Happy almost-4th. 🎆
We're keeping this one short. The office is closed, and honestly... it's too hot to type much. Columbus is under a heat advisory today, which feels like the universe telling us to stay inside, crank the AC, and daydream about somewhere cooler.
A quick look at today’s (also quick) newsletter:
💭 Daydream with me about cooler climates
🤔 How do you know if a points or cash deal is a good deal?
🛣️ Hop in the car and put the AC on blast!
👶 Are you completely new to all of this?
💭 Daydream with me about cooler climates
Here's the thing keeping me sane today. I spotted a deal for 16,000 points to Iceland, round-trip. Reykjavik sits in the 50s in July. The 50s... while the rest of us are melting.
The bad news? It's points I don't have, for a card I don't carry. 🪦
The good news is that deals like that are floating around all the time, if you know where to look (hint…it’s Daily Drop Pro). We found a cash deal today from Washington, DC (DCA) to Iceland for $382 round-trip in September of 2026.
Put me under this waterfall STAT!
That's the whole point of Daily Drop Pro. We find the ways out so you don't have to dig.
🤔 How do you know if a points or cash deal is a good deal?
The beauty of Daily Drop Pro is that we evaluate the deals so you don’t have to. Everything we send you is a legit deal - and we’ll tell you how good it is too.
But if you’re looking for flights on your own… nothing's worse than worrying about whether or not you should book a deal when you find one. How do you know if it's the best deal? Should you wait for something better?
Daniel and Ali (our Daily Drop Pro deal experts) have answers. One plays the points game, one plays the cash game, and they broke down exactly when to grab a deal and when it's fine to wait. Get their take here.
🛣️ Hop in the car and put the AC on blast!
Staying close to home this weekend? Me too. Our Road Tripper newsletter is built for exactly that... weekend escapes you can actually pull off.
Every Wednesday at noon, we send out a Road Tripper newsletter all about on-the-ground travel. We share must-see road trip routes, sights worth detouring for, and ways to optimize your trips with points and miles.
Check out the first two here:
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👶 Are you completely new to all of this?
We've been quietly building something called Starting from Zero... a step-by-step 20 email course that explains how all of this points stuff actually works, right from the beginning.
It’s everything I wished I knew before I started working here at Daily Drop. It launches July 13, and we're starting a waitlist now.
🆕Would you like to receive the "Starting from Zero" 20-email beginner course? |
Stay cool out there. Drink your water. We'll see you next week. 💧
with contributions by Sam Anthony.
