Gunnar's still enjoying the new life of a girldad, so Kyle brought our first-ever special guest on the show: Max Do - better known as MaxMilesPoints. As one of the biggest and best social media creators covering points and miles, Max is uniquely qualified to explain the rise of travel influencers - both the good and the bad - while sharing his own story of how he left his 9-to-5 job (it involves a $10,000 deal with a hotel brand). Plus, Kyle and Max talk through the big news from Chase and American Express ... and place their bets on just how high the Platinum Card's annual fee may go.

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0:00 - Introducing our first-ever guest: MaxMilesPoints!

01:43 - Something Hot: The new JFK Capital One Lounge (ft. a cheesemonger and bagel bar)

08:15 - Something Cold(ish): Chase & Amex’s top travel cards are getting even pricier

16:43 - A word from our sponsor (us … and our flight deal service that even Max uses)

18:30 - The Extra Mile: Why Max fell in love with travel and started MaxMilesPoints

22:18 - 10,000 reasons why Max left his full-time job to become a full-time social media creator

24:27 - The positives and negatives behind the explosion of travel influencers

30:30 - Sharing a cocktail & slowing down your travels

33:14 - Rapid fire questions with Max (& the time he went to the wrong airport)

40:02 - Listener question: Which cities to visit in Vietnam?

43:01 - On the spot: The one thing Max would change in award travel

Produced by Kyle Potter & Long Tran
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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