403. Traveling with Points and Miles 101 with Priyanka of Champagne Flight
- E403
- 47:00
- June 30th 2025
In this episode, we meet Priyanka, the mastermind behind the travel brand Champagne Flight. Priyanka shares her journey of turning her passion for travel into a successful business, offers insights into her blogging evolution since 2015, and discusses how she balances travel with a full-time job. She dives deep into strategies for monetizing a travel blog, the pros and cons of social media, and the importance of SEO and Pinterest in driving traffic. Priyanka also sheds light on her experiences with brand sponsorships and provides invaluable tips for starting and managing these collaborations. Additionally, Priyanka, a points and miles expert, demystifies the process of using points for booking flights and maximizing their value, sharing her favorite credit cards for beginners and her most memorable travel experiences. Tune in to discover how you can travel the world in luxury without breaking the bank.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:54 Priyanka's Travel Business Journey
03:26 Monetizing the Blog
05:01 Social Media Strategy
08:15 Pinterest Strategy
09:10 Brand Sponsorships
15:06 Points and Miles Mastery
23:47 The Evolution of Flight Booking
24:05 Confirming Flight Availability
24:40 Transferring Points: Instant or Delayed?
26:06 Booking Flights with Points: Tips and Cautionary Tales
29:47 Using Points for Hotels
30:33 Memorable Flight Experiences
33:18 Favorite Airlines for International Travel
36:00 Top Credit Cards for Beginners
37:59 Global Entry vs. TSA Pre-Check
40:30 Favorite Travel Destinations
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Welcome to the Passports, Profits and Pixie Dust Podcast! Host Lindsay Dollinger shares tips, strategies, stories, and interviews that will help you grow the travel business you want without burnout...with some pixie dust (FUN) sprinkled in!
Are you ready to be empowered to start or uplevel your business so you can earn the income you deserve to live the life of your dreams? It's time to create and own your magic!
About Lindsay: Lindsay is a women’s business coach, podcast host, high school Spanish teacher, dog mama to Bella, and Disney lover! She lives in Ohio with her younger sister and their rescue dog (from Puerto Rico), Bella. She's obsessed with all things Disney (the parks, movies, studying the business model, and running RunDisney races).
She started in business in network marketing in 2016. Needing an outlet to feel fulfilled after her mom passed away from a nearly 17 year battle with breast cancer in 2015, she quickly found that she was obsessed with helping other women also grow their businesses, and her coaching business very organically grew from her success in her own business and helping others on her team. She started this podcast in 2020 to share not only her own business advice and tips as she's on the journey herself, but also to interview other motivational women to share with YOU ! Additionally, she has always loved Disney, and one of the things she does is work as a travel agent who specializes in Disney and cruises. So, it was very natural for her to add her Disney-inspired branding into her business coaching, and the rest is history!
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Meet the Host
Lindsay is a women’s business coach, podcast host of the Purpose and Pixie Dust podcast, high school Spanish teacher, dog mama to Bella, and Disney lover! She lives in Ohio with her younger sister and their rescue dog (from Puerto Rico), Bella. She's obsessed with all things Disney (the parks, movies, studying the business model, and running RunDisney races).
She started in business in network marketing in 2016. Needing an outlet to feel fulfilled after her mom passed away from a nearly 17 year battle with breast cancer in 2015, she quickly found that she was obsessed with helping other women also grow their businesses, and her coaching business very organically grew from her success in her own business and helping others on her team. She started this podcast in 2020 to share not only her own business advice and tips as she's on the journey herself, but also to interview other motivational women to share with YOU ! Additionally, she has always loved Disney, so it was very natural for her to add her Disney-inspired branding into her business coaching, and that’s how she formed her membership, The Purpose, Profits and Pixie Dust CEO Society.
