(Disclaimer: Click 'more' to see ad disclosure) Hey there, points people! Today I’m talking with from Zachary Burr Abel from @zacharyburrabel Zachary is a successful actor, author, and entrepreneur with over 1.7 million followers. His travel hacking tips have earned him TV spots and features in top publications like Travel and Leisure, Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, and many more. His book, "First Class Travel on a Budget," debuted at #1 on Amazon's lists and flies over 100k miles a year and has extracted over $1 million worth of luxury travel using points. In this episode, Zachary shares his thoughts on points and miles, content creation in the travel and lifestyle niche, and the significance of being authentic online. He highlights the importance of getting started, being consistent, discovering one's own style, as well as offering helpful advice for newcomers about traveling first-class on a budget. If you’re thinking about starting your own travel content, consider the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, which is one of the most popular cards for people looking to dive deeper into points and miles. Remember, if you decide to apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or any other card, never apply directly through Google – always use a friend or creator’s referral link. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you’re not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! And we have the links to the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and the free consultation form for you in the show notes as well. And now, on with the show! ➤ Check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card HERE ➤ Sign-up and subscribe to Thrifty Traveler for more epic flight deals (Code: GEO10) ➤ Waitlist for The Points Accelerator Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction & Zachary's Background (9:14) - Social media's content success secrets. (16:26) - Economy travel, tips for creators. (22:40) - Credit cards for luxury travel. (30:28) - Business, authenticity, social media shifts. (38:21) - Consistency, style, community for success. (50:29) - Tech's impact, focus on uniqueness. (57:33) - Travel industry insights == ➤ You can find Zachary through his TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | Threads | YouTube | X/Twitter ➤ You can find Julia through her ⁠Free Course⁠ (includes hotel upgrade email template) | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Credit Card Links⁠ | ⁠Patreon⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ ➤ ⁠Sign up⁠ for the newsletter and get exclusive access to sign up for free coaching calls! ➤ Ask me a question or request a free award search tutorial ⁠HERE⁠! Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue .com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress .com to learn more.