A personal session focused on your accounts, your goals, and your next trip.
Personalized guidance to help you understand your loyalty accounts, clarify your travel goals, and find the opportunities hiding in the points you already have.
Services
Personal help with your points strategy
Education-first services sized to your situation — from one conversation to a complete portfolio audit. Every engagement starts with a free consultation, and pricing is discussed there, person to person.
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Make sense of the cards you have — and the ones you're considering.
Educational guidance about selecting and organizing credit cards based on your travel goals, spending habits, annual fees, benefits, and loyalty programs.
Understand your realistic award options before you transfer a single point.
Help understanding possible award routes, airline programs, transfer partners, redemption options, taxes, fees, and the trade-offs between them.
Get more out of the programs you already belong to.
A guided review of airline, hotel, and transferable-points programs so you understand how to use each one more effectively.
A complete, technician-style review of everything you've earned.
A structured evaluation of your points, miles, credit cards, annual fees, benefits, expiration risks, and travel objectives — with clear next steps.
CardMaster — free for everyone
Every strategy works better with clean data. CardMaster tracks your loyalty balances, credit card benefits, statement credits, annual fees, and expiration dates — free, for your whole household. It's the same tool Jim uses to manage his own points.
What these services are — and aren't
Everything Travel Technician offers is education and guidance: understanding your accounts, your options, and the trade-offs. It is not financial, legal, or tax advice; no travel is booked on your behalf; and no outcome — approvals, availability, or point values — can be guaranteed. Pricing for paid services is discussed during your free consultation.
FAQ
Questions people ask before booking
Services FAQ
Is Travel Technician a travel agency?
No. Travel Technician is an independent education and consulting service focused on points, miles, and loyalty programs. It does not book flights, hotels, or any other travel, and it is not affiliated with any airline, hotel company, bank, credit card issuer, loyalty program, or travel agency.
Do I need a lot of points to get value from a consultation?
No. Many clients are just starting out, and some of the most useful sessions happen before you've earned a single point — when the right early decisions matter most. If you already have points, a consultation helps you use them well instead of letting them sit or expire.
Is this financial advice?
No. Everything Travel Technician provides is educational. Credit card discussions cover how rewards, benefits, and fees work so you can make your own informed decisions. Nothing on this site or in a session is financial, legal, tax, or investment advice, and card approvals are decided solely by issuers.
How much do services cost?
The initial consultation is free, and paid engagements are scoped to what you actually need — from a single strategy session to a full points portfolio audit. Contact Jim for details and current rates.
Can you guarantee a specific redemption, like QSuites?
No — and you should be skeptical of anyone who says otherwise. Award availability changes constantly. What a good strategy does is put you in position: the right points, in the right programs, with realistic expectations and backup plans.
What is CardMaster and does it cost anything?
CardMaster is Travel Technician's free web application for tracking points balances, credit card benefits, statement credits, annual fees, and expiration dates — for you and your household. It's free to use; new accounts require a quick approval step.
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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.