Zach Griff is one of the original travel influencers with 139K followers on Instagram and is a Senior Reporter for The Points Guy where he talks about travel, airlines, credit cards, points, and miles. If you want to know more about any of these topics, this one is for you. Zach is very transparent and goes into detail about what he actually uses in his everyday life. He gives really great recommendations on credit cards and travel, you don't want to miss it. Interview with Zach starts at 3:18 and the timestamps are below:
3:18 interview begins
4:04 Zach's most recent trip
7:35 Zach shares how he got started as a travel influencer
11:02 We talk about The Points Guy
12:53 We talk about Zach's Instagram account
15:59 If you came for travel recommendations, start here. Zach gives advice on traveling for work and choosing an airline
18:15 Zach tells us how to pick an airline to star with
19:30 I naively ask Zach what points are used for
21:08 Zach shares his favorite airline
23:54 Zach explains airline perks
25:13 If you came for credit card recommendations, start here. Zach shares what credit cards he has and what he recommends
30:48 We talk about AMEX
31:58 Zach shares the credit cards you should get
32:46 The simplest card to get
33:44 The first card to get
35:56 The amount of credit cards to have
37:30 The hotels to stay at while traveling
38:28 We talk about BILT
40:50 We talk about travel insurance
42:22 Zach shares what he looks for on a plane
43:23 Zach tells us what he always travels with
46:22 We talk about Zach's favorite NYC airport
47:12 Zach's recommendations for traveling on a budget
48:20 We talk about Spirit and Frontier
48:58 We talk about losing luggage
50:04 Zach shares his favorite travel locations
51:25 Zach gives recs for a guys trip
52:25 Zach gives recs for a trip with a significant other
53:12 We talk about the craziest perks he's received
54:19 Zach shares his day-to-day as a senior reporter at the points guy
55:33 Zach shares how early he recommends getting to the airport before a flight
57:29 We talk about what to do if you miss a flight
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