Encore Seminars

We are delighted to announce we will be revisiting some of the most highly acclaimed speakers and sessions from the previous year. These sessions, as per the feedback received from attendees, were rated almost flawlessly by all participants. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the speakers for delivering such captivating, insightful, and informative presentations.

Feature Seminars

Feature Seminars will be of interest to a broad audience. Experts will discuss topics from how to use new award search tools, renting a castle for your family, and starting your foray into
manufactured spend.

Special Presentations

History and Stories of the Oldest and Largest Event for the Points and Miles Community: An Interview with the Founder of Chicago Seminars Rick Ingersoll:Founder of Chicago Seminars Hosted by Howie Rappaport

Baht Runs and Other Legendary Plays: Adventures and Misadventures from a Mileage Maniac Steve Belkin: Mileage Maniac

Tales from the Road: Stories from Flying Over 24 Million Miles Tom Stuker: @ua1flyer

Welcome & Beginning Presentations

Award Travel - What’s THAT?: An Overview of Award Travel Basics Angie Sparks: Award Travel 101

Feeling Overwhelmed and Don't Know Where to Start?: An Introduction to Points and Miles Kristine Bradley

Looking Back: Mistakes Not to Make Toni Perkins Southam: @tonisoutham

You've Made it Here: Now What? Joseph Petrovic: Award Travel 101

Additional Presentations

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Encore Seminars

Airlines
How to Fly Anywhere: The Value of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Ben Nickel-D'Andrea: https://www.instagram.com/bennickeldandrea/Let’s Go Wild!: Frontier and Their Ridiculously Cheap All-You-Can-Fly Pass Seth Levy: http://www.smicanfly.com/
Casinos and Cruises
From Comps to Cruises: How to Make the Most of Casino Loyalty Programs Cheapskate Vegas: https://x.com/BauerPauerHauerGambling with an Advantage: Miles and Points with Online Gaming Justin Vacula: http://www.hurdygurdytravel.com/
Creative Spending
Amazon FBA, Reselling, and MS: What You Need to Know Jon Nickel-D'Andrea: http://instagram.com/nomascoachHow to Scale and the Art of the Stack: Points, on Top of Points, on Top of Points Todd Evans

Earning Points & Miles
Hardbody, The Plastic Merchant, Dogs With Credit Cards and Other Dumpster Fires: And You Better Not Have Anything Related to Wireless World on Your Bank Statements, Because You'll Probably Be Going to Jail if You Do Kevin Song: https://thislounge.com/, Shawn Coomer: https://milestomemories.com/, et. al.
If I Could Turn Back Time: Things I’d Do Differently with Credit Cards and Points Ryan Smith: https://x.com/RyanSmithTravelThe Cost of Points and Miles: Why It’s Time to Rethink How You Value Them Chris C.: https://www.instagram.com/marriedwithpoints/It's the End of the World as We Know It: Life After 5/24 Shira Sliffman: http://www.travelonpoints.com/
General Travel
Award Travel Strategies: Unlocking Luxury Adventures to Your Dream Destinations Ronnie Dunston: https://www.instagram.com/RonnieDunstonBeyond the Guidebook: How AI and Digital Innovations are Changing Travel Planning Jackie Wisniewski
Family Travel for (Closer To) Free: Showing Your Kids the World While Keeping Your Savings
and Sanity Dia Adams: http://thediaadams.com/Plan Like an Expert: Tips and Tools for Award Travel JT Genter: https://awardwallet.com/blog/Are You REALLY Covered?: Travel Insurance and How It Saved My Wife’s Life Bryan Sklar: https://travelwiseadvisors.com/
Hotels
Presidential Suites and Pool Villas: Securing the Best Rooms Without Status Christopher Moss
Save Your Points: Crafting Cheap Bucket-List Itineraries Carissa Rawson: https://www.rovemiles.com/Sleep Around: Maximizing Your Hotel Points as a Free Agent Katie Genter: https://linktr.ee/katiegenter

Feature Seminars

Airlines
Going for Great: Insider Secrets to American AAdvantage Jamie Larounis: https://x.com/theforwardcabinIROPS: Why Did it Happen and How to Deal with It Craighton Miller: https://bsky.app/profile/craighton.me & Jamie Larounis: https://x.com/theforwardcabinIs There Anything Left to Luv?: An Overview of Southwest's Changes Cameron Laufer: https://awardwallet.com/blog/Oh Canada!: Unlocking the Power of Aeroplan Jake Futerfas: https://www.instagram.com/futerfas/One Program to Rule Them All: Why Aeroplan Checks All the Boxes Sarah & Derrick Dye: https://www.facebook.com/groups/954327501571302The Power Search Playbook: Cracking the Code of Award Travel Search Tools Stephanie Darmofalski: https://www.instagram.com/befree2wanderr

Casinos and Cruises
Cruisin' Down the Sea in My Big Boat: Low Stakes Casino Cruising and How to Cruise for Free Thomas Kim

Creative Spending
$1.5M Spend and $50K Profit: How You Can Turn Buyers Clubs Into a Low-Effort Side Hustle Aaron Hurd: https://www.youtube.com/@cardsandpointsGold Rush: Buying and Reselling Precious Metals Brion Newell
How to En-Gage in Creative Spending: An Exploration of Techniques for Beginners Gage Combs: https://www.facebook.com/gage.combs.5249/Maximizing Your Creative Spending: Boom or Bust Brandon Neth: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570068559955468Scoring Big: The Risks and Rewards of Buying Groups Michael Prodanovich: http://www.buyinggroupgurus.com/ & Daniel Burkett
Think Like an Engineer: This Won’t Be About Taylor Swift Kevin Song: https://thislounge.com/Thinking Differently: How to Find New Plays, Make Opportunities Matter, and Not Get Scammed Nathan Lawrence: https://ngmi.substack.com/
Earning Points and Miles
Multiply, Stack, Redeem: The Art of Getting More From What You Already Spend Brooke with CardPointers: http://cardpointers.com/
General Travel
Around The World in Eighty Days: Travel Tips We Learned During Our Quest For 1 Million SAS and Turkish Points

• SAS - Christopher Moss & Marty Paz: https://www.brieflydistracted.com/landings-and-layovers
• Turkish - Katie Genter: https://linktr.ee/katiegenter & JT Genter: https://awardwallet.com/blog/

The Caregiver’s Flight Plan: Using Points & Miles to Be There When It Matters Most Megan Heister: https://www.instagram.com/ohthepointsshewillearn & Paul Lanyi: https://www.facebook.com/paul.lanyi?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfrPremium Cabin Redemptions: A How-To Guide Spencer Howard: https://straighttothepoints.co/Trade That Family Truckster for Suites and Lie-Flat Seats: Tips, Tricks and Inspiration for Envy-Worthy Family Trips for Pennies on the Dollar Erin Hurd: https://www.nerdwallet.com/author/erin-hurd