{"podcast":{"title":"Point Me To First Class","slug":"point-me-to-first-class-6237146","podcast_index_feed_id":6237146,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/464010/rss","website_url":"https://pointmetofirstclass.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/5/d/a/25dae9ed72ce1f8bd959afa2a1bf1c87/PMTFC-Podcast-Cover-Art-3000.jpg","author":"Devon Gimbel MD","episode_count":184,"summary":"Point Me to First Class is a show for employed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business owners with higher-than-average personal and/or business expenses who want to learn to leverage them into credit card points to spend on travel. Your expenses are your greatest untapped asset - but learning how to use them to travel the world doesn't have to be confusing or complicated. Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points and shows you how to spend them on incredible travel experiences. Interested in learning more about working with Devon? Visit www.pointmetofirstclass.com to learn more. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: How do I earn credit card points and use them for travel? How can I make my expenses benefit me? How can I earn as many credit card points for as little spending as possible? How to maximize value from credit card points. How to earn credit card points for travel. Turn credit card points into travel.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:19:21.757777+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-me-to-first-class-6237146"},"episode":{"title":"175. Why Aeroplan Belongs in Every Traveler's Award Strategy","slug":"175-why-aeroplan-belongs-in-every-traveler-s-award-strategy","published_at":"2026-07-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-me-to-first-class-6237146/175-why-aeroplan-belongs-in-every-traveler-s-award-strategy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-me-to-first-class-6237146","url":"https://pointmetofirstclass.com/air-canada-aeroplan-strategy","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/971afa5f-caf9-4235-9445-9b18164a0a4c/PMTFC_-_Ep175_-_Updated.mp3?dest-id=3917916","summary":"Have you ever transferred miles into a program and then realized you only ever use it to book the same handful of flights everyone else does? Air Canada Aeroplan might be the most useful airline program that US travelers consistently overlook, and after this conversation I think you'll see why so many experienced points and miles enthusiasts treat it as a core part of their strategy. Today I'm talking with Anshul Singh of Points, Miles, and Bling, who has spent years inside the Aeroplan ecosystem and has used it to book everything from business class to Europe to trips most people never imagine points can unlock. Anshul and I get into why Aeroplan hits a rare balance between being easy to use and deep enough to reward the people who dig in, and why its network of close to 50 airline partners is where the real opportunity lives. Listen as we talk about the overlooked partner bookings most travelers walk right past, like Brussels Airlines business class out of Washington Dulles and Emirates and Air Mauritius routes you would never expect through a Star Alliance program, how Aeroplan's stopover rules let you build a single ticket that visits more than one place, and the Hotel Savers chart that points airline miles at high-end hotels like Six Senses and Fairmont. We also cover the smart way to think about buying Aeroplan points around a promotion, and my favorite part of the whole conversation, how the same program that flies you to Europe can take you to see polar bears in Churchill, the northern lights over the Canadian Arctic, and whale pods up and down both coasts. Whether you're brand new to Aeroplan or you've transferred miles into it before and never looked past the obvious flights, this episode will change how you see the whole program. Get full show notes and tran…","meta_description":"Have you ever transferred miles into a program and then realized you only ever use it to book the same handful of flights everyone else does? Air Canada A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/point-me-to-first-class-6237146/episodes/175-why-aeroplan-belongs-in-every-traveler-s-award-strategy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-me-to-first-class-6237146/175-why-aeroplan-belongs-in-every-traveler-s-award-strategy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}