Episode 10: Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points

<p><!-- wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --></p> <div class="wp-block-cgb-block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg"> <div class="libsyn-shortcode"></div> </div> <p><!-- /wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --></p> <p><strong>Today’s Guest: Spencer Howard</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Spencer Howard joins us for this episode to talk about his newly announced Straight to the Points Premium service. Hear about what you will get with a Premium subscription and why Derrick and Jeff think it's such a great value. We also touch on booking award flights and hotels for major events, a bit about Oktoberfest, and how Spencer almost got stuck when Covid shut things down.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Times of Note:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">1:45 - What we’re drinking.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">3:45 - Jeff can’t remember what a bar is.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">4:19 - Derrick feels left out.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">5:22 - Spencer’s background.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">7:31 - Spencer’s first travel reward credit card.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">10:28 - When Spencer started working in the miles and points space.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">11:31 - How Straight to the Points was born.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">16:57 - Straight to the Points Premium!!!!!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">25:16 - Derrick and Spencer become self-aware.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">28:17 - How and when to get Straight to the Points Premium.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">32:14 - Look for Straight to the Points Premium giveaway from Travel on Point(s).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">34:54 - Traveling for major events (including Oktoberfest)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">43:01 - Derrick proves he’s fancier than us.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">43:45 - The experience of Oktoberfest.</span></p>