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About Us

The Story Behind the Strategy

Welcome to The Points Manipulator—your passport to smarter, richer, and more elevated travel. This is more than a business; it’s a journey born from curiosity, creativity, and a deep obsession with getting the absolute most out of every dollar spent. Meet the story behind the strategy, and the person behind the hacks.

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What Makes This Unique?

You’ve seen the so-called travel tips—the generic blogs, referral links, and theoretical redemptions no one’s actually booked. This is not that. This is legit.

The Points Manipulator is an operation built on direct experience. I’ve tested these systems through real travel: booked the flights, earned and redeemed the points, dealt with the complications, and developed solutions that work in practice—not theory.

This isn’t a quick fix or a one-time class. It’s an immersive education designed to teach you how to travel better—and more often—for the long run. You’ll learn to build systems you can use year after year. The investment isn’t just in the next trip—it’s in reshaping how you access travel for the rest of your life.

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This is where I share what has worked—not what might.

 

Every blog, itinerary, resource, and photo gallery inside The Lounge comes directly from my own travel and my own lens.

These are real bookings I’ve made, routes I’ve flown, hotels I’ve stayed in—documented through photography that I shot while actually doing it.

If I haven’t lived it, I’m not sharing it. If I have, I’ll show you exactly how it worked—and how it can work for you.

What's the Intent Behind The Lounge?

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We walk through your habits, your goals, and your points—and set up a system that makes sense for you.

It’s not just about booking the next trip. It’s about understanding how this works so you can do it again. And again.

You’ll leave with more than a strategy. You’ll leave with the knowledge to implement it confidently.

You don’t just get a plan. You get the education to spend and travel with intention.

What's the Vision Behind Consulting?

What's Different About Trip Planning?

Trip Planning is about giving you a clear, customized plan—and teaching you how to use it.


You tell me where you want to go, what points you have, how you like to travel—and I’ll build a strategy that fits. Flights, hotels, timing, transfer options—all mapped out with logic behind every move.

But this isn’t about handing you a list and walking away.

 

I’ll explain the why behind the choices, so you’re not just following—you’re learning.

How This All Started

My grandparents took me to Paris and Amsterdam for high school graduation. I brought a $200 camera, an open mind, and came home knowing two things: I loved travel, and I wanted to capture it. That trip sparked what would become a lifelong obsession with exploring the world and documenting it through photos.

That passion led me to study abroad in Belgium. It was a pivotal experience that shifted everything—I realized I didn’t just want to travel occasionally, I wanted to build a life where travel was a constant.

I planned a graduation trip to Australia for a group of friends—many of whom hadn’t considered going that far or doing something that bold. Seeing them say yes to a trip they might not have taken without that push made me realize how powerful travel planning could be. Not just for me, but for helping others step into experiences they wouldn’t have created on their own.

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Why Do I Feel that Travel is so Important?

  • It forces you to expand your perspective—fast

  • Shows you how big (and how connected) the world actually is

  • Discomfort creates growth, and travel builds that 

  • Some things you only understand when you see them for yourself

  • Learning how to navigate the world builds confidence that shows up everywhere

  • Travel is freedom—and freedom should be accessible

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What's My Goal?

To help you use what you already have—your time, your energy, your points—and turn it into meaningful travel that teaches you something.

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