For anyone who is skeptical, Dan is the real deal. Dan listened closely to my travel goals and helped me formulate a plan that was customized to my individual credit scenario. I was surprised by how much more there is to consider than just “what card gives me the most miles?” Dan analyzed our current credit situation and laid out a multi-step plan to maximize our award miles. What cards to open, what cards to close, what airlines and credit cards to consider. Not only are we on a path to earning over 200K miles this year (valued at approximately $4,000), we learned some valuable information about how to continue accruing miles for the long-term without adversely affecting our credit. Portugal here we come!
Trevor Graham
A shout-out to Dan Riggan at dansmiles for setting us up on the road to free travel! Dan was easy to work with and was able to fast-track me into the wide-world of travel rewards. After one phone conversation, I was on my way to reaping the benefits of free travel. We "cashed" in our first trip the summer of 2019 with a round-trip, free, domestic flight for four from Denver to Florida with extra miles to spare. It was effortless and painless and if felt incredible to travel for FREE! I feel equipped to become increasingly savvy as I experience the exciting and easy-on-the-wallet way to travel thanks to dansmiles!
Cindy Shane
I've been skeptical of the whole miles thing for years. But through Dan's skillful and detailed coaching, I'm on my way to 500,000 miles in a very short amount of time. This will translate into approximately $10,000 in savings on flights if I play my cards right. I don't know anyone who understands this game better than Dan. He'll help you take free family vacations for life because that's what he lives!
Jayson Gaddis
The Relationship School
The Relationship School
Dan educated us in wise and resourceful credit card management to gain the best benefits and perks while actually improving our credit scores. By following his careful advice and plan, we've been able to accumulate 100,000 miles in a few months and anticipate accruing 100,000 more in the next few months. This will likely translate to approximately $4,000 in travel savings. We highly recommend Dan and his service!
Ethan Roberts
After signing up for Dan’s program, he did a thorough analysis of my credit and its associated impacts. Then he gave me a comprehensive presentation. It covered way more than I had anticipated. Not only did he plan out my general itinerary based on my travel goals...Europe in Summer 2019, Costa Rica in Fall 2019, India 2020, etc, he also taught me insider tricks for maximizing my point-per-expected-dollar spent, when booking travel. I was doing it all wrong. Now I know how to work directly with my credit card reward partners to seek out all of the best options. In fact, I just booked my family's tickets to Europe and saved 80,000 points when comparing it to my business partner’s trip the year before. That's enough for an additional getaway to Hawaii with my wife.
Eric Youngren
Being a person who loves to travel and a person who is not so great at taking advantage of the various airline rewards programs, meeting with Dan was a game changer. Within the first 10 minutes of working, Dan saved me $200 in credit card fees. He also helped me accrue 165,000 miles within 4 months, which translates into approximately $3,000 worth of travel. His patient and confident manner helped me better understand the airline rewards systems. He taught me his sure proof strategy for making the most of credit cards to maximize travel, while also teaching me how to improve my credit score. In the not-too-distant future, I have already traveled to Mexico and have plans for Europe on the books. This is a dream come true.
Cassandra Field
Learning Dan’s program has been inspiring and exciting. He is knowledgeable, thoughtful and thorough. We have accrued 140,000 points in short order, which translates into over $2,000 in savings for my family. And this is just the beginning. His fee was nominal and so worth it when considering how much money we will save immediately, and over time. My husband and I love to travel and we feel very grateful that we are saving our miles to travel with our family for free just like Dan travels with his.
Johanna Lindau
Dan helped me accumulate over 140,000 miles on American Airlines in 4 months by following his program. He is thoughtful, knowledgeable and patient in his approach. This has led to a savings of approximately $2,800. I am incredibly grateful that he is helping me do what I love and allow my family to experience free travel!
Victoria Olson
I’ve been lucky to know Dan since we were young, growing up in Berkeley California. I always liked him because he was easy going, funny and laid-back. I hadn’t seen Dan since high school, so it was a bit surprising to randomly run into him on an island off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. After initially catching up, he tells me about his danSmiles business and that he had 10 free international flights just that year alone. The trust was already there since I’d known him to be a stand-up guy since childhood, and I was intrigued about using credit cards for free travel. Now some may say, “yeah I can do that all by myself, what do I need a consultant for?” Well, if I had been able to do it, I would have already been doing it. After spending a couple hours on the phone with Dan, he was able to provide me with a thorough customized plan to maximize free travel. I am now enrolled with Credit Karma, have acquired 2 new cards that are valued at over 100,000 points, which is equivalent to about $2,000 in savings for travel, and I’ve done this within 4 months of Dan’s consultation. Based on Dan’s recommendations, I also closed 3 cards and am aggressively paying down the others. There was a reason that Dan and I ran into each other that day, not sure what it was but boy, that smile is infectious! Thanks Dan, keep Smilin!!
Chris Burger
We have greatly benefited from using danSmiles! We have accrued over 100,000 miles with the new credit cards Dan directed us towards, in the first month! And we will easily accrue 200,000, or more, in the first year. This will translate into about $4,000 in savings on flights; a drop in the bucket compared to his fee. His knowledge of the always shifting industry is remarkable. He was really thorough and provided us with a great plan to realize our travel goals. 5 Stars!
Gregg and Jewel Lauer
Working with Dan has been such a wonderful experience and it has saved us thousands of dollars! He is a great listener who takes the time to understand your spending habits, travel goals, and credit history. We were hesitant to invest in this program at first because my husband already had a great base of points and miles thanks to his business travel, but we were so thankful we did. Dan helped us take it to the next level! His comprehensive analysis and presentation covered more than we had anticipated and taught us how to gain the best travel benefits and perks, while improving our credit scores. He is an incredible resource as your travel goals develop and change over time. We will be using miles and points to take our family of four on a two week Alaskan adventure this summer and can’t wait! There’s a smarter way to travel and Dan can teach you how! I highly recommend DanSmiles to everyone; there is truly not a person I can think of that wouldn’t benefit from a conversation with Dan!
Tamara Denneen