Helping make travel less stressful and more affordable
My name is Lyn Mettler.
I’m a veteran travel journalist for US News & World Report, The TODAY Show, USA TODAY 10Best and Reader’s Digest who’s spent years interviewing top travel experts and exploring the world with my family.
Over the years, I’ve interviewed experts like Rudy Maxa and Samantha Brown, as well as hundreds of others with expertise in different areas of travel, explored 11 countries, stayed in and written about hundreds of hotels around the world, enjoyed luxury travel perks and mastered travel rewards to shave thousands off our travel budget.
In the Media
Countless media outlets have featured my expert travel tips…
- FORBES
- US News & World Report
- The TODAY Show
- FOX NEWS
- Frommers
- NBC News
- Reader’s Digest
- Wall Street Journal
- New York Times
- Huffington Post
- The Travel Channel
- And more!
It’s my mission to make travel hassle-free...
Discover the life-changing joys of travel without the stress, so you and your family can experience the beauty of our world, discover other cultures and expand your horizons.
I created my Travel Insiders Club to provide all my insider secrets from flights and hotels to luxury perks and travel gear in one spot with the bonus of a vibrant community and travel coaching direct with me.
Stop stressing out over travel
Travel truly can be simpler and stress-free if you have the right information and an expert by your side.
Let’s make travel fun again! Learn more and join the Insiders Club below…
Meet the Secrets of a Travel Journalist Team
Lyn Mettler, Founder & Creator
Lyn lives in a suburb of Indianapolis with her husband, a high school son and a son who attends Indiana University (go Hoosiers!). Her family loves all kinds of travel: National Parks, the Caribbean, wandering Europe, Disney and Universal and more.
Lyn creates the program’s content, hosts member webinars, provides travel coaching, works with members on travel questions and is always looking for the latest and greatest tips to share!
Cami Sauder, Integrator
Cami’s role is to ensure everything runs smoothly, and she is also our resident organizational expert. Members love her travel organizational tips!
She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her husband in their empty nest. They have 2 married daughters (one who lives in Norway) and FOUR grandsons. She makes it her goal to be gone from home as much as possible!
Lisa Whitlaw, Member Support Manager
Lisa’s job is to take care of our members. She lives near Atlanta with her husband, 2 sons (1 in high school and 1 in college) and dog, Beau.
Lisa hosts some of our memberships’ live webinars, Zoom socials, as well as answers our members’ questions via email, text and our community forums.
Tom Sauder, Audio/Video Editor
Recently retired, Tom is married to Cami and resides in Fort Wayne (when they’re actually home). He never knows where he’s going on vacation, but he’s happy to go along for the ride.
He’s most comfortable behind a keyboard editing membership webinars, YouTube videos and podcasts!
Katie, Content Manager
Katie is San Antonio resident with her husband and twin boys, who are avid baseball players. She joined Families Fly Free as a member and later became a part of the team! She works on planning and creating content for emails, social media and the Families Fly Free podcast.
Tom Sauder, Audio/Video Editor
Recently retired, Tom is married to Cami and resides in Fort Wayne (when they’re actually home). He never knows which credit cards he has or where he’s going on vacation, but he’s happy to go along for the ride.
He’s most comfortable behind a keyboard editing membership webinars, YouTube videos and podcasts!