Travel is Cooling Down … & Flight Deals are Heating Up!

Gunnar and Kyle dive deep into the tenuous state of travel demand (it's slowing down) and what it means for travelers on the hunt for a bargain (good things!) They also chat about a pair of spectacular deals that went out to Thrifty Traveler subscribers and wonder if Real ID enforcement is actually coming or not. Oh, and we officially have a listener of the week!Watch us on YouTube!(0:41) - Would you book a fare called “Ultrabasic?”(3:08) - A Unicorn deal & a mistake fare … all in one week!(8:05) - Real ID is coming…but actually for real this time?(11:54) - Travel is slowing down…(18:32) - A word from our sponsor: Us (and our flight deal service!)(20:53) - Why this might be the best summer ever for flight deals(24:35) - Flight prices are going down when they should be going up(25:20) - Domestic flights under $100 RT(27:20) - Delta shortens summer – August is fall now(30:05) - Points & miles deals in business and first class, too(33:10) - Gunnar loves “inappropriate fares”(35:00) - Why you should be rooting for low-cost carriers(37:35) - Listener Question: Tara wants to fly biz class to Kenya(42:13) - Our first-ever Listener of the Week loves pool metaphors more than we do!(44:10) - Gunnar puts Kyle on the spot about his least favorite destinationsProduced by Gunnar Olson & TBDEdited by David StruttShow music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot Support the show by leaving us a rating and a review wherever you get your podcasts! Have a question you want answered on-air or an idea for the show? Let us know at [email protected] 20% off your first year of cheap flights and points and miles deals with Thrifty Traveler Premium - use promo code TTPOD to save even more!See what we’re all about at https://thriftytraveler.com - or subscribe to our free weekly points and miles newsletter, The Extra Mile!Follow us on…InstagramYouTubeFacebookBluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.