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👋 Hey there, I’m Mike. I am the writer of this fine travel newsletter. |
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First things first, I want to see how your travels and travel knowledge stack up to other readers. |
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💡Pro Tip: After you click on the answer with polls you will see what percent of people chose the same answer as you, and trivia will tell you if you were correct or not! |
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It’s a lot of fun. Go ahead, click some answers below |
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What is the longest commercial flight at 9,537 miles and 18 hours and 50 minutes? |
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But back to the important stuff (a.k.a. ME). As our head writer, my job is to do three things: |
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Have you ever daydreamed about that bucket list trip that seems just out of reach? |
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Maybe you have friends who talk about traveling with "miles and points" for free and have no clue what that means or how you can do it yourself. |
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That's why we're here. Think of this email like a nerdy friend who's your personal travel concierge (basically a walking encyclopedia of helpful travel tips – see I’m helping already!) |
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But what the heck are “miles and points” anyway? |
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In 2023, I traveled to 52 countries. I took 103 flights and spent over 300 nights in hotels… and I don't plan on slowing down! |
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There was a lot of jetlag, but I still managed to send Daily Drop most days 😅. |
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About 85% of those flights and hotels were booked entirely on points. |
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Sometimes I'm flying in business class to a private island off the coast of Venice, and sometimes I'm crammed like a sardine on Ryanair and staying at a cheap hostel. |
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Whatever your travel style, you can do WAY more of it for FAR cheaper than you might realize by using miles and points. That's why we are excited to teach you all the tips and tricks you need to travel as cost-effectively as possible! |
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And let’s be clear. I’ve been traveling this way for a while without earning huge stacks of money (I used to be a freelance musician, so I was basically eating ramen every night). |
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With a little time and a lot of strategy, you can start traveling the world without breaking the bank. |
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The good news for you is that I’ve already put in the work to hone these skills, and thanks to Kara and Nate (owners of FareDrop / Daily Drop—run a little YouTube channel they have documented traveling to over 100 countries; no big deal at all 😎), I’ll be bringing them straight to your inbox 5 days a week! |
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I'm really looking forward to sharing some travel tips with you, but for now, you can check out all of our past newsletters on our homepage. |
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If you're brand new to the world of miles and points, our Community Manager Megan created a free video course to take you from beginner to a miles and points pro in a day! I highly suggest you check it out, it will make all future newsletters make a lot more sense to you 👇 |
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Well, I’m going to get back to stockpiling sandwiches from the airport lounge so I don’t need to buy food on the plane. 🥪 |
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Until tomorrow! |
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- Mike Dodge |
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