Welcome to episode 136 of The Journey Is the Reward!
On this episode, Micah and Brian are catching up with Julian Kheel from Points Path—one of their absolute favorite browser extensions (even if Brian still wants to call it an "application").
Before the deep dive into point values, Brian is checking his gear for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh! If you're heading to the show this summer, let Brian know so you can connect in person.
And because it wouldn’t be an complete episode without her, we dive back into the mailbag to answer yet another question from our most frequent of flyers, Listener Lu.
The guys wanted to have Julian back on the show because Points Path has been busy adding some serious "thrust" to its feature set. If you’re tired of guessing if you're getting a good deal, you’ll want to hear about:
- Hotel Point Values: You can now see the real-world value of your points on hotel stays right in your browser.
- Smart Alerts: Points Path is now acting like your personal air traffic controller, monitoring price drops on flights you’ve booked—or are even just considering—so you can rebook and save without the manual labor.
To wrap things up, the guys put Julian in the hot seat. They ask what he would do with a 100,000-point windfall, and his strategy might just surprise you. Plus, Julian gets honest about his own biggest "points turbulence"—the mistakes and regrets he's had while navigating the world of miles.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the stories. Because around here, the journey is the reward.
As always, our ears are blessed by the utterly soul-stirring, goosebump-inducing sounds of the Madalitso Youth Choir! Their Welcome and Goodbye songs, recorded straight from the Royal Livingstone Hotel in Zambia, are pure magic.
You can always find the audio recording at www.thejourneyisthereward.org.
