Takeoff: A Points and Miles Podcast · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
To effectively book award travel, the hosts stress the importance of maintaining a diverse points portfolio. Bryce illustrates this by explaining that having access to multiple transferable points allows flexibility when specific award availability arises. For instance, if an award alert for a Flying Blue flight is received, having points transferable to Flying Blue is crucial, rather than being limited to only one airline's points.
“You want to have as diverse a points portfolio as you can.”
“If you're just only earning Virgin Atlantic points and you get an award alert that says there's a flight deal on something through Flying Blue, you're kind of screwed.”
“So, uh, just think about it from that perspective of like, the more diverse portfolio you have, the more you can book.”