fucking sucks and you’d be better off just enjoying yourself

Love this post by @TylerGlatt about how college students can get started earning points and miles while in college - drawing from his recent experiencing doing exactly that: awardwallet.com/credit-cards/e…

@6lack_Mr_ @iflyplaces For sure with the current Virgin sale. But that hadn't launched at the time we bought these tickets 🫤

@JTGenter @iflyplaces Awesome, i think this would have been cheaper with buying VA

After more than 11 years of earning and burning, Katie and I are pretty much tapped out in credit card bonuses. So we actively look for other "hacks" to generate points. Here's how we scored a $4k flight in ANA THE Room for 15 hours for $1161 each: awardwallet.com/airlines/buyin…

@iflyplaces Thanks! Yeah, I've never understood why some people in our community but think that buying points/miles outright is "failing" at the points and miles game. And these might be the same folks spending countless hours and money to manufacture points 🤷‍♂️

@JTGenter Careful. The community is filled with those who think spending money on points is sacrilege. They do not understand that the whole point is to stretch the value of the money we spend. Great redemption. I miss the good days of buying AS points for cheap to fly CX F

Continuing our 2026 theme of attending sporting events during our travels, Katie and I attended the Slovakia vs Cyprus women's basketball 2027 EuroBasket qualifier match in Bratislava today. Fun atmosphere and a solid victory for the home team!

Southwest Airlines isn't what it used to be... but, the Companion Pass is still as powerful as ever! And you can get the Companion Pass through Febrauary 2027 (plus bonus points) through Southwest credit card offers ending soon: awardwallet.com/credit-cards/s…

Last call to lock in current @thriftytraveler pricing before the price increases tomorrow! ⏱️

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@mikebuchholz1 Ugh maybe. That would explain how redemption rates are kept so high 😅

@JTGenter Every time I check st regis aspen shows sold out. You think they give one awards night per day?

Looking to use your Marriott Bonvoy points at luxury properties? Generally your points aren't going to go very far. But not at these properties. Here are 10 luxury Marriott properties where AwardWallet users have averaged more than 1.87 cpp in value: awardwallet.com/hotels/marriot…

BREAKING: CATHAY PACIFIC TO HIKE FUEL SURCHARGE BY 105% ACROSS ALL FLIGHTS LONG-HAUL FUEL LEVY TO RISE TO HK$2,328 US$300 via @business

6 years ago, I got a shot as a part-time editor at AwardWallet. At the time, the AwardWallet Blog was publishing an average of 3 posts per week. My first goal was to have us publish posts daily. Then 2x daily, then 3x daily. Now our team publishes an average of 50 posts/week💪

Thrifty Traveler Premium prices are increasing 😑 But, if you subscribe before Saturday, you'll lock in current pricing for life. Plus, save $20 off your first year using AwardWallet's link (and get a 100-day money-back guarantee): awardwallet.com/news/thrifty-t…

Happy 9th anniversary to @qatarairways Qsuite 🥳 Still one of the best business class products in the skies. And I was there for the unveiling 9 years ago today: thepointsguy.com/news/qatar-new…

Big changes just launched on @ExpertFlyer, including a much easier way to find American Airlines systemwide upgrades, easier ways to set alerts, and more alerts! But... it comes at a cost 😬 awardwallet.com/news/expertfly…