December 16, 2024
Expert Analysis: 2024 Points and Miles Winners, Losers, and Key Trends with Kevin Zanes
Episode Description
What a year it’s been in the world of points and miles! As we close out 2024, it’s time to take a look back at the biggest news, changes, and trends that shaped the award travel landscape over the past 12 months. And I’m thrilled to have a very special guest joining me for this year-in-review conversation.
Kevin Zanes, The Points Analyst, is here to share his expert take on the highlights and lowlights, the winners and losers, and the key developments that defined award travel in 2024. Together, we’ll be unpacking the most significant events and digging into what these changes mean for points enthusiasts moving forward.
From major devaluations that stung to exciting new partnerships that opened up opportunities, this episode covers all the need-to-know news in the points and miles space. We share our predictions for 2025, our wish lists for the future of award travel, and our ratings for the overall state of the points and miles game.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode
- Why Alaska Airlines emerged as one of the biggest winners in award travel for 2024.
- How a slew of painful devaluations impacted sweet spot redemptions this year.
- What award space insourcing and super programs mean for the future of points and miles.
- Why transferable points currencies still reign supreme over co-branded credit cards.
- How new consumer protections are changing the game for airline passengers.
- What innovations we’re hoping to see from credit card issuers in 2025.
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