This week’s podcast is honestly just a selfish exercise for Gunnar, who uses his coworker’s expertise to plan a trip to the 2026 Olympics, get tips on flying with kids, and brag about how to make Thrifty Traveler Premium the best flight deal alert service out there. This week we welcomed Thrifty Traveler’s Product Manager, Tracey Burtch, to talk about how her time representing Team USA Figure Skating sparked a love of travel and how she now devotes her career to helping others do the same. Plus, Tracey recaps her biggest (and embarrassingly recent) travel mistake and some of her favorite deals ever.

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00:00 - Finding something out: Introducing Thrifty Traveler’s best athlete (former Team USA figure skater and our product manager, Tracey Burtch!)

02:35 - Something hot: Tracey’s favorite deals of all time

05:00 - Something cold: An embarrassingly recent travel mishap

07:00 - The Extra Mile: How to evolve your travels over time – including Tracey’s “aha” moments

11:00 - Making Thrifty Traveler better and easier for travelers to use as Product Manager of TT

14:45 - How Tracey is pulling off a trip to the 2026 Italy Olympics

23:00 - Booking TAP Air Portugal business class and where to fly to visit the Italy games

27:00 - A super selfish listener (host?) question about tips for flying with children – and the layover that “just kept giving”

30:40 - On the Spot: Choose your next trip…off the studio wall

Produced by Gunnar Olson
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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