Takeoff: A Points and Miles Podcast · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
In response to the question of what points to earn for a specific destination, hosts Travis and Levon emphasized the importance of acquiring transferable points. They argue that focusing on transferable currencies provides the most flexibility in a rapidly changing points and miles landscape.
“And so I'll use that as an example. Let's say you want to go to Japan or Australia, wherever it is that you're looking to go. And your mindset is like, okay, like I should be getting a specific kind of points currency to get to that place. And honestly, I don't think that that way of thinking is correct. You want to get transferable currency because that opens up all your options.”
“There's so many devaluations that happen in points and miles. And what might be the best way to get to Japan today, will not be the best way to get there even a month from now, six months from now, you know? So, you just want to have all your options open.”
“So, Moving on to number two.”