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NEW FORMAT: Weekly Travel News!!!

March 26, 2019

Welcome to NowBoarding: The Official BoardingArea Podcast!

We’re kicking off our newly updated show format! In addition to our traditional interviews with BoardingArea bloggers, now you can also catch some the week’s latest news, deals and top posts found on BoardingArea!

This week “Producer Mike” from Coworkaholic joins host Ed Pizza to share his recent experience overstaying a visa in India. Ed’s got an update on Google Flight’s latest features. Plus, in a twist of fate: both of their favorite posts from last week are from NowBoarding guest host, Gilbert Ott of God Save the Points!

Links

That Time I Had to Pay $300 to Get Out of India

Google Flights Will Now Tell You If Your Flight is a Good Deal

Here’s the Diet CIA Operatives Use to Beat Jet Lag…

The Clever App Helping People Save When Hotel Prices Drop

Don’t forget to check out the Miles To Go Podcast where we bring you the latest travel news, tips and tricks each week to help you save money and travel better.

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NowBoarding: Rapid Travel Chai – Stefan Krasowski

March 19, 2019

Welcome to NowBoarding: The Official Boarding Area Podcast!

Each week one of Boarding Area’s talented crew of bloggers will jump in the cockpit with “Captain” Ed Pizza, host of Miles to Goand writer at Pizza in Motion. On each NowBoarding flight, you’ll get a chance to learn more about the folks behind your favorite travel blogs. How they got into blogging about flights, hotels, credit cards and other deals; their favorite destinations and preferred credit cards and loyalty programs.

This week we’re digging into the archives and re-posting our awesome interview with Stefan Krasowski of Rapid Travel Chai where he chats about his all time favorite airline and the extensive exploration he’s done all throughout China. Tune in to hear about his memories of flying unaccompanied under the age of five, his most memorable travel experience, and the trip that took close to four years to book perfectly!

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Norwegian Air

No-Jet-Lag

Don’t forget to check out the Miles To Go Podcast where we bring you the latest travel news, tips and tricks each week to help you save money and travel better.

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NowBoarding: Miles to Memories – Shawn Coomer

March 12, 2019

Welcome to Now Boarding: The Official Boarding Area Podcast!

Each week one of Boarding Area’s talented crew of bloggers will jump in the cockpit with “Captain” Ed Pizza, host of Miles to Go and blogger at Pizza in Motion. On each NowBoarding flight, you’ll get a chance to learn more about the folks behind your favorite travel blogs. How they got into blogging about flights, hotels, credit cards and other deals; their favorite destinations and preferred credit cards and loyalty programs.

On this episode, Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories shares all about how he became a travel blogger. Find out what its like for a family to travel the world for two years and the difference between traveling on the cheap vs. traveling on points and miles. Last but not least our lighting round of questions will highlight Shawn’s favorite credit card, hotel and airline programs and the one destination still on his bucket list.

Show Notes

Miles to Memories

Don’t forget to check out the Miles To Go Podcast where we bring you the latest travel news, tips and tricks each week to help you save money and travel better.

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NowBoarding: Le Chic Geek – Jeanne Hoffman

March 5, 2019

Welcome to Now Boarding: The Official Boarding Area Podcast!

Each week one of Boarding Area’s talented crew of bloggers will jump in the cockpit with “Captain” Ed Pizza, host of Miles to Go and writer of Pizza in Motion. On each Now Boarding flight, you’ll get a chance to learn more about the folks behind your favorite travel blogs. How they got into blogging about flights, hotels, credit cards and other deals; their favorite destinations and preferred credit cards and loyalty programs.

This week we’re digging into the archives and re-posting our awesome interview with Jeanne Hoffman of Le Chic Geek, a blog that is: “a mix of chic things, geek things, travel things and maybe some awkward things”. A reminiscent US Airways passenger, she’s based in Virginia and travels domestically frequently for work. A former bartender, she’s a maven of libations in addition to video games and loves going to Vegas.