MTP10: The Millennial’s Guide to Business Travel: Lessons from the Next Generation of Road Warriors w/ Michael Puldy
Episode description
Michael Puldy is the author of The Millennial’s Guide to Business Travel: Lessons from the Next Generation of Road Warriors. He has an incredibly impressive resume of travel including visiting all 50 states, 50 countries, has flown 3 million air miles, and is a member of the Circumnavigators Club. Michael knows his stuff when it comes to frequent flier miles and credit card rewards points. He has achieved status as a 1K Elite Member on United flying over 1.3 million miles, 700K on Delta, & 500K on American. He is a Diamond VIP at Hilton, achieved Platinum status at Hyatt, and Gold at Marriott and Sheraton. Michael isn’t just a travel hacker, he is winning at the gamification of travel legitimately!
What you’ll find interesting in today’s Millennial Travel Podcast episode is that Michael is not actually a millennial traveler himself but wanted to write this book for the next generation.
In this episode of The Millennial Travel Podcast I ask Michael:
- Why he decided to write a book on travel for millennials.
- What traveling in the 60s and 70s was like.
- How people can optimize their travels
- What the best type of luggage is for business travelers
- Is TSA precheck and Global Entry worth it?
- What is the best way to avoid delays and build contingency plans when traveling?
- The important difference between Uber Black and Uber X and why it matters.
- Tips for working out on the road.
- Why Michael brings his own tea bags and other health tips while traveling.
- How to avoid crappy food in airports and hotels.
- How to add on leisure travel when you are traveling for business.
- Michael’s experience living in Singapore as an expat.
In The Millennial Travel Podcast rapid fire section I ask Michael:
- If he could base himself anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?
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- Singapore
- Favorite airport in the world.
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- Denver
- An app he can’t travel without
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- Local eats, rental car apps, weather apps, and hotel apps
- Media he’d recommend traveling with
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- His 150GB library on Apple Music
- Emerson Lake & Palmer
- One piece of travel gear he couldn’t travel without
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- Tumi briefcase
Resources:
- The Millennial’s Guide to Business Travel: Lessons from the Next Generation of Road Warriors by Michael Puldy
- NextGenTraveler.com
- Puldy.com Michael’s homepage with travel photos and stories
- Michael on Instagram
You can find all the links and past show notes on millennialtravelpodcast.com
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