Hey Reader,
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This past week has been fun..
We've had 8 new calls and coffee meetings with business owners & sales pros who thought their expenses were “just bills.”
We also attended a cool concept at Chilly Coffee Club – sauna ➜ cold plunge ➜ espresso ➜ repeat, a Charlotte Knights game and a good friends 35th-birthday party with a live band who plays a great Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon.
This Week, Here's What We're Breaking Down:
- 🎉 Community Win
- 💎 Deal of the Week
- 🎧 Podcast Spotlights
- 🙋 Quick Poll
✨ Community Win of the Week
She’s a mom. A business owner. A wellness coach.
And like so many entrepreneurs I talk to she was doing a lot right… but leaving serious value on the table.
They wanted to use points to travel and achieve their goal of seeing all 50 states and starting to go more international as their son gets older.
Take a listen to Kayla's success story of how they took the step by grabbing this card to get into the fun points and miles game.
💳 Deals of the Week
🍽 Alaska Airlines: Epic 50% Off Global Award Flights!
Alaska Airlines does quarterly Global Getaways sales. They're one of the coolest things happening in the points-and-miles world.
Food is this quarters theme.
From now until June 30, snag deeply discounted award flights to food paradise cities like Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Tbilisi, Rome, Lisbon, and more.
- Travel dates: August 1 – November 15, 2025, giving you plenty of planning time.
- My personal favorites? Bangkok (we just got here and the street food was amazing plus it's just 30,000 miles from NYC)
- You can even transfer points at a 1:1 ratio from Membership Rewards points to Alaska via Hawaiian Airlines but hurry, this transfer option ends June 30!
If you've been stacking points from dining using this card or earning from travel with this card, now’s your moment to cash in big time.
✈️ Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Europe for 25% Off
Flying Blue just released their June Promo Rewards, and they’re awesome
- 25% off economy AND business-class flights from North America to top European cities like Lisbon, Naples, Paris, Amsterdam, and more.
- Flights start at just 18,750 Flying Blue miles one-way
- Book by June 30 for travel through November 30, 2025.
If you aren't familiar with Flying Blue it's still one of the most flexible reward programs available transfer from all the top banks at a 1:1 ratio.
If you're still new and want to learn more, make sure to grab our FREE points and miles cheat sheet to help get you started.
If you grabbed the recent 150K bonus from this card or the 350K bonus from the Capital One Venture X Business Card, you’re all set.
🎙 Podcast Spotlights:
Coach Chris on 5-Star Travel for 3-Star Prices
- Why RedWeek & TUG let families book 2-bedroom ski villas for 80 % less
- How to “rent” timeshares without owning one (no maintenance fees, ever)
- Stacking hotel status + credit-card perks → free breakfast, suite upgrades & trip insurance
- The life-lesson: you regret the trips you skip, not the money you save
If you prefer to listen on Apple | YouTube
🎧 The Welcome-Offer Power Play
- Two 100 k bonuses (one personal, one business) = $11,200 Qatar Q-Suites seats
- How one co-branded airline card covered three free flights this spring
- Current top public offers & who they’re perfect for
→ Catch the 14-min breakdown here
Apple | YouTube
🗳 Quick Poll – hit reply with one letter
A) How to find hidden-gem RedWeek deals
B) Best cards for 5-figure business spend
C) Family-friendly hotel sweet-spots
D) Next destination deep dive – tell me where!
Because You Didn’t Ask…
Tuesday I was tired and decided to take a few hours off to have a 9 year old summer afternoon and stop by Dairy Queen to snag a blizzard. The Mixing Bowl Summer Blizzard is 10/10 for the cookie dough lovers.
Safe travels & go find some deals!
Ross
Founder, Itinerary Boss
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