2024 Best of Travel: Awards for Airlines, Loyalty Programs, and Hotels
In this episode of Take Off by 10xTravel, Bryce and Travis share their top travel superlatives for 2024, diving into the best of airline and hotel loyalty programs, redemptions, lounges, and more.
In this episode:
00:00 Introduction and Greetings
02:22 Course Refresh and My10x Tool
03:32 Superlatives and Awards Overview
06:43 Best Airline Loyalty Program 2024
12:23 Most Improved Loyalty Program 2024
18:28 Best Redemption Sweet Spot 2024
22:08 Most Reliable Airline for Award Availability
26:05 Best International Airline Cabin
32:21 Top Bucket List Airline Redemption 2024
34:24 Most Exciting New Hotel Bookable with Points
38:28 Best Value Destination Bookable with Points
42:52 Best Unsexy Redemption
46:26 Most Exciting New Feature or Trend
51:30 Best Program for Newbies
54:43 Best Family Friendly Loyalty Program
56:28 Best Airport Lounge Experience
01:01:09 Saddest Lounge Experience
01:04:19 MVP of the Year
01:07:14 Worst Dining Experience
01:11:25 Fun Superlative Awards
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More about this episode:
Bryce and Travis discuss their top picks for airline loyalty programs, with Bryce favoring Air France’s Flying Blue for its family-friendly benefits and Travis backing United for its extensive partner network. They also discuss the most improved programs, with Alaska Airlines and Virgin Atlantic leading the charge. For redemptions, they highlight international airline perks like ANA business class to Japan and Qatar Qsuites.
They cover everything from unsexy redemptions to family-friendly loyalty programs. Bryce and Travis wrap up the episode with fun categories like “Worst Dining Experience” and “End of an Era Award.” Join them to see which programs made their 2024 superlative lists and see if you agree.
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6 Comments
I learned a lot, thank you for all the podcasts but can I Request to improve the audio? I like to listen to it while I drive and I can barely hear it unless volume is up to 45 and when it switches to my GPS audio it's so loud. lol. 😅
Be VERY careful flying into or repositioning to Cancun. They have fully embraced the ‘search your bags and find something to insist you pay taxes on’ that started in Cabo. Scuba divers with any kind of housing or lights are almost certainly going to get taxed as well as any drone in any condition.. you will pay full tax on the new price they find on the internet. It’s expensive and a real mood spoiler.
While talking about Indonesia as the best value destination, Travis mentions some new beautiful hotel that he considered for the best new hotel category. Which one is it?
Have a staycation coming up at the Thompson houston! And was gifted a GOH award. Shall be great to update 10x folks on it for anyone traveling through Houston
How is flying United Economy Long haul
@bryce – you mentioned using a GOH at the Hyatt regency mission bay. That location does not have a club. You already have a suite booked. What will the GOH get you?