It's finally here: Welcome to the Thrifty Traveler Podcast!
In our inaugural episode, your hosts – Gunnar Olson and Kyle Potter – kick things off by focusing on the cheapest destinations for a trip in 2025, discussing Chase’s dominance in the airport lounge wars, some bad Southwest news (which turns out was just the tip of the iceberg…), and much, much more!
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Show Notes
In Episode 1 of The Thrifty Traveler Podcast, we tackle:
- (0:00) A few destinations where your dollar goes furthest thanks to a favorable exchange rate.
- (4:53) Something Hot: Chase Sapphire Lounges are on a roll.
- (10:27) Something Cold: Southwest did us dirty … before making things way worse.
- (12:47) The Extra Mile: From Italy to Japan, your best bets for cheap flight deals in 2025, including Emirates and domestic flights, too!
- (35:51) Listener Question of the Week: How to find cheaper spring break fares?
- (39:35) Putting Kyle on the spot about the best Turkish food
Cheers to finding (and talking about) cheap flights!