Brussels Airlines & SWISS · Business class
Business Class from West Africa to Boston — Honestly Valued
5.3¢
per mile
ROBBRUZRHBOS
- Miles used
- 70,400
- Taxes & fees
- $279
- Cash price
- ~$4,000
Smarter Travel. Better Rewards.
Turn your points into unforgettable travel.
Learn how to earn, organize, and redeem points and miles with a strategy designed around your goals. Travel Technician helps beginners turn everyday spending into more comfortable and memorable travel.
Travel Technician by the numbers
5M+
Points and miles redeemed
30+
Countries visited
3+
Years of focused points-and-miles experience
130,000
In estimated travel value
Value figures are estimates based on comparable cash prices at redemption time — see the Disclaimer.
Welcome
The points-and-miles world, made calm and clear
It looks complicated from the outside — a dozen currencies, cryptic rules, everyone online speaking in acronyms. Travel Technician untangles it: honest education, a personal strategy when you want one, and free tools to keep it all organized.
How it works
Three ways to travel better on points
Whether you're brand new or buried in loyalty accounts, there's a clear place to begin.
How Travel Technician helps
Learn the system
Plain-language education that takes you from "what's a transfer partner?" to confidently booking your own award travel.
Start with the basics
Get a personal strategy
One-on-one consultations, card strategy sessions, and portfolio audits built around your goals — never generic advice.
Explore the services
Track it all with CardMaster
The free app that keeps every balance, benefit, annual fee, and expiration date organized for your whole household.
Meet CardMasterPoints & miles for beginners
New to points? Start here.
The 101 hub is a proper curriculum — read it in order or jump to what you need. Plain language, no assumptions, and honest about what points can and can't do.
Points and miles for beginners
Services
Strategy help, sized to your situation
From a single conversation to a full portfolio audit — education first, no fixed-price pressure, and a free consultation to find the right fit.
Featured services
Free app · CardMaster
Every point, card, and benefit — in one calm dashboard
CardMaster is the free tracker Jim built to run his own points strategy: loyalty balances, credit card benefits and statement credits, annual fees, and expiration reminders — for you and your whole household.
- Every points and miles balance in one place
- Statement credits and benefits, tracked all year
- Reminders before points expire
- Cards and balances for the whole household
Free to use · New accounts require approval · A separate app from this site
Where points can take you
Thirty countries and counting
Real places Jim has reached with points and miles — from Caribbean beaches to Pacific reefs.
Destinations
Real redemption examples
What points can actually buy
Not hypotheticals — real trips Jim booked, with the honest math and the honest caveats.
Real redemption examples
Qatar Airways · QSuites business class
Qatar Airways QSuites to Singapore
9.0¢
per point
BOSDOHSIN
- Points used
- 75,000
- Taxes & fees
- $279
- Cash price
- ~$7,000
5M+
points & miles redeemed
Why work with Jim
An engineer's approach to unforgettable travel
An experienced traveler who understands the tips, tools, and strategies that can help you travel in greater style and comfort.
- Real redemptions, not theory
- More than 5 million points and miles actually redeemed — QSuites to Singapore, last-minute business class to Vienna, and everything in between.
- A technician's method
- A career IT engineer and executive, Jim treats loyalty programs like systems: mapped, tracked, and turned into repeatable playbooks.
- Beginner-first teaching
- No jargon without explanation, no pressure, and honest answers about complexity, limitations, and when points aren't the right tool.
- Independent, always
- No airline, bank, hotel, or agency affiliation — and currently zero affiliate links. The only agenda is your travel.
From the blog
Read the latest tips
Ongoing points news and strategy write-ups live on the Travel Technician blog — a separate site, one click away.
Latest blog posts
Fresh tips are on the blog
The Travel Technician blog is a separate site where Jim publishes ongoing points news, strategy write-ups, and redemption stories. Recent-article cards will appear here automatically once the blog feed is connected.
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Free consultation
Ready to see what your points can really do?
Start with a free consultation. Bring your questions, your balances (or none at all), and the trip you're dreaming about — leave with a clear picture of your options and next steps.
An educational conversation — never a sales pitch, never financial advice.